Infratil to take ownership of One NZ and raise $850m

Infratil to take ownership of One NZ and raise $850m
Staff reporters
Infratil has announced plans to acquire Brookfield Asset Management's stake in One NZ for $1.8 billion. The move will increase Infratil's shareholding in One NZ from 49.95% to 99.9% and the acquisition will be partially funded by an $850 million equity raise along with cash reserves and debt facilities of $950m.Infratil chief executive Jason Boyes said the case for increased investment in One NZ was "strategically and financially compelling" for his company.  "One NZ has had strong momentum following the recent...

More Technology

FMA to oversee ‘regulatory sandbox’ for fintechs
Finance

FMA to oversee ‘regulatory sandbox’ for fintechs

The initiative aims to speed up financial services innovation and regulation in NZ.

Spark sells remaining Connexa stake for $314m
Markets

Spark sells remaining Connexa stake for $314m

The sale will result in a $70m gain on telco's books.

Ben Moore 11:45am
Microsoft’s shiny new NZ datacentre
Opinion

Peter Griffin: Microsoft’s shiny new NZ datacentre

NZ is a sort of experiment demonstrating the role of high-capacity infrastructure.

Tech in 2024: what happened and what’s next
Technology Free The Business of Tech podcast

Tech in 2024: what happened and what’s next

Four journalists talk about the biggest news of 2024 and what 2025 could bring.