Infratil and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund stand to at least triple their money on Z Energy in next month’s initial public offering, having used their financial strength to buy the former Shell assets when markets were still reeling from the global financial crisis. The Wellington-based investment funds contributed about $210 million each toward the $696.5 million purchase price, with …

The government of South Australia has passed a law extending SkyCity Entertainment Group’s exclusive casino licence, clearing the way for a A$300 million expansion of its riverside complex. Analysts say the Adelaide development is much more of a game-changer for the casino and hotel company than its politically contentious deal with New Zealand’s government to build an Auckland convention centre …

Wellington-based private investment company Caniwi Capital has spent $60 million to buy two recently refurbished, long lease chicken processing plant leases from the Tegel chicken company, and says it has up to $100 million more to spend on other assets that fit is investment criteria.. The purchase means Caniwi is estimated to be one of the top four or five …