Decision Summary - Evergreen Holdings Limited
| Decision | Consent granted Section 12(b) Overseas Investment Act 2005 Section 13(1)(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005 |
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| Decision date | 2 September 2009 |
| Investment | An overseas investment in sensitive land, being the Applicant's acquisition of rights or interests in 52.0% of the shares of New Zealand King Salmon Investments Limited which owns or controls:
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| Consideration | $50,000,000 |
| Applicant | Evergreen Holdings Limited Malaysia (100.0%) |
| Vendor | Oregon Group Limited Singapore (80.0%), Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) (20.0%) |
| Background | For commercial reasons, the vendor has decided to divest itself of this investment. The proposed investment by the Applicant will result in the current jobs being retained as the investment in the salmon farming interests of the target company are considered to be a good long term investment for the Applicant. The overseas investment transaction has satisfied the criteria in sections 16 and 18 of the Overseas Investment Act 2005. The 'substantial and identifiable benefit to New Zealand' criteria were satisfied by particular reference to the following factors:
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| More information | Deidre Norris Glaister Ennor PO Box 63 AUCKLAND |
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