AVC MOVES INTO HALLMARK

Weighing into the recent return in pubs activity, Australian Venue Co has struck its first major deal under its new majority owners, buying 10 venues from Hallmark Hospitality in SEQ. The Melbourne-based group has paid around $50 million for the

HOSTPLUS AND CHARTER HALL TAKE A SHOT AT HPI

Listed real estate investment powerhouse Charter Hall and teamed again with Hostplus to attempt a takeover of the country’s last remaining listed pub landlord, Hotel Property Investments (HPI). Charter Hall Retail REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) touts its interest in

FRANCIS GROWS WITH REDCAPE’S WATTLE GROVE

The Redcape reshuffle rolls on with the group’s twice-owned Wattle Grove Hotel becoming the next step in the northward expansion of Melbourne-based Francis Group. This is the second Redcape Hotel Group (RHG) acquisition by the southerners, headed up by Tom

REDCAPE OFFLOAD VAUXHALL TO ORION

Redcape has continued the portfolio hygiene with divestment of the Vauxhall Inn at Granville to the growing Orion Hotels. Established in 1852 on a corner of Parramatta Road, the two-storey heritage-listed hotel was rebuilt in the 1930s in the distinctive

CHATSWOOD CLUB SELLING UP TO SURVIVE

The venerable Chatswood Club, in the heart of what has become one of Sydney’s north shore hubs, is selling its two-level site in the hope of preserving its future. Established in 1954, it was previously known as the Chatswood Businessmen’s

DEANGELIS LISTS RABY ROSE AND SHOPPING CENTRE

The DeAngelis family has listed the blooming Raby Rose Hotel and shopping centre in Sydney's booming south-west corridor, as they prepare for their next endeavours. Raby Rose – formerly the Raby Tavern – is a single-storey premise forming part of

THE SALMONS’ SHIFTING TIDES AT CHATSWOOD

Rod Salmon has passed his newly rebranded Chatswood Hotel on Sydney’s north shore to a growing local operator. The two-level pub, previously known as the Chelsea, occupies a 765sqm strata site surrounded by residential and commercial buildings and opposite the

COLLINS CONFIDENT ON THE SHAKY

The beloved ‘Shaky’ Shakespeare Hotel of Surry Hills, operated by legend Margaret Hargreaves for nearly half a century, has sold to the proprietor of Balmain’s The London. The hotel was established in 1879, found on Devonshire Street just 300 meters

ENDEAVOUR AND ALH FY24 RESULTS

Endeavour Group has posted its full year results for FY24, detailing cost-cutting and portfolio hygiene in challenging economic times, yet seeing falling investor sentiment. ASX-listed Endeavour (ASX:EDV) is the holder of 350 pubs, retail outlets Dan Murphy’s and BWS, and

THE MILL COMPLETES UNIVERSAL SWAP

The Kospetas family has bookended its portfolio swap-shuffle with Barham Hamarashid, completing the off-market sale of The Mill in Bondi Junction, following exchange on the Evening Star. What was the Mill Hill Hotel was a modest two-storey premise previously owned