SEMMA Networking Lunch October 2025

Join us for the October 2025 SEMMA Networking Lunch with a special presentation on business succession planning and consolidation from Suren Chandrajit, Managing Director at Ember Equity.

This is your chance to connect with peers, exchange ideas, and build valuable business relationships in a relaxed and collaborative setting. Stay up to date with SEMMA’s latest initiatives and our continued advocacy for the manufacturing sector.

When: Thursday 30 October, 2025
Time: 12.00pm-2.00pm (includes lunch)
Location: SEMMA HQ, downstairs event space, Hilton Manufacturing, 124 Bangholme Rd, Dandenong South (enter Gate 3)
Cost: $25 members | $80 non members

Don’t miss this opportunity to stay connected, informed, and inspired.

More about the presentation:

Australian manufacturing and SME is facing crisis of retirement and ownership transition. $1.6T of wealth needs to transfer from Baby Boomer owners through families, estates and capital markets over the next 10 years, more that anytime in the history of Australia. There are however those that get left behind and those that capitalise on high demand for Australian business and abundant capital within Australian investment firms.  

Come learn about the trends, journeys and strategies of transition and consolidation from Ember Equity Managing Director Suren Chandrajit. Suren has successfully built and sold over five businesses including $1.5B+ Dutton Automotive which was consolidated and sold in 2023, an exceptional founder transition and retirement story.  He now exclusively works with Australian SMEs, mostly in manufacturing transition to retirement, consolidating many of them for scale through the journey. 

Learn about:

• The status of Australian privately held business and the retirement crisis. 

• The structure of Capital markets and why they aren't likely to support.

• Pathways to transition and Consolidation

• Q&A, ask Suren anything.