Jun 23, 2026 – 5.16pmIFM Investors has broken through the all-important 50 per cent ownership barrier at Atlas Arteria, giving it effective operational control of the $7.4 billion toll road operator.Street Talk understands the manager holds 52.3 per cent of Atlas Arteria stock before acceptances, including a 1.3 per cent IFM equities holding, after it was swamped with stock late on Tuesday afternoon.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?
IFM breaks the 50pc barrier at Atlas Arteria; Chicago put option on watch
IFM Investors now holds 52.3 per cent of Atlas Arteria stock before acceptances, including a 1.3 per cent IFM equities holding, after it was swamped with stock late on Tuesday afternoon.
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IFM Investors has acquired 52.3% control of Atlas Arteria, a $7.4B toll road operator, achieving effective operational control. The consolidation signals appetite for infrastructure M&A and underscores the trend toward tech-enabled asset optimization across critical infrastructure portfolios.
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