Catalyst Investment Managers is said to be considering the sale of its stake in Kiwi clothing and homeware retailer EziBuy.

Electronics retailer Noel Leeming has “plenty of runway” left and is not for sale any time soon, according to majority-owner Gresham Private Equity.

The Kiwi snack food business is up for sale, according to sources. 

Private equity investment in New Zealand is on the increase with $170 million invested in the first half of 2010 – the highest activity level since the global financial crisis.

The latest Ernst & Young and New Zealand Venture Capital Association Monitor for the first six months of 2010 also reveals a ignificant rise in mid-market investment, particularly New Zealand domiciled fund activity.

Ernst & Young partner Andrew Taylor said results suggested a slow but encouraging recovery in the New Zealand mid-market private equity and venture capital.