Just some rambling observations of mine, not necessarily...

Just some rambling observations of mine, not necessarily negative or positive:

Not just a donor, but QLD LNP conference sponsor:
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/strewth/dj-albo-back-on-deck/news-story/214ce70ecc5f589062cedd5a2a27a532
https://twitter.com/workmanalice/status/1150523465197223936

Register is still as tight as ever:
https://hotcopper.com.au/threads/have-a-look-at-this-gem-what-a-chart.1063059/
"top 20 holding around 92% of the stock" - dated 14/12/09
https://macquarietelecomgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Macquarie-Telecom-Annual-Report-2019.pdf
10 years later - top 20 still holding 89.49% of the stock
Actual number of shareholders has gone from around 750 to 1.2k in 10 years, shows how tightly held the register is for a market cap of $500mil

Interesting non-institutional/custodian parties within the current top 20 (based on piecing together public source research):

• Wife of TPG chairman David Teoh
• CEO of Newcrest Mining
• A family member (possibly son?) of Len Ainsworth (billionaire pokies king)
• A Director of Equities @bell Potter
• A former director of a Barclays bank company, as well as possibly being a seasoned former stockbroker
• Another banker heavyweight who is a current industry board member in large ASX/financial services companies

- Also based on research, at least one of the above is a Liberal Party donor based on electoral commission filings
- Having rich Aussie individuals on a top 20 list isn't usual, however many individuals in the top 20 have held MAQ since 2009 based on the comparison between annual reports.

Old news, not directly related to MAQ but it shows that investment into the sector as a whole will only keep rapidly increasing - CDC Welcomes Future Fund of Australia as a Strategic Investor - https://cdcdatacentres.com.au/content/news