Spark Infrastructure Group is an Australian

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which owns and manages a portfolio of electricity infrastructure assets. Spark's principal investments are 49% stakes in both

SA Power Networks SA Power Networks is the principal electricity distribution, electricity distributor in the state of South Australia, delivering electricity from high voltage transmission network connection points operated by ElectraNet. It is the successor t ...

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

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History

The company debuted on the

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on 16 December 2005 with the stock symbol SKICA 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,

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and

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was accepted by the

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. It was subject to shareholder approval. The acquisition completed in December 2021 and its stock was delisted.

References

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