Spark Infrastructure
Australian public company
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Spark Infrastructure Group |
| logo | Spark Infrastructure Group logo.png |
| logo_size | 250px |
| industry | Investment fund |
| foundation | 2005 |
| location | Sydney, Australia |
| homepage | www.sparkinfrastructure.com |
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| name = Spark Infrastructure Group | logo = Spark Infrastructure Group logo.png | logo_size = 250px | type = | traded_as = | industry = Investment fund | foundation = 2005 | location = Sydney, Australia | key_people = | parent = | homepage = www.sparkinfrastructure.com
Spark Infrastructure Group is an Australian investment fund which owns and manages a portfolio of electricity infrastructure assets.
Spark's principal investments are 49% stakes in both SA Power Networks and Victoria Power Networks; as well as a 15% stake in the NSW Power Networks consortium given the concession for TransGrid, the high-voltage transmission system for New South Wales.
History
The company debuted on the Australian Securities Exchange on 16 December 2005 with the stock symbol SKICA{{cite web | title = ASX welcomes Spark Infrastructure (SKICA) | publisher = Australian Stock Exchange | date = 16 December 2005 | url =http://www.asx.com.au/about/pdf/listing/media_release_listing_skica.pdf | accessdate =21 August 2007 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929105738/http://www.asx.com.au/about/pdf/listing/media_release_listing_skica.pdf |archivedate = 29 September 2007}} representing an instalment receipt with a final instalment due in March 2007 when the instalment receipts were transferred for SKI shares.
In August 2021, a takeover bid from KKR, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Public Sector Pension Investment Board was accepted by the board of directors. It was subject to shareholder approval. The acquisition completed in December 2021 and its stock was delisted.
References
References
- (2021-10-22). "Warning over foreign sale of SA Power Networks".
- NNR. (2020-11-10). "Spark Infrastructure Group".
- [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-22/kkr-led-group-said-to-near-deal-for-australia-s-spark KKR-Led Group Inks $3.7 Billion Deal to Buy Australia’s Spark] ''[[Bloomberg News]]'' 23 August 2021
- (22 December 2021). "KKR, Ontario Teachers' and PSP Investments Complete Acquisition of Spark Infrastructure".
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