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ABOUT CPE CAPITAL

CPE Capital (CPEC) is Australasia's most experienced private capital manager. It has been managing institutional private capital investments since 1987, having made 86 platform investments across $4.5 billion in funds.


CPEC undertakes control buyout transactions, enters into founder partnerships and provides growth investments for mid-market companies in Australasia, including those which possess significant offshore operations or ambitions. 

CPEC’s long history of sustainable performance across all investment cycles is based on its ability to identify situations and opportunities that offer growth on a risk adjusted basis.  


Experience, flexibility, nimbleness and a specialist functional team structure are CPEC’s core attributes.


CPEC was founded by industry pioneers, Bill Ferris AC and Joe Skrzynski AO, but since 2014 the firm has been managed by its next generation, making it Australasia’s first successful private equity leadership transition.

~40
YEARS EXPERIENCE
86
PLATFORM INVESTMENTS
$4.5B
INVESTED SINCE 1987
OUR CORE PRINCIPLES

Value Creation

We are disciplined investors that seek strong fundamentals and management teams we can partner with to execute a clear vision.

Collaboration

Our deep networks enable us to find the right investments and actively manage those companies to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes for all stakeholders.

Innovation

We seek new ideas and ways of doing things for the benefit of CPEC, our portfolio companies and our investors.

Our Pioneering Spirit
In 1987, our founders, Bill Ferris and Joseph Skrzynski, established institutionally funded private equity in Australasia. For the next thirteen years, they managed four funds. 

In 2000, they created CHAMP Private Equity in collaboration with Castle Harlan in New York. In the same year, an AUD$500 million group of funds - CHAMP I - was raised. At the time, it was the largest domestic buyout fund in Australia and the first time a major commitment by an overseas institution was received by an Australian buyout fund. 

In 2014, John Haddock was appointed Chief Executive Officer. 

As pioneers of the industry, Bill Ferris and Joe Skrzynski maintain a close connection to CPEC. 
OUR INVESTMENTS