Macquarie Group’s Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has contracted Macquarie Capital and RBC Capital Markets as advisers on its plan to acquire a 16.4% stake in Ausgrid from minority shareholders AustralianSuper.
Ausgrid is the largest electricity provider in New South Wales. The company provides a safe and reliable electricity supply for parts of Sydney, the Central Coast, and the Hunter regions of NSW.
The deal is expected to be worth more than AUD2 billion (US$1.48 billion).