Australian Venue Co is finding renewed strength under new owners PAG, and armed with a new investment chest is ratcheting up its acquisitions. In August news broke of the $1.4bn deal whereby PAG Asia Capital bought KKR’s 80 per cent stake in the pub group. The transaction has now settled, heralding a new $900 million debt […]
The finance landscape in the pub industry is under pressure, as businesses continue to find their feet following the pandemic and the fallout from high interest rates takes its toll. Most instances of loans issued to a pub will involve bank covenant reporting imposed on the borrower. There are variations of commercial loan products, and
The company owned by a former digital strategist and self-proclaimed psychic has fallen into administration, owing hundreds of thousands of dollars to staff and creditors, having not turned a profit. Rahni Newsome promotes herself as an experienced freelance digital marketer, as well as advertising her services as a ‘psychic consultant’. In 2021 she moved to
Pub industry trailblazer Fraser Short’s group The Sydney Collective has fallen into administration, said to owe around $6 million in tax and to creditors. The news broke late December – less than a year after TSC sold its share in five pubs, including the acclaimed Watsons Bay Hotel, to venture partners Laundy Hotels, headed by
A billion-dollar stoush has begun between the board of hotel and liquor retailing giant Endeavour and its largest shareholder, Bruce Mathieson, based in the mismanagement of the company. Endeavour holds a portfolio of over 350 pubs and clubs through its pubs division ALH, with the biggest collection of EGMs in the country, plus six wineries
Billionaire pub baron Bruce Mathieson is looking to bolster his stake in the casino sector, applying to the regulator to increase his already substantial holding in the troubled Star Entertainment. Principle investor in Endeavour, keeper of the country’s largest pub group and operator of EGMs, Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH), Mathieson is said to have
Endeavour has posted what it describes as a “solid” performance for the quarter, seeing stability across pubs and retail, and continued investment in the pursuit of patronage. The ASX-listed Endeavour (EDG) released its FY23 Q3 financials in the past week, noting that both its revenue segments were in growth. “Australians love socialising and our network
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Melbourne- based private equity company BGH Capital is running the ruler over Australian Venue Co’s business plan and venues around the country, looking to submit a speedy pre-Christmas takeover bid. Australian Venue Co (AVC) major shareholder KKR reportedly engaged investment bank Jefferies to scope potential buyers in September, with hopes for a new fund to
Endeavour Group has released its Q1 trading figures for FY23, reporting “accelerated” sales in its fleet of pubs and growth in retail, compared with pre-COVID levels. Australia’s largest pub operator and liquor retailer, the ASX-listed Endeavour Group (ASX:EDG), detailed group sales for the quarter of $3.028 billion, which is 3.1pc higher than FY22. Sales for
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Aquis Entertainment has announced a new agreement to sell its Casino Canberra to Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital after receiving a greater bid than previously proposed by rival pub group Oscars Hotels. News emerged mid-May that Oscars had formed an agreement from Aquis to purchase Casino Canberra for $52 million. Under pressure from other interested parties,
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