Manawa clearance sparks speculation Infratil has outgrown Wellington Airport

Manawa clearance sparks speculation Infratil has outgrown Wellington Airport
Infratil has a two-third stake in Wellington International Airport. (Image: NZME)
Gregor Thompson
Former Morrison & Co. executives have cast doubt over speculation that Wellington Airport is on Infratil’s divestment list.Now that the Commerce Commission has cleared the sale of Manawa to Contact Energy, Infratil watchers are speculating about what might come next.In an investor note released after the regulator's announcement, Forsyth Barr equity analysts Aaron Ibbotson and Ben Crozier said they expected the firm’s "transformation to continue”.They referenced the 66% share in Wellington International Airport an...

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