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Businessman Peter Smedley dies aged 76

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  • Peter Smedley died on April 11, aged 76
  • He was nicknamed "Pacman" for his voracious appetite for acquisitions
  • He transformed Colonial from a staid group into a funds management powerhouse

Businessman Peter Smedley, known in his heyday as "Pac-Man'' for a big appetite for acquisitions when running funds management group Colonial and then logistics company Mayne Group, is being remembered fondly by family and former colleagues.

Mr Smedley died on April 11 aged 76 after battling cancer.

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