investments >> our approach

AT Halls Investments we invest for the long term. While we will from time to time sell a stake in a business, our preferred holding period would be indefinite. That's pretty long term.

We aim to earn our return, along with our partners, through successful, sustainable growth in the underlying businesses we back.

We seek to balance our investment portfolio across various stages of business development and will consider appropriate opportunities from start-ups to mature businesses.

Typically we will take a non-executive role on the board and may provide a range of other services as required by the companies in which we invest, such as IT infrastructure and accounting back office support for our start-ups.

While each investment is unique, there are a number of common factors
we look for, including:

• a business model that allows us to build significant scale, without
  significant re-investment on a regular basis;


• sustainable competitive advantage that builds barriers to entry around
  a clear value proposition; and


• a strong, independent management team, with a track record of
  achievement and a complementary set of skills across the team.