Yesterday
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
This card surcharge crackdown won’t solve cost of living crisis
It would be great for shoppers if the RBA and the competition watchdog found widespread rorting of payment surcharges. But don’t hold your breath.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Macquarie’s private equity job at Vocus hits $5.25b peak
Macquarie is again pushing the boundaries of what it means to be an infrastructure investor in Australia.
- Exclusive
- Casinos
Blackstone quietly injects almost $500m into ailing Crown Resorts
The financing came a year after the firm acquired the casino operator for $8.9 billion. Its operations have been hurt by fines and a lack of high rollers.
This Month
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Tabcorp’s silent hands reveal how activism really works
As AGM season ramps up, the behind-the-scenes discussions happening at Tabcorp are a rare example of how shareholders shape corporate Australia.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Private credit eats at Rockpool, saddle up!
Every private equity firm has struggled with assets, but we haven’t seen many make their way into private credit’s hands. Rockpool is one to watch.
- Exclusive
- Private equity
Quadrant Private Equity loses control of Rockpool to private credit
The major buyout firm has been forced to walk away from the hospitality empire that grew out of celebrity chef Neil Perry’s high-profile steak restaurant.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Cash always king in Rio Tinto deals, which only fuels activist debate
A little less conversation, a little more action is needed if the miner is to win a perennial argument.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Arcadium’s $10b takeover exposes brutal reality of listed life
A $15.7 billion merger one year, gone in a not-quite $10 billion takeover the next. Time frames are not always as long as we like to think in listed equities.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Sanity prevails as gas players fight back against heavier regulation
Pipelines owner APA secured a win for big business fighting the threat of heavier regulation. It didn’t do it alone.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Bain seeks to quaff up Australia’s Accolade Wines
The local winemaking giant’s first private equity owner made a motza, the second lost it. The new brigade promises its reign will be very different.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The surprising thing about government’s big stick to big business
Big business profits are set to fall for the third straight financial year at the same time it is copping it from Canberra. That’s a conundrum.
Three reasons why Rio Tinto’s target is a sitting duck
Would the ASX miss Arcadium Lithium? Not now. It hasn’t been a good story for investors and that’s why we’re here.
Takeovers Panel mulls rare backflip on Rio Tinto’s uranium gambit
The Takeovers Panel will review a decision from only a fortnight ago, potentially reopening a running war between Rio Tinto and minority investors in ERA.
September
The two months that almost unravelled Star’s casino empire
Steve McCann knew his new job at the struggling gaming giant would be tough. Nothing prepared him for the first two months.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Endeavour Group CEO’s last drinks a chance to reset
Steve Donohue knows booze and retail as well as anyone, but shareholder diplomacy was a challenge. Good luck to whoever takes over.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Buyout maverick Crescent Capital shakes up private equity
One of Australia’s most successful private equity firms, Crescent Capital, like its founder Michael Alscher, is happiest operating below the radar.
- Updated
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Star needs new friends to stop the bleeding
Where will Star Entertainment’s shares trade? Surely, it’s going to be ugly on Friday morning.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Private credit still best for returns, ‘flexible’ Soul Patts says
Where to put $1 billion when you can invest anywhere? That’s Soul Patts’ job.
‘On its knees’: Star slashes $1b off its casinos, slumps to huge loss
The gaming company has released its financial accounts almost a month after its shares were suspended.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Big dogs go to war for Platinum’s $175m honeypot
If there’s one thing we can be sure of, it is that Platinum’s M&A dance didn’t end on Thursday. Its fee-earning assets under management are too tempting.
