Wellington Drive gets $2 mln funding line from major shareholder SuperLife

Wellington Drive gets $2 mln funding line from major shareholder SuperLife
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Sept. 23 (BusinessDesk) - Wellington Drive Technologies, the maker of energy efficient motors for commercial refrigerators, has taken a $2 million facility from major shareholder SuperLife, the investment fund owned by NZX. The loan will give the company "additional working capital to support the company's growth initiatives", with a one-year term and a 14.75 percent interest rate calculated on a quarterly basis in arrears, it said in a statement. Last month, Wellington Drive posted a half-year operating profit of $279,0...