Jun 8, 2026 – 3.58pmNew Zealand’s largest electricity distributor, Vector Limited, told shareholders last week that it was abandoning a proposed divestment of its fibre business.And there’s one suitor, in particular, that was disappointed by the abrupt pivot.Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Vector’s fibre sale had one Australian fund gunning hard
Palisade knows a thing or two about fibre, having owned Washington’s fibre and hybrid coaxial broadband service Lightcurve.
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