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Tia and Chris Ellison at an LA Dodgers game in October.

Chris Ellison’s wife is inside out at MinRes

Tia Ellison appeared in a mystery Perth property deal, which saw MinRes take a $45 million stake.

  • Mark Di Stefano

October

James Packer is sitting pretty off the back of booming tech stocks.

Packer in $120m payday as big bets on Nvidia, Meta pay off

The billionaire’s private investment vehicle Consolidated Press Holdings recorded a profit of more than $590 million last year, new accounts show.

  • Primrose Riordan
Packer’s 108-metre yacht IJE.

Opulent yachts of Lachlan Murdoch and James Packer meet in Fiji

The billionaires’ vessels were recently spotted in an exclusive Pacific cove after Packer appeared on TV talking up one of his oldest friends.

  • Mark Di Stefano

September

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PwC grilled; ASX hits yet another record; Myer’s rescue plan

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

Blackstone real estate boss Chris Tynan.

Blackstone is burning through Crown Casino

The global real estate giant has lost another top-ranking casino executive, to go with the two others who left last month.

  • Mark Di Stefano
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August

Former Crown boss James Packer with then-Victorian opposition leader Daniel Andrews at Derby Day in 2012.

Dan Andrews’ second secret Blackstone meeting

Dan Andrews met the US parent of Crown Resorts twice, part of undisclosed business dealings of the powerful former premier.

  • Mark Di Stefano

July

Jonathon Pearce was a top dealmaker for Quadrant Private Equity and is now investing on his own.

Quadrant’s erstwhile top dealmaker returns armed with Packer cash

It’s taken a very sweet opportunity to bring him back to dealmaking – namely Everest Ice Cream, a major manufacturer of wholesale frozen desserts.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

June

Star Entertainment board leader Anne Ward.

Star casino chair lets loose on LinkedIn

Star Entertainment is celebrating its award-winning staff inclusion. What would the leader of the board think about it?

  • Mark Di Stefano
Former Chanticleer columnist Ivor Ries.

The leak that got away: Chanticleer on Foxtel’s $2b losses

Seven former Chanticleer columnists reminisced about their biggest stories on Thursday to celebrate the column’s 50th anniversary. Here’s what they said.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones

April

Crown’s Sydney tower seen from Balmain. The $2.2 billion development was stymied by the loss of its gaming licence.

Crown Resorts finally gets the green light to run Sydney casino

The Blackstone-owned gaming giant had been subject to a string of restrictions after a NSW inquiry called into doubt its ability to properly run a casino.

  • Zoe Samios
Ellerston Capital’s Ashok Jacob.

Ashok Jacob’s son gets the Ellerston Capital tick of approval

Few investors could understand the suffocating weight of expectation that comes with having a larger-than-life father like Ashok Jacob.

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  • Mark Di Stefano
Well before the ridesharing giant dominated, it had a big local rival. This week, Victorian courts will hear explosive claims of how it killed the competition.

Uber’s ‘espionage plot’ to ‘crush’ Packer-backed rival GoCatch

Well before the ride-sharing giant dominated, it had a big local rival. This week, Victorian courts will hear explosive claims of how it killed the competition.

  • Paul Smith

March

Crown Melbourne can keep its casino licence

Crown to keep casino licence but will ‘never be too big to fail’

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has deemed Crown Melbourne suitable to keep its exclusive licence.

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  • Gus McCubbing
Tigerlily has fallen into administration for the second time.

Private equity-backed swimwear group Tigerlily collapses

For the second time in four years, the company founded by Jodhi Meares has gone under. Its owner, Crescent Capital, tried to sell the retailer last year.

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  • Carrie LaFrenz

February

James Packer deal to sell Crown to Blackstone was exquisitely timed.

Why James Packer is the luckiest billionaire in Australia

Crown Resorts may have given him plenty of heartburn, but the latest ugly numbers from Star Entertainment show how well-timed the sale really was. 

  • James Thomson
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Jonathan Sinex from the Cordish family is in town for business meetings.

Why an American dynasty is tapping Aussie investors for money

The Cordish family have built up protected wealth across the US by placing their faith in ambitious private equity start-ups. They also have big bets on the consumer.

  • Jonathan Shapiro

December 2023

James Packer sold out of Crown last year for over US$3bn. He’s now bought shares in owner Blackstone.

James Packer buys up $US80m stake in Ten owner, Paramount Global

Mr Packer returned to the world of media earlier this year as an investor in broadcaster Alan Jones’ Australian Digital Holdings.

  • Primrose Riordan
Victorian regulators say they are investigating Crown.

Victoria’s casino regulator investigating Crown Resorts

The gaming group confirmed on Tuesday that it was looking into allegations its chief executive allowed customers removed by security to return to its premises.

  • Zoe Samios
Ciaran Carruthers last year, after being installed as the Crown Resorts chief executive.

Crown launches internal investigation into CEO

The Blackstone-owned gaming group has launched an inquiry into allegations management intervened to allow patrons removed from its casinos back in.

  • Kylar Loussikian

October 2023

The exclusive Sydney school has sent parents a “uniform reveal”.

Elite Cranbrook dresses up in RM Williams

The exclusive Sydney school has welcomed girls into the fold, with uniforms courtesy of RM Williams’ former designer.

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  • Mark Di Stefano

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