Macquarie Secures 50% Stake in $4B Victorian Land Registry
Synopsis
Macquarie Asset Management is acquiring a 50 per cent stake in Secure Electronic Registries Victoria in a deal valuing the Victorian land registry operator at about $4 billion.
Macquarie Asset Management is expanding its exposure to Australia’s essential registry infrastructure after agreeing to acquire a 50 per cent stake in Secure Electronic Registries Victoria (SERV), in a transaction that values the Victorian land registry operator at about $4 billion.
The stake will be acquired by the Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund from Aware Super. Aware Super will retain the remaining 50 per cent and continue to manage its investment as a long-term partner.
The deal is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions.
A Long-Term Infrastructure Play
SERV operates Victoria’s Register of Land under a 40-year concession granted in 2018. The business handles around nine million transactions each year, making it a critical part of the state’s property and land administration infrastructure. The Victorian Government retains ownership of the land register and its statutory responsibilities.
For Aware Super, the transaction provides an opportunity to crystallise value from an asset it acquired through the commercialisation of Victoria’s Land Titles Office. The superannuation fund invested about $2.89 billion in the Victorian land registry in 2018.
Macquarie Deepens Registry Exposure
The transaction also strengthens Macquarie’s position across Australia’s registry and essential-services infrastructure. Macquarie and Aware Super have previously partnered on assets including NSW Land Registry Services and VicRoads, while Macquarie has built experience investing in and modernising digital registry infrastructure across multiple jurisdictions.
The timing is significant as Australia’s property market faces pressure from higher borrowing costs and expectations of weaker housing activity. That could affect transaction volumes, but registry infrastructure remains a long-duration asset supported by essential property administration services.
The SERV investment therefore represents more than a bet on near-term property activity. For Macquarie and Aware Super, it reinforces a broader strategy of owning and operating long-term infrastructure businesses whose services remain integral to Australia’s economy.
Source: Financial Review
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