Applicant
Eighty Eight Rubies Limited
Case number(s)
202400250
Decision date
Type
Decision
Decision

Consent Granted
Section 12(1)(b) Overseas Investment Act 2005

Decision maker

Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand

Decision date

07 June 2024

Pathway(s)

Sensitive land - Residential land development (One-off)

Investment

Acquisition of 49% of the ordinary shares in TLC Holdings I Pte. Ltd which has an interest in 0.3749 hectares of land at 223 Lake Road, Northcote Central, Auckland and 0.2750 hectares of land at 4 Fraser Avenue, Northcote Central, Auckland (collectively, the Land).

Consideration

Withheld under section 9(2)(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act 1982

Applicant

Eighty Eight Rubies Limited
United States of America 48% 
Australia 30% 
Various 22%

Vendor

GS NZ Strategic Holdings Pte Ltd
United States of America 83%
Various 17% 

Background

The Applicant is a portfolio investment company ultimately managed by Asia Debt Management Hong Kong Limited, a private credit specialist in the Asia Pacific market. 

The Land that the Applicant will indirectly acquire an interest in, as a result of acquiring the shares, is being used to build 183 apartments across two buildings.

Consent was granted as the Applicant met the investor test criterion and the investment is likely to meet the increased housing test.

More information

Susie Kilty
Buddle Findlay
PO Box 2694
WELLINGTON 6140