Decision | Consent granted Section 13(1)(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005 |
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Decision Date | 20 October 2015 |
Investment | An overseas investment in significant business assets, being:
which will result in Archer having rights or interests in the issued share capital of Aspire2 Group Limited through its interest in up to 100% of the issued share capital of Minerva Holdings Limited which holds rights or interests in 100% of the issued share capital of Minerva Finance Holdings Limited. Where “Archer” refers to Archer Capital Pty Limited acting on behalf of and as manager or advisor of:
(holding their respective shareholdings through a custodian - Archer Capital Nominees Limited); and
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Asset Value | $200,000,000 |
Applicant | Archer Capital Pty Limited on behalf of Archer Capital Fund 5 Australia (32.8%) United States of America (16.9%) Canada (13.6%) New Zealand (13.5%) Various Overseas Persons (23.2%) |
Vendor | Existing shareholders of Aspire2 Group Limited Australia (100%) |
Background | Archer intends to acquire (through various subsidiary companies) Aspire2 Group Limited. Contemporaneously with Archer’s acquisition of Aspire2 Group Limited, Archer will fund or procure funding for Aspire2 Group Limited to complete its acquisition of various private training establishment groups (Refer Case 201520041). The overseas investment transaction has satisfied the criteria in section 18 of the Overseas Investment Act 2005. |
More information | Michael Pollard Simpson Grierson Private Bag 92518 AUCKLAND 1141 |