Izon Science gets $10.5m from Bolton Equities

Izon Science gets $10.5m from Bolton Equities
Rebecca Howard
An Izon Science listing has been pushed down the track after the company secured a $10.5 million investment from private equity firm Bolton Equities. “We had started preparing for a possible listing prior to this investment, and that is still an option, but it would now be a few years down the track,” said Hans van der Voorn, chief executive of the nanotech company, noting that he remains "very supportive" of the NZX. Earlier this year, the company said it planned to list as early as April, although that timing could be pushed out to let...

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