Teachers’ completes acquisition of majority stake in Australian telecom companies

TORONTO — Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Teachers') today announced it has completed the acquisition of approximately 70% of three Australian telecommunications companies from Leighton Holdings Limited (Leighton).

The acquisition of Nextgen Networks, Metronode and Infoplex values 100% of these businesses at A$885 million. Nextgen manages high-speed, carrier-grade fibre network services; Metronode provides data centre and related value-added services; and Infoplex provides cloud and ICT services.

The businesses have been brought together under a new ownership structure and have been rebranded as the Nextgen Group. Leighton, based in Sydney, will retain an approximately 30% ownership share in the Nextgen Group, which will remain headquartered in Australia with existing management remaining in place.

This transaction was led by Teachers' Long-Term Equities group, which focuses on direct investments with steady cash flow, growth potential over a long-term horizon and a low to moderate level of risk.

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