Property

CROOKWELL HOTEL SOLD

Posted on April 17th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Amid an historically quiet time in the pub game, Deborah Lang and David Kelly have taken the plunge with acquisition of the Crookwell Hotel in the NSW southern tablelands. The Victorian two-storey pub was built 1884 on a 2,183sqm corner

BLACK RHINO TAKES CRAIG’S ROYAL HOTEL

Posted on March 13th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Ballarat’s biggest-ever sale has transacted, seeing the long-serving Finnings family pass the baton of Craig’s Royal Hotel to the growing Black Rhino Group. The heritage-listed pub was built 1853, as the Ballarat Hotel, celebrating the first licensed premise in town.

ALH SNAPS UP TWO NEW PUBS

Posted on March 11th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s biggest publican is back on the acquisition trail, picking up two more Queenslanders in a week. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) has been in flux for much of FY20 following the announcement of a plan by parent company Woolworths

O’DONNELLS DIVEST DUO

Posted on March 6th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Canberra-based O’Donnell Group has sold two more of its collection, in Bungendore, outside of Canberra, and this week the Australian in Cooma, snapped up pre-auction. Late 2019 the O’Donnell family put to market Goulburn’s Empire Hotel, being part of

AUS VENUE CO TAKES PRIZED SAND HILL ROAD

Posted on March 4th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Company has furthered its strategic expansion with the nine-digit acquisition of eight venues held by Melbourne trailblazers Sand Hill Road. Amid speculation, The Australian published a story in January suggesting KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), majority stakeholder of Australian

NEW ERA FOR THE TERMINUS

Posted on March 4th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Terminus Hotel lives on under new ownership, with a local investor taking the title to Marulan’s only watering hole. The Terminus is a classic corner pub in the heart of town, set on a 4,713sqm with ample parking. It

COOREY MAKES ROYAL CONNECTION IN SHEARER’S ARMS

Posted on March 2nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Hotelier of the Year Matt Coorey has formed a partnership with the Malouf’s Royal Hotels for acquisition of the Shearer’s Arms Tavern south-west of Brisbane. The big-ticket sale is the second in a week in the region, following HPI’s deal

LAUNDY FINDS GOLD AT THE QUARRYMAN’S

Posted on February 28th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Colin M. Parras is back on the ground, taking The Quarryman’s Hotel in Pyrmont from Arthur Laundy in the latest mid-market transaction. Laundy bought the Quarryman’s, located on the corner of Harris Street and Pyrmont Bridge Road, in 2011 for

LIVINGSTONE FINDS CAPTAIN COOK IN BOTANY

Posted on February 24th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Fanatic hotelier Warren Livingstone has landed in Botany through acquisition of the strong-performing Captain Cook Hotel. The Captain is a heritage-listed pub built 1906 in the retail heart of Botany by Oscar Nielson, who went on to become local Mayor.

SIGNATURE MOVE INTO DARLING HARBOUR BREWPUB

Posted on February 21st, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne-based pub group Signature Hospitality has burst into Sydney with purchase of All Hands brewpub in Darling Harbour from Red Rock Leisure. The site at 22 The Promenade was formerly the King St Brewhouse, built to showcase John Singleton’s Bluetongue