SAGE Capital
Strategic partner of choice
SAGE Capital is a strategic investment partner to industry, offering a suite of business solutions to complement the automation and control solutions and technical training expertise offered by SAGE Automation and SAGE Didactic.
As the investment arm of the SAGE Group, our focus is the formation of joint ventures and partnerships with businesses operating within our core areas of speciality. SAGE Capital is the strategic partner of choice for diverse industrial clients, seeking world class technology partners to enable commercialisation.
We work collaboratively to generate performance-driven business solutions and financial outcomes to the benefit of all.
Already acknowledged as industry leaders in industrial automation and control systems, we have like minded individuals to add further value to companies that utilise this expertise.
Vision and success
Increasingly, SAGE Capital is becoming involved in the development and commercialisation of new, patented technologies for export-oriented, advanced manufacturing businesses.
As well as helping manufacturers identify production efficiencies and savings, we also seek to share in the risks and the rewards.
SAGE Capital has established an extensive network of collaborative relationships with financial institutions, professional investors, process experts, and leading technology providers both nationally and internationally.
Andrew Downs is the Chief Executive Officer of SAGE Capital. Andrew reflects the entrepreneurial undertone of the business. He has a proven track record in providing both vision and enabling the success of SAGE Capital.
Andrew is also the founder and Managing Director of the SAGE Group of Companies.
Our flexible approach
SAGE Capital delivers value through embracing diverse business models:
- Project financing capability (including seed capital and later stage direct equity investments)
- Diverse contracting models, including build own operate transfer (BOOT), build own operate (BOO) and alliance contracting
- Business case development
- Research and development of IP (and generation of licence and royalty fees)
Our reputation is based on trust, integrity and flexibility – attributes that have been warmly welcomed by our business partners and clients and upon which they have come to rely. We approach business with an open mind and believe in sharing our intellectual property for the benefit of our partners.
Industries
Our expertise spans a range of industries including:
- Automotive
- Defence
- Emerging technologies
- Food and beverage
- Infrastructure
- Manufacturing
- Mining
- Pharmaceutical
- Utilities
Recent projects of interest
SAGE Capital is a partner in the T-Mag joint venture together with the CSIRO, Alloy Technologies International and Flotek. The T-Mag technology allows magnesium to be cast with less waste and improved energy efficiency, providing the industry with a cost-effective material that is lighter than both aluminium and steel.
For more information visit the T-Mag website: http://www.t-magcasting.com .
SAGE Capital formed a strategic partnership with listed technology company Papyrus to design, construct and deliver its first commercial manufacturing line for the production of banana-ply paper. The manufacturing line has the capacity to produce approximately 20,000 tonnes of paper per year.
For more information visit the Papyrus website: http://www.papyrusaustralia.com.au .