Vital’s chair says it initially approached the Canadian firm with a proposal to buy out its management contract last year.
Margin Call: Not unless there’s an unexpected outbreak of political radicalism or burst of inflation.
The Auckland-based investment firm hopes to raise $30m to $50m.
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