Celsian Partners · New Zealand
We buy good New Zealand businesses — and run them ourselves.
Celsian Partners acquires established, profitable businesses and puts experienced operators in the driver's seat. Founders get a genuine succession plan. Teams and customers get continuity. The business gets its next chapter of growth.
This is active investment
Owner-operators, backed by experienced capital.
We are not a fund that buys from a distance. When Celsian acquires a business, one of our partners steps in to lead it day to day — on the floor, with the team, in front of customers.
That hands-on leadership is backed by partners with decades of governance, finance and investment experience, who provide strategic oversight, sound structures and the capital to invest in the business for the long run.
Entrepreneurial leadership
Partners who run the businesses we buy, modernising systems and driving growth.
Capital & stewardship
Seasoned directors and investors providing oversight, discipline and financial strength.
Portfolio
Businesses we own and operate
Two very different businesses, one approach: respect what's been built, then lead it forward.
BOP Event + Expo Hire
The Bay of Plenty's specialist in exhibition, expo and event infrastructure — stands, flooring, furniture, signage, power, lighting and AV.
Read the case studyWarkworth Laundry
Laundry, linen hire and pick-up & delivery for households, holiday homes, accommodation, hospitality and healthcare across the Matakana Coast.
Read the case studyOur philosophy
Enhancing legacy, driving growth
Our horizon is long-term. We see ourselves as stewards for the next generation of each business we own.
Protect & enhance the legacy
We keep the name, the team and the reputation that founders spent years building — and we look after the customers who made it work.
A real succession plan
A credible, well-funded buyer and a planned handover. Owners exit on their terms, with confidence the business is in good hands.
Sustainable, profitable growth
Fresh energy, modern systems and patient capital unlock the next stage — often using the first business as a platform for bolt-on acquisitions.
The partners
The people behind Celsian
Tom Howard
Operator & Managing PartnerManaging Director, BOP Event + Expo Hire
Nicci Hollis
Operator PartnerOwner-Operator, Warkworth Laundry
MF
Operator & Managing PartnerOperations & commercial
Geoff Laurence
Investor & Strategic AdvisorFamily office principal since 1993
Ant Howard
Investor & Strategic AdvisorCFInstD, company director
For business owners
A succession option you can trust
- A credible, well-funded and professional buyer.
- Your brand, your people and your customers in safe hands.
- A transparent process and a fair price for your life's work.
- Certainty of completion from a team built to move decisively.
For advisors & brokers
A serious buyer for quality clients
- A go-to option for quality clients in our target range.
- Deal certainty — capital and mandate to complete.
- A professional partnership where quality introductions are recognised.
- A straightforward, efficient process from introduction to settlement.
Considering what's next for your business?
Whether you're an owner thinking about succession or an advisor with a client who fits our profile, we'd welcome a confidential conversation — no obligation, no pressure.
