Alceon Group
{{Short description|Australian private investment firm}}
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| name = Alceon Group
| logo = Alceon Group.svg
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| industry = Venture capital, investments
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| founded = {{Start date and age|2010}}{{cite news |last1=Musgrave |first1=Emma |title=Alceon Private Equity finalises Specialist Medical Services investment |url=https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/32710-alceon-private-equity-finalises-specialist-medical-services-investment |access-date=17 January 2024 |publisher=Lawyers Weekly |date=11 October 2021}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Trevor Loewensohn|Phil Green}}
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| hq_location_city = Sydney{{cite web |title=Alceon Group: News, insights, analysis and data |url=https://www.privateequityinternational.com/institution-profiles/alceon-group.html |website=Private Equity International}}
| hq_location_country = Australia
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Richard Facioni{{cite web |last1=Blake |first1=Dean |title=Alceon Group in talks to bring more international brands to Australia |url=https://insideretail.com.au/news/alceon-group-in-talks-to-bring-more-international-brands-to-australia-202001 |website=Inside Retail |access-date=17 January 2024 |language=en |date=21 January 2020}}
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| website = {{URL|https://www.alceon.com.au/}}
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Alceon Group is an Australian venture capital, private equity and investment firm.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Sarah |last2=Sood |first2=Kanika |last3=Rapaport |first3=Emma |date=2023-07-05 |title=Alceon in new debt series for developers; $2.5b of loans since 2010 |url=https://www.afr.com/street-talk/alceon-in-new-debt-series-for-developers-2-5b-of-loans-since-2010-20230705-p5dlvh |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}} The company was established in 2010 by Trevor Loewensohn and Phil Green.{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Sue |date=2014-09-03 |title=Noni B founders to accept Alceon takeover bid |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/noni-b-founders-to-accept-alceon-takeover-bid-20140903-jduea |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}
The company owns Decor Corporation, founded in Melbourne in 1958.{{Cite web |title=Décor Australia |url=https://decor.com.au/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Décor Australia |language=en}} It also acquired Marlin Brands in 2017, and Willow Ware Australia, founded in Melbourne in 1887.{{Cite web|url=https://www.willow.com.au/|title=Willow Australia | Insulated Coolers | Bins & More|date=October 31, 2017|website=www.willow.com.au}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/street-talk/decor-owner-marlin-brands-makes-400m-first-pitch-to-buyers-20180905-h14yox|title=Decor owner Marlin Brands makes $400m first pitch to buyers|date=September 5, 2018|website=Australian Financial Review}}{{Cite web|url=https://fcr.com.au/marlin-brands-acquired-by-oaktree-alceon/|title=Oaktree and Alceon acquire Marlin|first=Michael|last=Pollack|date=May 2, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://insideretail.com.au/news/marlin-brands-buys-zanui-201912|title=Marlin Brands buys Zanui|first=Heather|last=McIlvaine|date=December 18, 2019|website=Inside Retail}}{{Cite web|url=https://insideretail.com.au/news/oaktree-and-alceon-acquire-decor-and-willow-brands-201904|title=Oaktree and Alceon acquire Decor and Willow brands|first=Heather|last=McIlvaine|date=April 30, 2019|website=Inside Retail}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.marlinbrands.com.au/|title=Marlin Brands|website=Marlin Brands}}
Portfolio
=Marlin Brands=
Alceon Group owns 50% of Marlin Brands with Oaktree Capital Management.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
- Zanui – Homewares stores{{Cite web|url=https://www.zanui.com.au/|title=Furniture & Homewares | Lifestyle Destination | Zanui|website=www.zanui.com.au}}
- Decor – Food storage containers, brushware and mops
- Reva – Pegs
- Starmaid – Document storage
- Willow – BBQ needs, document storage
=[[Mosaic Brands]]=
In September 2014, Alceon Group attempted a takeover of womenswear retailer Noni B (later renamed Mosaic Brands).{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Sue |date=3 September 2014 |title=Noni B founders to accept Alceon takeover bid |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/noni-b-founders-to-accept-alceon-takeover-bid-20140903-jduea |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}} However, Alceon was blocked from taking the company private when Gannet Capital acquired a 12 per cent stake in Noni B.{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Sue |date=27 October 2015 |title=Noni B returns to profit on cost cuts, store closures |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/noni-b-returns-to-profit-on-cost-cuts-store-closures-20151027-gkjcgh.html |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Sue |date=28 October 2014 |title=Noni B gets new chief as Alceon takeover becomes unconditional |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/noni-b-gets-new-chief-as-alceon-takeover-becomes-unconditional-20141029-11df8f |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}} Alceon Group owns 36% of Mosaic Brands.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mosaicbrandslimited.com.au/|title=Mosaic Brands Limited - every occasion is a special occasion worth feeling fabulous for - home|website=www.mosaicbrandslimited.com.au}}{{Failed verification|date=March 2024}}
Willow Ware
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Willow Ware had its origin in Wilson Brothers Pty, founded by Ralph and Richard, sons of Ralph Wilson, sen., (c. 1826 – 14 June 1901) and Elizabeth Wilson ( – 21 April 1912). With start-up capital from their parents, they began making tin cans in 1887, and constructed a factory in North Melbourne. Ralph Wilson (1865 – 10 December 1930) married Agnes Kirkwood Twaddell (1870–1946) in 1896, and lived at "Benarty", in High Street, Malvern. Ralph seems to have been a respected employer, but nothing has been found of his brother Richard's involvement, except for his retirement in 1906.
Apart from robberies and vandalism, the company was never in the news. It established the "Willow" brand in the 1920s, making Coolgardie safes, billies and other metal cookware, and became W., M., Y., and A. H. Wilson Ltd. The firm later moved to Tullamarine, and now only makes plastic products. Since 2018, the brand has been owned by Decor Corporation, a subsidiary of Marlin Management Services.
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.alceon.com.au/}}
- [https://guide.ethical.org.au/company/?company=1998 Alceon Group | Shop Ethical! company profile]
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Category:Australian companies established in 2010
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