The sale of El Toro Motor Inn by Lantern may not proceed, as stakeholders protest the “surprise” sale of the asset, but the buyer tells a different story. Last Friday the soon-to-be-gone board of Lantern Hotel Group (ASX: LTN) announced the sale of the Warwick Farm former top-100 gaming pub for $24 million to a […]
The shake-up of listed Lantern Hotel Group continues, with the surprise sale of its top asset to publican Andrew Lazarus for $24 million. Warwick Farm’s El Toro Motor Inn sits on a 1.4 Ha block, and has long been a top performer in Sydney’s gaming heartland – situated on the border of Fairfield and Liverpool.
The Kelly family has divested one of the Eastern suburbs’ best-loved pubs to a brand new operator group, headed by the next generation Waugh. Paddington’s Royal Hotel, built in 1888, is a cornerstone of local hub ‘fiveways’ and recently underwent a $4 million renovation, adding a rooftop bar overlooking the Sydney skyline and a refreshed
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Peter Beaumont’s Fernwood Group has put its Balmain landmark up for grabs, offering “development potential” to the hungry investor market. The 1885 Exchange Hotel is located on a 640 square metre corner block in the heart of uber-trendy Balmain. The freehold going concern will go to auction 20 August. The Hotel has submitted plans to
Entrepreneur hotelier Bobby Zagame has put to market three freeholds – all leased to investor-favourite Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH). Zagame operates a portfolio of six pubs in Victoria and has various other interests including freehold investments in Queensland and Victoria – mostly leased to ALH. The Seaford Hotel and Royal Hotel in Melbourne suburbs
The final steps to a Redcape IPO have begun, with the owner-operator model being touted as the key to potential. Redcape Hotel Group lists operations in 22 hotels in New South Wales and three in Queensland, overwhelmingly demonstrating a focus on gaming (see venue rankings below). The Group is owned by York Capital and Värde
One of Australia’s biggest pub operators, Bruce Mathieson, has sold a Brisbane CBD accommodation hotels to a Singapore investor for $29.5 million. The 13-storey 99-room Rendezvous-branded hotel sold in an off-market transaction through Knight Frank’s Justin Bond and Tom O’Driscoll. It is located opposite the city’s heritage precinct – which is currently under tender for
Funds manager Charter Hall and super giant Hostplus have quietly acquired another three ALH pubs as the battle of the listed landlords continues. Following the pair’s $600 million vehicle, the Long WALE Investment Partnership (LWIP) that last year bought 54 freeholds tenanted by the Woolworths-backed ALH, another $200 million was recently raised for LWIP 2
The O’Hara family have parted with their Nags Head Hotel – selling with “mixed feelings” to high-flyer Geoff Dixon. After 15 years that have seen mum the licensee, all seven kids working within, and both Dan and his brother having met their wives at the pub, the O’Hara family has worked hard to keep the
The Bayfield family has swooped on Paddington’s Light Brigade to launch “a new chapter” in their already long pub history. After eight years at the helm outgoing owner Dean Haritos has divested the freehold going concern citing other interests, in a deal sources say was worth around $9 million. For the incoming, it represents the
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