CompaniesFinancial ServicesPrivate equityPrint articleVocus focus shifts to founder James Spenceley John McDulingNational Business EditorJul 12, 2017 – 11.00pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginVocus Group's institutional shareholders are pinning their hopes on exiled founder James Spenceley to turbocharge the auction for the embattled telco by bringing together a higher bid for the company.With Asia-focused buyout firm Affinity Equity Partners this week matching fabled deal maker Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co's $3.50 per share bid for Vocus, and getting access to its books, market focus has shifted to whether another bid will materialise.Loading...John McDuling is National Business Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Connect with John on Facebook and Twitter.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MorePrivate equityLatest In Financial servicesFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineAFR Magazine celebrates The Art of MovementLauren Sams‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starBOSS Financial ReviewThis CEO thought he was healthy. Then he went for a checkSally Patten and Lap PhanHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanWhich AI course should I do?Life & LeisureUp your game with this stylish golf kit and Swiss waterproof sneakersEugenie KellyWhy we can’t get enough of the minister of crabsIt’s BYO pyjamas at this chef’s table above the cloudsRich ListSpotlight’s new Anaconda will teach shoppers to fishMichael BlebyPortelli hits fast lane on mooted LMCT+ sale, MacCap takes the wheelInside the fortune Kerry Stokes (quietly) made in China