Applicant
RV Manufacturing Group LP
Case number(s)
201210093
Decision date
Type
Decision
DecisionConsent granted
Section 12(b) Overseas Investment Act 2005
Decision date5 October 2012
InvestmentAn overseas investment in sensitive land, being the Applicant's acquisition of rights or interests in up to 30% of the shares of Fibre Reinforced Plastics (NZ) Limited, which owns or controls a leasehold interest in 1.1267 hectares of land at 65 and 65A Keeling Road, Henderson, Auckland.
Consideration$731,625
ApplicantRV Manufacturing Group LP
Kea Manufacturing (New Zealand) Limited, New Zealand (50.0%)
New Zealand Public (30.85%)
United States Public (12.0%)
Various overseas persons (3.65%)
Bermuda Public (3.5%)
VendorKea Manufacturing (New Zealand) Limited
New Zealand (100%)
Background

The overseas investment is part of a larger transaction that involves the merging of the vehicle manufacturing of Tourism Holdings Limited and Kea Manufacturing (New Zealand) Limited.

The overseas investment transaction has satisfied the criteria in section 16 of the Overseas Investment Act 2005. The 'benefit to New Zealand' criterion was satisfied by particular reference to the following factors:

Overseas Investment Act 2005
17(2)(a)(iv) – Greater efficiency or productivity

Overseas Investment Regulations 2005
28(e) – Previous investments
28(j) – Mitigating factor

More informationMark Stuart/Kirk Boladeras
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
PO Box 3798
AUCKLAND 1140