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Australian Reef Pilots in management buyout

Australian Reef Pilots (ARP) has been bought out by its management, and received a private equity investment.

Marcus Hand, Editor

March 24, 2015

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The company, which offers marine pilotage through the Great Barrier Reef, has been sold by Torres Industries to a consortium of employees.

“We know the business and our customers intimately and want to seize the opportunities we can see to grow and expand our services,” said Simon Meyjes, ceo of ARP, who led the management buy out.

At the same time Brisbane private equity firm Catapult Partners has made an investment in ARP.

“As an investor, we target management buyouts because it’s the purest form of management/investor alignment. A company with such a long history and stable financial performance is also an alluring investment thematic,” said Andrew Morgan, director of Catapult.

The company has 38 pilots working at four different stations, and has a 126 year history.

About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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