UNIVERSAL CATCHES BAT & BALL
Universal Hotels has won its first bout for 2022, taking home the Bat and Ball Hotel of Surry Hills. Originally known as the Duke of Cleveland, the pub was built in 1929 on the corner of busy Cleveland and South
AVC LANDS ANGLERS IN ANOTHER EG DEAL
Australian Venue Co. has continued its investment in Victorian pubs, taking the freehold going concern of the Anglers Tavern with another investment partner, EG Private Wealth. Maribyrnong’s Anglers Tavern is the largest food and beverage venue north of the Melbourne
SYDNEY RESTAURANT GROUP KICKS OFF PUB PLANS AT THE COAST HOTEL
Bill Drakopoulos’ Sydney Restaurant Group (SRG) has pulled the trigger on its plan for pubs, picking up the large-format Coast Hotel in Budgewoi. Well known as a restaurateur, Drakopoulos has paid $15 million for the Central Coast freehold, on a
ALH AND ENDEAVOUR BACK IN BUY MODE
Australia’s largest publican has completed its first Queensland transaction since its ASX listing with Endeavour, making a Commercial decision in another strategic region. Purchase of the Commercial Hotel Charters Towers is the first settled Sunshine State acquisition for Endeavour Group
SHORT GOES LONG IN WINDSOR
Fraser Short has burst into Windsor, picking up two pubs in quick succession with new partners. The first to arise was Windsor’s well-known Fitzroy Hotel, operated by 'Lion-heart Luke' Ainscough, which has sold to the newly-formed syndicate of Fraser Short
MOELIS CAPS 21 WITH A BANG IN BYRON’S HOTEL BRUNSWICK
Moelis Australia Hotel Management has book-ended the big buys of Byron, paying $68 million for Delvene Cornell and David Gyngell’s Hotel Brunswick of Brunswick Heads. The Hotel Brunswick is an icon of northern NSW, 20 minutes north of Byron Bay,
AVC AND HPI’S BIG EOY SHAKE-UP
Australian Venue Co and listed partner HPI have announced an end of year portfolio shake-up, cashing in at Acadia Ridge and snapping up the entire ‘Booze Bros’ Saturno portfolio. Hotel Property Investments (ASX:HPI) has agreed to pay $66.1 million in
NEWCOMER GETS LUCKY IN NEWCASTLE
The McCloy sisters have sold their award-winning Lucky Hotel of Newcastle to a new entrant to the NSW pub market, private equity banker Martin Scott and family. Previous incarnation the ‘Lucky Country Hotel’ was a lively part of Newcastle’s pub
BAYSWATER IN THE HANDS OF LOCALS CO
The expanding LocalsCo has added the landmark Bayswater Hotel to its collection of high-profile assets. The 123-year-old heritage-listed hotel resides on 6,452sqm between the Perth CBD and Airport, within Development WA’s Metronet East redevelopment area, boding an upgrade of the
STANFORD HAT TRICK PASSES PUB @ RIVO TO NEW MONEY
The Stanford family have sold their third and final hotel, the Pub @ Rivo, to a new and growing consortium led by businessman Andrew Wheeler and publican Brendan Hood. Around three months ago the Stanfords began the process to navigate
