Property

PELATHON COY ON PLANS FOR ITS NEW NEW ORANA

Posted on July 4th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The acquisitive Pelathon Pub Group has swooped on a Lake Macquarie local as it eyes new candidates for its proven turn-around management. Pelathon (PPG) is a partnership between the ASX-listed BlackWall Property Funds and long-time operator Jaz Mooney. In April

REILLY’S SYDNEY PARK “PUB” SECRET OUT

Posted on June 27th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
After weeks of speculation, Ray Reilly has revealed his successful purchase of the Sydney Park Hotel, and says first and foremost it will “remain a pub”. Reilly is the owner-operator of inner-west mecca The Henson, in nearby Marrickville, and recently

LAZARUS SNAPS UP ANOTHER LANTERN PUB

Posted on June 22nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Lantern’s divestment and turnaround marches on, with Sydney-based hotelier Andrew Lazarus snapping up the Beaumont Exchange for a tidy sum. Located in one of the best regions of NSW’s second-largest city, Newcastle, the Exchange is a diverse business with significant

PJs LEICHHARDT SOLD FOR $14.5m TO NEW OLD PUBLICAN

Posted on June 6th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
PJ Gallaghers Leichhardt has sold between well-known publicans, as national assets and values see more businesses heading to the pub. The partnership of Patrick Gallagher and John Daly that resulted in a prominent corner pub becoming PJ’s Leichhardt, has divested

NEW SYNDICATE GRABS THOMAS’ TREETOPS PUB FOR $20m

Posted on June 3rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A new pub syndicate led by well-known hotelier Peter Ashelford and Sydney Roosters chairman Nick Politis has snapped up the Thomas’ Treetops Tavern on the Gold Coast for $20 million. The Treetops occupies a prominent 7,000 m² site in the

COLES-TENANTED HOTEL AND BIG-BOX SELLS FOR $15m

Posted on June 3rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Coles-tenanted Redcliffe Tavern and adjoining 1st Choice freehold has sold to a private investor for $15 million. The 2,498 m² site, with frontage to both John Street and Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe, contains the freestanding tavern and big-box retail liquor

CALLIGEROS GRABS REILLY’S TRINITY BAR

Posted on May 25th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
It’s all smiles at Surry Hills, as Peter Calligeros signs on the line for Ray Reilly’s Trinity Bar for $8.5 million. After a busy first half of the year that saw the Irishman both selling and buying, Reilly told PubTIC

NEW PLAYERS ENTER INDUSTRY AND ‘THE LOCAL’

Posted on May 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Following “stringent investment criteria” a syndicate has purchased the newly-tenanted and renamed The Local Hotel freehold for $2.5 million. As pubs around the country continue to benefit from upmarket investors, Scope Property Group has seen its way into a South

LANTERN BOASTS MORE PREMIUM PUB SALES AMID TURN-AROUND

Posted on May 18th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
ASX-listed Lantern Hotel Group is forging ahead with its turnaround, announcing the sale of further assets, particularly the landmark Bowral Hotel for $6.35 million. Following a shareholder vote to oust the existing Lantern (LTN) board mid-2015, the newly-appointed Chairman John

BEER DELUXE JOINS DIXON GROUP STABLE FOR $31m

Posted on May 16th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Dixon Hospitality has swooped on another pub group, signing a $31 million deal to acquire the Beer DeLuxe portfolio in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. Armada Hospitality was formed in 2012 by Craig Shearer and Jason Sheather, specialising in “management service