Ironbridge Capital is an Australian equity firm which provides equity for Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n and New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 businesses. It invests in buyouts and expansions of medium to large sized businesses. Ironbridge was founded in 2003 by Neil Broekhuizen, Paul Evans

Paul Evans

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, Julian Knights and Greg Ruddock, who collectively own the company. Its largest investment since July 2007 has been media company MediaWorks New Zealand; It has a 70% controlling stake in MediaWorks, making it one of the largest owners of the New Zealand media industry, and it plays an active role in the management of the company. Its other investments include Affinity Health, Australian Drilling Solutions, Barbeques Galore

Barbeques Galore

Barbeques Galore is an Australian and U.S. chain of retail stores specializing in barbecue grills, accessories and consumables. There are 40 stores in the United States of America...

, EnviroWaste, FleetPartners, iNova Pharmaceuticals, Mrs Crocket's Kitchen, Qualcare, ReproMed, Recreational Tourism Group, Stardex Insurance Group and Super A-Mart.