David Kirk

March 2021

Retail

Outgoing Kathmandu group chief executive Xavier Simonet.

Kathmandu rides Rip Curl wave, won’t repay JobKeeper

Chairman David Kirk ruled out repaying about $NZ20 million in government grants and subsidies, saying Kathmandu’s shareholders and staff had shared the pain.

Updated Mar 23, 2021
Sue Mitchell

February 2021

Rear Window

David Kirk’s Bailador savagely wrote down Viostream in 2018.

Bailador bids good riddance to Viostream

Viostream was worth $23 million in 2018, but Bailador isn’t lamenting its $1.1 million sale.

Feb 14, 2021
Myriam Robin

July 2019

Monday fundie

David Kirk says that he would not take a company public with a valuation below $100 million.

Bailador boss says tech stocks look 'quite risky'

The share prices of listed Australian technology companies "are what the market says they are," David Kirk declares. But if you're investing in a stock valued at 25-30 times revenue, "that's obviously quite a risky proposition".

Jul 8, 2019
Luke Housego

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