A permanent home for the business
you spent years building.
Trellis acquires established, profitable services businesses across Australia and New Zealand. We pair 15 years of M&A and technology experience with modern, AI-enabled operations to extend your legacy and keep it compounding.
- Permanent capital
- AI-native operations
- Operational excellence
- Australia & New Zealand
- Discreet process
A simple model, applied with discipline.
We are not a fund chasing exits. We acquire good businesses and make them measurably better — then keep them.
Acquire & hold
We buy profitable, owner-led services businesses and hold them for the long term. No flip, no strip-down — a lasting home for the business, its customers, and everything you've built.
Modernise with AI
We embed modern software and AI into everyday operations, removing manual work and freeing your people to focus on the work that actually matters.
Operate for excellence
Sharper systems, pricing, and structure — the operating fundamentals that quietly compound margins and value, year after year.
A permanent home — not a three-year hold.
Most buyers run a fund with a clock: buy, cut, and sell within a few years. Trellis is permanent capital. There is no timer forcing a sale and no break-up for parts — just a long-term owner who keeps what made the business work and builds patiently from there.
No fund clock
We hold for the long term, so decisions are made for the next decade — not the next exit.
Nothing stripped for parts
Your name, your customers, and your reputation carry forward — the business keeps the identity you built.
Built to outlast the handover
We invest in the fundamentals so the business keeps growing long after you've stepped back.
From handshake to compounding.
Acquire
We agree fair terms and take ownership, with continuity for your customers and your brand from day one.
Modernise
We bring AI and modern tooling into the operation, automating the busywork that holds teams back.
Operate
We tighten the fundamentals — systems, pricing, structure — and reinvest in steady, durable growth.
Compound
Value builds year over year, with the business set up to last well beyond the handover.
Built for owners thinking about what's next.
What we look for
- Established services businesses with a track record of profitability
- Owner- or founder-led teams ready for a new chapter
- Durable customer demand and a strong local reputation
- Day-to-day operations that modern software can meaningfully improve
What selling to Trellis looks like
- A discreet, straightforward conversation — no obligation
- Fair terms and a clean, low-drama process
- Continuity for your customers and your reputation
- A long-term owner who builds, rather than a quick exit
A fast, respectful process.
Most conversations run from first call to a written offer in about three weeks. We focus on established businesses across Australia and New Zealand, and we keep the process quiet and low-disruption for your team.
Mutual NDA
We sign a mutual NDA so you can speak freely. Nothing you share leaves the room.
Introductory call
A relaxed conversation about the business, your team, and what a good outcome looks like for you.
Share the numbers
You send high-level financials and operations. We come back quickly on fit and a likely range.
Focused diligence
Light-touch, respectful due diligence — no drawn-out months of disruption for your team.
A clear offer
A straightforward written offer you can actually evaluate, with terms in plain language.
Thinking about your next chapter?
Tell us a little about your business. Every conversation is private, and there's no obligation.