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The MIG one

01 November 2002

In six years Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG) has grown into the world's third largest private toll road operator, and a nice earner for investors. Rosie Irving asks managing director Anthony Kahn where the acquisitive operator will strike next.

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For Anthony Kahn, managing director of Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG),"the real skill in investing in toll roads is working out how to structure the SPV and the investment you make in such a way that you maximise cashflow returns to shareholders." It is a strategy that has paid off. Since being listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in December 1996 MIG has snatched up some very desirable toll roads worldwide through strategic investments and acquisitions. It is now the third largest private owner and developer of toll roads in the world, with a funding base of A$5.5 billion ($3.01 billion), just behind rivals Autostrade (Italy) and ASF (France). MIG is managed and wholly owned by Macquarie Bank and has its headquarters in Sydney. MIG is classed as a stapled security – two investments that are quoted as one and traded as a single share. A stapled security consists of a...


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