Nothing is off the table as Alliance Group looks at future of its capital structure

Nothing is off the table as Alliance Group looks at future of its capital structure
Alliance Group's chief executive Willie Wiese has led the company through a “significant” restructuring. (Image: supplied)
Riley Kennedy
Nothing is off the table.That’s how Alliance Group chief executive Willie Wiese puts it as the co-operative looks at every possible option for its future capital structure.These span everything from a fund similar to Fonterra’s Shareholders’ Fund to a preference share issue, a full-scale initial public offering, debt funding, or a Silver Fern Farms-style joint venture.Wiese is 14 months into the job at the top of the country’s only farmer-owned meat processor and has had to deal with the fallout of depressed red mea...

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