Property fund manager says latest equity raise will allow it to buff up its childcare fund, which it would like to see at about 8% of its $1b in assets under management.
Firm offers to buy debt for nothing but give half of any legal winnings.
The company had been in operation for 17 years.
The Ormiston town centre in South Auckland will serve a catchment of more than 40,000 people.
The transition to funds management cut profits but Augusta is back on track.
The property is the second acquired for the company's tourism fund.
A 2017 judgment dismissing collusion charges against Monarch Real Estate and Lodge Real Estate was successfully appealed.
High Court puts four more of Danny Cancian's companies into liquidation.
Properties sold off but rentals only fell $1.6 million.
High valuations made profits soar.