Private business ownership
Horvat Capital — We buy Australian businesses and keep a stake in every one.
Australia runs on businesses almost nobody can buy into. There are 2.8 million of them. Your super fund reaches about two thousand. We buy established Australian businesses from their owners, and sell shares in them to a small number of private owners — keeping a fifth of every one ourselves.
For investors
I’d like to own part of a business
What it means to own a share of a real operating business, what it costs, what it pays, and what can go wrong. No offer — just the numbers and the argument.
See how it worksFor business owners
I’d like to sell my business
We buy directly from owners. No broker, no commission, no listing, and no twelve months of waiting to find out whether anyone will turn up.
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375,331
Australian businesses closed last year. Most were never for sale.
500,000+
are owned by someone over 60. Around a quarter have a plan.
97%
of Australian businesses will never appear on a stock exchange.
ABS, Counts of Australian Businesses, to June 2026. Ownership age: ASBFEO, 2025–26.
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Important information
The information on this website is general information only. It has been prepared without taking into account any person’s objectives, financial situation or needs. Nothing on it is personal financial advice, legal advice, taxation advice or accounting advice, and nothing on it is a recommendation that any person acquire, dispose of or invest in any particular business, security or financial product.
Nothing here is an offer. Horvat Capital sells shares in companies it owns, as principal and on its own behalf. It is not your adviser, does not act for you, and does not provide financial product advice. Any opportunity is made available individually, is subject to its own terms, structure, due diligence, eligibility requirements and legal documentation, and is not offered to the public. Registering an interest is not an application and creates no entitlement.
Risk. Private business investment involves significant risk. Businesses can fail, holdings are illiquid, valuations are uncertain, and an investor may lose some or all of the money invested. There is no guarantee of performance, capital preservation, income or return. Past performance does not indicate future performance.
Figures. Every figure on this site is sourced where it appears and was verified at the date shown. Any reference to a business, price, valuation, growth opportunity or return is illustrative only unless expressly stated otherwise and supported by the relevant transaction documents. Prospective investors should obtain independent legal, financial, taxation and accounting advice before proceeding.
Business owners. An enquiry about selling your business is not an offer by us to buy it. Any acquisition is subject to due diligence, negotiation, satisfactory documentation, funding, legal and regulatory requirements and final approval. We may decline any opportunity.
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