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Infratil offloads NZ Bus to Next Capital in deal that values firm at up to $155m

Bridget Carter
Next Capital founding partner John White. Picture: Simon Bullard
Next Capital founding partner John White. Picture: Simon Bullard

Australian private equity firm Next Capital has finalised its deal to buy the NZ Bus business from Infratil in a deal that values the business at between $NZ145 million ($136m) and $NZ165m ($155m).

It comes after Infratil (IFT) launched a strategic review of the business last year.

Infratil said the final consideration reflected the challenging environment the business had operated in over the last eight months and Infratil’s midpoint estimate of the earn-out component outcome.

The acquisition is the eighth and final investment in Next Capital’s Fund III and comes as the company moves to sell its Onsite Rentals mining services business through BAML, Macquarie Capital and Moelis.

UBS advised Infratil on the NZ bus sale while Marry & Co advised Next Capital.

Bridget Carter
Bridget CarterDataRoom Editor

Bridget Carter has worked as a writer and editor for The Australian’s DataRoom column since it was launched in 2013, focusing on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investment banking. She has been a journalist for more than 18 years, covering a broad range of events and topics, including high profile court cases and crimes, natural disasters, social issues and company news.

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