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Salter Brothers’s technology fund is set to make a big bet on regional Australia, homing in on a Brisbane-based telecommunication reseller which is forecast to throw off annual revenue of more than $75 million.

Street Talk understands the Melbourne-based fund (SBTF), managed by Gregg Taylor, has entered into exclusive terms for a 100 per cent acquisition of Bigblu Broadband’s SkyMesh which provides satellite and fixed wireless internet services, primarily to regional and remote communities.

The deal is not completed and remains subject to financing. SBTF hopes to have everything wrapped up before the end of this calendar year and has launched a co-investment raise, seeking to raise up to $15 million from its investor base to invest alongside SBTF as the cornerstone.

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