Macquarie buying Vocus, owner of Orcon and Slingshot, heading off NZX listing 9 Mar, 2021 04:37 AM 4 minutes to read Macquarie has entered an agreement to buy ASX-listed Vocus Group - owner of Orcon and Slingshot on this side of the Tasman - in a A$3.5 billion ($3.7b) deal, subject to investor and regulatory approval. The ASX-listed investment banking and infrastructure investment firm teamed with Aware Super - Australia's second-largest retirement fund - on its $5.50 per share offer. In recommending shareholders accept the deal - set to close in July if all approvals go to plan - Vocus chairman Bob Mansfield said in a statement to the ASX that the board had considered it against alternatives, including pressing ahead with the plan to list Vocus' NZ business, then use the estimated $722 million proceeds to pay down debt.