Rangatira Annual Report 2025 - Flipbook - Page 22
Rangatira Investments
Fiordland Lobster Company
Investment date
Ownership interest
2018 8%
For over 30 years the Fiordland Lobster Company
(FLC) has been dedicated to the sustainable fishing
and live export of Southern Rock Lobster (NZ
crayfish), now processing 40% of the New Zealand
lobster catch. Based in Te Anau, FLC is vertically
integrated as an owner of quota as well as having
fishing and processing operations.
In 2010 FLC expanded into Australia operating as the
South Australian Lobster Company, processing 25% of
the Australian lobster catch.
Exporting 1,400 tonnes of crayfish annually, it is one
of the largest operators in the region. Demand remains
strong in China and the business is actively developing
new markets.
Magritek
Investment date
Ownership interest
2013 24%
Founded by Sir Paul Callaghan, Magritek makes
benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
solutions, measuring the chemical properties
of substances for research and industry.
As a world leader in the field, Magritek brought the
first desk top NMR spectrometer to the market in 2012.
Rangatira is invested alongside management,
employees, Ampersand Capital (US healthcare tech
investor) and other shareholders. In 2023, Ampersand
increased their stake to 20%.
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