“Takeover Creates NZ’s Biggest Fisheries Company” The OIO approved Sealord Group Limited New Zealand (50%) Japan (37%), Various (13%) buying Independent Fisheries Holdings Limited (IFHL), Independent Fisheries Limited…
2023
Analysed decisions of the Overseas Investment Office for 2023.
“Goodbye, Freddie” November provides quite a contrast to October – a lot less Decisions, none declined, and absolutely none featuring Ministerial Decisions. Probably everything to…
Labour’s Last Hurrah October 2023 was election month and a highly unusual one in the annals of the OIO. To quote from its monthly newsletter:…
DJ Software: US Company Complains About Japanese One Buying NZ One Alpha Theta Corporation (Japan 81%, US 8%, UK 6% and Various 5%) has been given…
Here’s A Rarity: Ministers Decline Application The Minister for Land Information and the Associate Minister of Finance declined an application from Port Blakely Limited (United States of…
Booze Transnationals Continue Wine Industry Buy Up Cloudy Bay Vineyards Limited (France 66% United Kingdom 34%) has approval for the acquisition of a leasehold interest in…
NZ’s Largest Egg Producer Sold RF CorVal NZ Pty Ltd (as trustee for RF CorVal NZ Sub Trust 2 and RF CorVal NZ Sub Trust…
Shake-Up In Swiss Banking Reaches NZ The OIO approved UBS Group AG Registered shares: (Switzerland 20.6%) (Europe, Middle East and Africa 16%) (Americas 9.8%), (Asia Pacific 1%)…
Public Private Partnership (PPP) For Services To Schools, Prison & Student Village The OIO has approved IPP (NZ) Limited United Kingdom (93.3%), Various Regions (6.7%)…
Case 1Case 2Case 3 IKEA Buying Up Land For Forestry For a number of years now there has been much hype about Swedish furniture giant…
Overseas Investment Office – February 2023 Decision Another Microsoft Data Centre In Auckland The Minister for Land Information and the Associate Minister of Finance have approved Microsoft…
Standing Consents As you would expect, January was a quiet month for the OIO, being the holiday season with Government departments and businesses closed down…