The alarm bells are ringing inside New Zealand's dual-listed general insurer Tower Ltd.
As fund managers including Perpetual and BT Funds Management (NZ) climb up the company's shareholder register, Street Talk understands there are some strategic buyers lurking in the background.
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Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com
Joyce Moullakis wrote on banking and finance, specialising in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Financial Services. Connect with Joyce on Twitter. Email Joyce at jmoullakis@afr.com.au