Our Portfolio
Embedded Partners. Long-Term Stewards. We invest where complexity meets potential — not as passive capital, but as co-creators of growth. Our approach combines strategic vision with operational expertise to build market-leading platforms across essential service sectors.
Investment Approach
Investment Philosophy: We build conviction, not consensus. Our investment strategy focuses on essential service businesses with strong defensive characteristics, sustainable competitive advantages, and clear paths to operational improvement. We partner with management teams who share our long-term vision and commitment to excellence.
Essential Services.
Companies providing critical infrastructure and services that societies depend on, particularly in emergency response, healthcare, and safety sectors.
Operational Excellence
Businesses with strong operational fundamentals and clear paths to scaling, particularly those serving industrial and enterprise clients.
Regional Consolidation
Market-leading companies positioned to benefit from consolidation opportunities across our core geographies.
Technology Integration
Traditional businesses enhanced by technology, digital platforms that improve operational efficiency and service delivery.
Strategic Holdings
Emergency Services Platform
Platform ConsolidationAdvanced Emergency Management Solutions (AEMS)
A cross-holdings platform uniting emergency medical, fire, safety, and dispatch assets. AEMS consolidates Alphacon's core investments into a scale-ready, continent-wide service backbone.
Medi Response
Emergency Medical ServicesIndustrial Medical Support
An integrated emergency medical provider delivering on-site care, ambulance, and air medical support to industrial and high-acuity environments across Africa.
Medi Response Mozambique
Emergency Medical ServicesCross-Border Operations
A specialised regional arm of Medi Response, operating in remote, resource-driven settings with cross-border medical logistics and rapid deployment capabilities.
Fire Ops South Africa
Tactical FirefightingIndustrial Fire Response
A tactical first-response firefighting business serving high-risk, industrial, and energy sites. Built for speed, compliance, and field-readiness.
Fire Force
Tactical FirefightingCommunity Protection
A joint venture with Discovery, Africa's largest force for good. Fire Force blends mobile infrastructure with rapid-deployment capability to serve vulnerable, high-density areas.
Global Communications Centre (GCC)
Communications & DispatchEmergency Coordination
A mission-critical control room and dispatch platform for emergency and security services. Enabling high-volume coordination with precision and scale.
Assist Me
Digital Safety PlatformPersonal Safety Technology
A digital-first personal safety platform. Through app-linked devices and instant panic activation, Assist Me empowers response for estates, insurers, and corporates.
United Safety Services
Safety & ServicesIndustrial Safety
Provider of industrial standby services including confined space entry, fire watch, and high-angle rescue — trusted by the energy, petrochemical, and mining sectors.
Spartan International Specialised Security
Security LogisticsTactical Security
A niche security logistics company delivering tactical and infrastructure security to clients in sensitive, regulated environments.
Strategic Partnership with Discovery
Through our partnership with Discovery, Africa's largest force for good, our mission is to impact 100 million lives within the next decade. This ambitious goal drives our commitment to accessible, technology-enabled emergency response across the continent.
Our Investment Process
Investment Criteria
Geographic Focus
Australia, Africa, APAC, Middle East
Markets where we have operational expertise and strategic relationships
Sector Specialization
Healthcare, Emergency Services, Real Estate, Tech-Enabled Services, Operational Logistics
Essential service sectors with defensive characteristics and growth potential
Investment Stage
Growth capital and transformation opportunities
Companies ready to scale or requiring operational improvement
Partnership Approach
Control positions or strategic minority stakes
Active partnership with management teams aligned on long-term vision
"We build conviction, not consensus. Our investments reflect our belief in the transformative power of operational excellence and strategic clarity."
Ready to Partner with Us?
Whether you're seeking strategic co-investment opportunities, considering divestiture, or looking for growth capital, we're here to explore how we can create value together.