Applicant
Nanjing Sinolife United Company Limited
Case number(s)
201620066
Decision date
Type
Decision
DecisionConsent granted
Section 12(b) Overseas Investment Act 2005
Decision Date24 February 2017
InvestmentAn overseas investment in sensitive land, being the Applicant's acquisition of rights or interests in 40% of the of Shanghai Weiyi Investment & Management Limited Company which owns or controls a leasehold interest in 1.6917 hectares of land at 8 Parkhead Place, North Harbour, Auckland.
Consideration$23,801,462
ApplicantNanjing Sinolife United Company Limited
Pinghu Gui, China, People's Republic of (52.96%)
China Public (24.35%)
Various overseas persons (10.03%)
Shanghai Fosun Capital Equity Investment Fund Partnership Enterprise, China, People's Republic of (6.78%)
Yanmei Wu, China, People's Republic of (5.88%)
VendorShanghai Fosun Weishi Tranche One Private Equity Partnership Limited
China (100%)
Background

The Applicant currently owns 60% of the shares in Shanghai Weiyi Investment & Management Limited Company and intends to acquire a further 40% to become the sole shareholder.

The Applicant intends to continue to run the business in New Zealand and to grow sales of Good Health Products Limited’s natural health products into the Chinese market.

The overseas investment transaction has satisfied the criteria in sections 16 and 18 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)(i) – Jobs
17(2)(a)(iii) – Increased export receipts
17(2)(a)(iv) – Greater efficiency and productivity
17(2)(a)(vi) – Increased processing of primary products

Overseas Investment Regulations 2005
28(a) – Consequential benefits
28(e) - Previous Investments
28(g) – Enhance the Viability of Other Overseas Investments

More informationMartin Wiseman
DLA Piper
PO Box 160
AUCKLAND