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Why John Elliott was a finance reporter’s dream

Finance journalism no longer has colourful characters like this beer baron, who strode the world stage in the 1980s making highly leveraged takeovers.

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Two interactions with John Elliott stand out during the four-year period in the booming 1980s when Chanticleer covered his corporate buccaneering in Australia and the United Kingdom.

The first was in Melbourne in December 1983 when Elliott stood on the floor of the Melbourne stock exchange to orchestrate the bold takeover of Carlton & United Breweries.

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Tony Boyd is the former Chanticleer columnist. He has more than 35 years' experience as a finance journalist. Connect with Tony on Twitter. Email Tony at tony.boyd@afr.com
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