Our investments

Wattlestone acquires, owns and operates a portfolio of businesses alongside passive investments across a range of sectors.

We actively look for opportunities across a range of sectors taking minority passive positions alongside people we trust and admire through to 100% ownership of the business. We invest our own capital with a very long term investment horizon. Ideally we like to own our businesses forever.

Outside of our passive investments and for those business we own and operate. We look to align top tier management with the tried and tested Wattlestone Business Systems “WBS”, which drive improvements and efficiencies in business processes, along with our global network that allows us to execute on clearly defined objectives for long term enduring growth and success. Wattlestone aligns with management as a genuine partner or for those owner operators seeking to transition the business to a trusted custodian.

Wattlestone has a long history of multiple successful ventures in the business services sector.

This core investment pillar for Wattlestone leverages our prior management experience, our proven Wattlestone Business Systems and an extensive global network to successfully perpetuate the enduring success of each business. The forward thinking, systemised and disciplined approach by Wattlestone drives industry leading innovation, creating significant efficiencies and low cost operating models through our group businesses with a long established reputation for an absolute focus on the customer experience whilst maintaining the absolute highest of standards of professionalism, integrity and operational excellence.

The Wattlestone values to align with management as a genuine partner whether that be as a passive minority position or for those owner operators seeking to transition the business to a trusted custodian.

Our Investments

pure
LaTour Media Group
me&u

Previous Investments

roubler
Labour Solutions Australia

Wattlestone has been investing in the energy and resources sectors for over 15 years across a range of assets.

Today, our long term investments are clearly focussed on the energy transition with investments across Vanadium, High Purity Alumina, Copper, Graphite and battery electrification manufacturing through to the provision of energy through large scale batteries.

Our Investments

AusVan Battery Metals

Previous Investments

The Northcott family has a long history in the real estate sector starting in Adelaide, Australia in the early 1980s. Since then, Wattlestone has owned and developed a range of real estate investments across various property sectors.

Today, the Wattlestone real estate investment activities are managed by the dedicated Walter Taylor investment vehicle which has been established to provide a dedicated platform to grow and manage the real estate interests of the Wattlestone Group.

Outside our core direct ownership, we invest through fund managers who we like and admire in other geographies including the US, Europe and Singapore.

Our Investments

Walter Taylor
Travellers

Previous Investments

Hazelwood Estate

Outside of our investments in operating businesses, Wattlestone actively takes medium and long term strategic positions in equities, listed and unlisted funds, private equity, senior and mezzanine debt along with other financial instruments across key sectors to provide the ongoing utility to support the growth activities of the group.

Some of our fund managers

Alivia
Pacific Equity Partners
Fortitude

Wattlestone has been operating in, investing and servicing the food and agriculture sectors for over 20 years. After selling Wattlestone’s Wagyu cattle breeding and property interests in 2020, Wattlestone is in the process of building a platform of agriculture and food investments.

Current Businesses

infraag
Nutra Organics

Previous Businesses

Austpec Pastoral

Wattlestone takes passive equity positions in Health and wellness businesses which achieve both a significant financial and social return achieving improved health outcomes.

Our Investments

De Motu Cordis
Aura Medical Group