February
Shareholders barred from Keybridge meeting as court freezes assets
Sources say observers who showed up in person were also prevented from entering.
Keybridge’s lawyer warned against using administration to avoid board spill
Silk Andrew Broadfoot urged Keybridge to be cautious about a decision to appoint an administrator days before a shareholder meeting.
Catalano goes to the mat for Byron Bay McMansions
The media mogul won’t take no for an answer in his bid to build a 10-bedroom family home split across two houses in Byron Bay.
The end of the bromance: how Bolton and Catalano came unstuck
In an audacious corporate raid, Nick Bolton and Antony Catalano made Magellan blink. Then they fought over the spoils.
Fireworks at Keybridge as Catalano, Wilson muscle in; vote called
Sources told this column Wilson reopened Monday afternoon’s meeting over Bolton’s protests and put all its resolutions to a vote.
Nicholas Bolton’s Keybridge to enter voluntary administration: sources
Melbourne accounting and advisory firm Lowe Lippmann is best placed to be appointed, sources said.
End of an era: Catalano, Bolton fall-out to give WAM the edge
Wilson, whose company has built a 45 per cent stake in Bolton’s ASX-listed investment vehicle Keybridge Capital, has been a thorn in Bolton’s side for almost a decade.
November 2024
Southern Cross hit with first strike, with chairman under pressure
The regional broadcaster’s three biggest shareholders – including its major rival ARN Media – will vote against executive pay despite no bonuses handed out.
August 2024
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.
June 2024
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.
May 2024
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.
March 2024
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.