Straight Bat Private Equity completes its first portfolio investment
Back to news archiveSierra Legal would like to congratulate Straight Bat Private Equity on the recent completion of its first portfolio investment in one of Australia’s leading process engineering service providers.
Straight Bat Private Equity is an income oriented private equity fund that invests in mature, highly robust, medium sized Australian businesses and as a long-term partner with founders.
Straight Bat Private Equity is associated with the family of Flight Centre co-founder Geoff Harris AM, and its team includes Geoff and Brad Harris, Janine Allis, Adam Lewis, Steve Gledden, Rob Nicholls and Richard Palmer.
Sierra Legal assisted Straight Bat Private Equity on all the legal aspects of its first portfolio investment.
For more information, please contact Craig Sanford or Ken Gitahi at Sierra Legal.
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