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Kingmaker cleans up at Spotless

As the new kingmaker of the Australian sharemarket, Simon Marais of funds management group Allan Gray will be even more closely watched by boards of directors and investment bankers.

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As the new kingmaker of the Australian sharemarket, Simon Marais of funds management group Allan Gray will be even more closely watched by boards of directors and investment bankers.

His success in helping push ­Spotless chairman Peter Smedley into recommending the sale of the facilities services company to Rob Koczkar at Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has cemented his reputation as the go-to shareholder activist.

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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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