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Opus International Consultants Limited Opens Strongly On The NZSX Market

Date 30/10/2007

Opus International Consultants Limited, the largest professional infrastructure consultancy in New Zealand, listed this morning on the NZSX Market.

Opus provides asset development and asset management services for infrastructure in the fields of engineering, architecture, planning and property management.

NZX Market Development Manager, Geoff Brown said, "The Opus offer was in heavy demand from institutional and retail investors as well as Opus staff. This shows that there is both investor appetite and market confidence for floats with quality growth prospects."

First NZ Capital Limited and Macquarie Securities (New Zealand) Limited were Co-Lead Managers for the Opus issue.

Martin Stearne, Director of Lead Manager First NZ Capital said, "We believe Opus is a great addition to the NZSX and the listing will meet the company's objectives of liquidity, value recognition and access to further capital."