Thursday 4th July 2013 |
Text too small? |
A group led by AMP Capital agreed to buy 42 percent of Powerco, New Zealand's second-biggest gas and electricity network company, from Canada's Brookfield Infrastructure Partners for $525 million.
The sale, conditional on Overseas Investment Office approval, is expected to be completed before the end of the year, New Plymouth-based Powerco said in a statement to the NZX.
The balance of the company is owned by Queensland wealth manager QIC, which in 2010 tried to block its former co-owner Prime Infrastructure from selling to Brookfield, which held 40 percent of Powerco, using pre-emptive rights.
Last month, Powerco chairman Rick Bettle stepped down ahead of pleading guilty to charges related to the failed Dominion Finance.
Powerco has two bonds totalling $100 million listed on the stock exchange's debt market which both trade at a premium to their face value.
BusinessDesk.co.nz
No comments yet
April 18th Morning Report
SKC - APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Devon Funds Morning Note - 17 April 2024
Consultation opens on a digital currency for New Zealand
TWL - TradeWindow's $2.2 million capital raise now unconditional
April 17th Morning Report
NZ Energy sector remains top 10 amid global disruption
SCT - 2024 Half Year Announcement
Fletcher Building Executive Team announcement
Meridian Energy monthly operating report for March 2024