Applicant
The New Zealand King Salmon Co. Limited
Case number(s)
201110064
Decision date
Type
Decision
DecisionConsent granted
Section 12(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005
Decision date1 November 2011
InvestmentAn overseas investment in sensitive land, being the Applicant's acquisition of a freehold interest in 5.6548 hectares of land at 762 Rotherham Road North, Waiau.
Consideration$950,000
ApplicantThe New Zealand King Salmon Co. Limited
Tiong Family, Malaysia (53%)
New Zealand Public (45.5%)
ING Private Equity Access Limited, Australia (1.5%)
VendorPacifica Salmon Limited
Skeggs Group Limited, New Zealand (100%)
Background

The Applicant is a salmon farming, processing and marketing company. The Applicant considers that the acquisition of the land at Waiau, which contains a salmon fish hatchery represents a good strategic fit with its existing activities and will increase its production capacity.

The overseas investment transaction has satisfied the criteria in section 16 of the Overseas Investment Act 2005. The 'substantial and identifiable benefit to New Zealand' criteria were satisfied by particular reference to the following factors:

Overseas Investment Act 2005
17(2)(a)(iii) – Increased export receipts
17(2)(a)(v) – Additional investment for development purposes

Overseas Investment Regulations 2005
28(e) – Previous investments
28(f) – Advance significant government policy or strategy
28(g) – Enhance the viability of other investments
28(j) – Mitigating Factor

More informationTom Arieli
Glaister Ennor
PO Box 63
AUCKLAND