July 2023
What Robert Costa thinks of $1.6b takeover offer
The co-founder of Costa Group sees spinning off part of Australia’s biggest horticulture business as a smart option, amid a $1.6 billion private equity approach.
- Brad Thompson
Crop that! Costa in final takeover talks with private equity investor
It was unlikely the firm, which specialises in agribusiness investments, would stay on the sidelines.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
May 2021
Frank Costa, who saved the Geelong Cats, has died at 83
Hometown hero Frank Costa stepped in to save the AFL team and stood up to organised crime in Melbourne’s fruit and vegetable market - building a $770 million business along the way.
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- Brad Thompson
March 2021
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Rich Lister Costa backs regtech company LAB Group
The ex-ANZ and NAB exec’s tech company’s growth has been buoyed by a surge in new online traders, and top tier financial services clients are among its clients.
- Yolanda Redrup
Regional boom to drive Geelong’s biggest housing project
Covering about 1500 hectares in the proposed Northern Geelong Growth Area, Lovely Banks will eventually be home to around 15,000 homes.
- Larry Schlesinger
July 2019
Rich Lister retires from Costa board
Fruit and vegetable king Frank Costa, who bought the business from his father 60 years ago, will step down as a non-executive director immediately.
- Tim Boyd