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Made Group

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Beverages manufacturer

Established 2005 by three schoolmates. Manufacturing occurs in their own factory in Melbourne. In 2018 Coca-Cola Amatil and the Coca-Cola Company each took a 22.5% stake, which they sold to TPG Capital in 2021.

Company Ownership

Made (Aust.) Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email      
  TPG Capital LP   
   owns 60% of Made (Aust.) Pty Ltd  
USA     website   email      

Private equity firm

Formerly known as Texas Pacific Group. One of the world's largest private equity firms, with $127 billion of capital under management.

> About the Ratings

Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Made (Aust.) Pty Ltd
No assessment data currently available for Made (Aust.) Pty Ltd
TPG Capital LP
Social Involvement with Burma
This company appears on Burma Campaign UK's 'Dirty List' of companies assisting the Burmese military to continue to commit human rights violations and environmental destruction. TPG is the majority owner of Tower Holdings. Tower Holdings in turn owns two telecoms towers companies in Burma, Apollo Towers and Pan Asia Towers, both of which work for the military joint venture mobile phone network company Mytel.
Source: Burma Campaign UK (2022)
Business Ethics 2% in Financial System Benchmark
The 2022 Financial System Benchmark ranks 400 financial institutions across three measurement areas: governance and strategy, respecting planetary boundaries (environment, climate and biodiversity) and adhering to societal conventions (human rights). This company ranked #320/400, with a total score of 2/100.
Source: World Benchmarking Alliance (2022)
Business Ethics Collusion lawsuit
In 2014, this company, together with other private equity firms Blackstone and KKR, agreed to pay US$325m to settle a lawsuit that accused seven private equity groups of conspiring to fix the prices of some of the world's biggest leveraged buyouts.
Source: Financial Times (2014)
Social Underpaid workers
TPG Capital LP neglected to pay its administrative assistants more than $9m in overtime according to a class action removed to the California federal court in December 2012.
Source: Law 360 (2012)
Business Ethics Sustainability claims
This company has a number of sustainablity claims on its website.
Source: company website (2020)
Business Ethics OpenSecrets.org profile
OpenSecrets.org tracks the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives. Follow link to see this company's record of political donations, lobbying, outside spending and more.
Source: Open Secrets (2020)

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Company Details

Type Private company
Founded 2005

Contact Details

Address 1263 Ferntree Gully Rd, Scoresby, VIC, 3179, Australia
Phone 1300 365 708
Email info@madegroup.com
Website www.madegroup.com

Products / Brands

Made Group
Cocobella Coconut Water
Cocobella Probiotic Milk/Kefir
Impressed Juice & Fruit Drinks
Rokeby Farms Flavoured Milk
Rokeby Farms Probiotic Milk/Kefir


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