August
Catalano and Waislitz plot with ARN on Southern Cross takeover
The chairman of Australian Community Media, publisher of The Canberra Times, flew to Sydney for discussions with executives about whether a bid could be revived.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
June
Southern Cross rejects Catalano’s offer to sell his newspapers
The operator of regional television networks and the Hit and Triple M radio brands says it does not want to buy a portfolio of regional publications.
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- Kylar Loussikian
May
Catalano taps Barrenjoey, ABL to push Southern Cross deal
Media entrepreneur Antony Catalano wants Southern Cross Austereo to buy his and partner Alex Waislitz’s regional media business.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
March
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- Funding
Big media names pour cash into ‘cookie-free’ ad start-up
Media boss Antony Catalano and Seek co-founder Matt Rockman are among investors in a new advertising tech start-up, which eschews privacy-invading cookies.
- Paul Smith
‘The Cat’ ups Southern Cross stake; major shareholder tips in
It is understood circa 2 per cent of stake was collected from fellow Southern Cross major shareholder Allan Gray.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
The Australian considers moving with The Times in new radio play
A proposal to expand The Australian’s daily podcast The Front is going upstairs at News Corp; Barrenjoey’s two-sided Southern Cross deals.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
November 2023
Southern Cross set to rebuff Catalano
It’s understood that SCA has met and taken a view his proposal is not aligned with their strategy.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Breaking
- Street Talk
The Cat’s ACM takes a swipe at Southern Cross, makes approach
The missive is believed to propose selling part of ACM into Southern Cross in return for scrip in the target.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
October 2023
Catalano and Waislitz plot takeover of Southern Cross Austereo
The businessmen have held discussions about merging the radio and television group with their own Australian Community Media if a bid from ARN can be stopped.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Zoe Samios
Magellan plays its hand, but Bolton isn’t done
Street Talk understands the activist investor won’t be stepping back from his campaign despite Magellan’s announcement
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
August 2023
Catalano and Waislitz’s venture set to buy out View.com.au
Rich Listers Antony Catalano and Alex Waislitz have been quietly plugging away on a deal to lift their stake in the property portal.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
February 2023
ANZ Bank follows Catalano into online real estate play
ANZ Banking Group is bankrolling former Domain boss Antony Catalano’s new real estate digital media play.
- Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
November 2022
Catalano and Hywood scions sell digital real estate start-up
The sons of former Fairfax Media chief Greg Hywood and former Domain boss Antony Catalano have sold AD Group into Mr Catalano’s View Media Group.
- Max Mason
August 2022
Seven and Catalano join forces on real estate venture
Antony Catalano and James Warburton have buried the hatchet, as Seven West Media will invest in the regional media mogul’s digital property and ad play.
- Max Mason and Mark Di Stefano
May 2022
Propic expands through acquisition, plans capital raise of up to $10m
Propic is doubling revenue each year and plans to fuel further expansion with a capital raise over the next three months.
- Martin Kelly
January 2022
Catalano plots ASX comeback via Prime Media shell PRT
Media proprietor Antony Catalano and backer Alex Waislitz are considering taking their regional newspapers and real estate classifieds businesses to the ASX boards in an ambitious plan involving what was Prime Media Group.
- Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
November 2021
Seven West Media gets its hands on Prime Media
A deal valuing the regional broadcaster at $131.9 million comes nearly two years after major Prime shareholders torpedoed a scrip deal.
- Updated
- Max Mason
October 2021
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- Funding
Big names back Bali Bible founder as travel planning restarts
Tony Gandel, Antony Catalano, Alex Waislitz and Matt Berriman have bankrolled a $6.7 million round in Travel tech start-up Travlr, as the sector anticipates a post-lockdown resurgence.
- Natasha Gillezeau
September 2021
Catalano, Waislitz’s ACM creeps on Prime Media
Regional publishing group Australian Community Media has upped its stake in television group Prime Media.
- Anthony Macdonald and Yolanda Redrup
June 2021
Catalano, Waislitz go all in on proptech
Artificial intelligence that does the work of a real estate agent is part of a major property technology play orchestrated by Antony Catalano and Alex Waislitz.
- Martin Kelly