Big businesses in big cities might get all the attention, but more than $30 million is about to be flung at the regions. That is how much has been invested in a new private equity fund in Tauranga, now boasting high-profile investors such as Sir Stephen Tindall’s K1W1 fund. But with a plan to invest…

Tauranga-based Oriens Capital has received investment commitments in excess of its initial minimum target of $30 million for its new regionally focused private equity fund. The fund will remain open for more investment until its first close on September 1. The maximum fund size is up to $60m. Disclosed investors include Bay of Plenty Regional…

A new region-focused private equity fund, Oriens Capital, has been launched in the Bay of Plenty and expects to hit its first closing target of $30 million within the next month. It is understood to be the first regional fund of its type in New Zealand. The Tauranga-headquartered fund has been in gestation for a…