Private investment group
Aurivale Group backs businesses Australian families rely on every day. We started with early education, taking real ownership stakes in childcare centres and staying close to the people who run them, not just the numbers on a spreadsheet.
Approach
We back centre directors and educators for the long term, not for a quick exit. It's the same discipline a family brings to choosing where to enrol their own child.
We invest for decades, not quarters. Centres under Aurivale are held and improved, never flipped for a short-term return.
Aurivale works alongside centre directors on staffing, compliance, and facilities. That's real support, not a distant head office.
Quality of care is the metric we protect first. A centre that is good for children is, in our experience, also the centre worth investing in.
Investment focus
Aurivale looks for essential, community-anchored businesses, the kind that keep running regardless of what the broader economy is doing. Early education fit that thesis first: steady demand, long waitlists, and a sector that's often under-capitalised by anyone who actually understands how it's run day to day.
It's our starting point, not our ceiling. Real due diligence, transparent reporting, and a genuine long-term hold: that's the discipline we'll bring to every sector Aurivale moves into next.
Team
Aurivale Group is led by a small, hands-on team. Every centre partnership goes through the two of us directly.
Managing Director
Leads investment strategy and capital partnerships for Aurivale Group.
Managing Director
Leads portfolio operations and compliance for Aurivale Group.
Contact
Whether you're a centre director considering a partner, or an investor interested in the sector, we'd like to hear from you.