June 2024
Corporate Travel boss lends to exec he once gave $13m in shares to
Jamie Pherous had previously transferred stock to the company’s former executive director for no consideration to help with her “health challenges”.
- Liam Walsh
April 2024
‘Personal support’: Pherous’ $16m share transfer to ill colleague
Corporate Travel Management’s CEO has reshuffled his private interests, and 1 million of his personal shares have been gifted to long-time deputy Laura Ruffles.
- Liam Walsh
March 2024
Corporate Travel’s margins from refugee work could be more than 50pc
The ASX-listed group, which better known for organising trips for business clients, has sought to keep details of the United Kingdom contract secret.
- Liam Walsh and Jonathan Shapiro
April 2023
Analyst confidence in Corporate Travel grows after UK contract win
The $3 billion agreement to provide the UK Home Office with accommodation and travel services runs for two years.
- Lucas Baird
February 2023
Corporate Travel shares smashed, talks down recession fears
Earnings miss expectations for the business travel giant, but it is predicting a full-year boost.
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- Liam Walsh
May 2022
Jamie Pherous lent $13m to Shine Lawyers
It is highly unusual for a public company to borrow money from a high-net-worth individual not in the money-lending business.
- Joe Aston
Step One founder sells in float, skips wedgie
Greg Taylor’s $41.3 million November cash take is more than the entire company is worth now.
- Myriam Robin
Corporate Travel CEO’s tax headache goes courtside
The Federal Court heard lawyers for Jamie Pherous’ private company had been in lengthy talks with the ATO.
- Liam Walsh
As Corporate Travel ascends, some investors stay grounded
Shares are up and revenues are rising. Corporate Travel Management has pulled through COVID-19 with acquisitions. But why are some investors hesitant?
- Liam Walsh
December 2021
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How a UK contract cushions the virus hit for Corporate Travel
Managing Britain’s hotel quarantine hasn’t been easy or pleasant for Corporate Travel Management, but it has helped the company weather the pandemic storm.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Government contracts key to Corporate Travel buyout
Corporate Travel is making its second pandemic-induced acquisition, taking out Helloworld’s business trip assets in a $175 million deal.
- Liam Walsh
August 2021
Corporate Travel clips the ticket on UK’s private jet
Why would the British government need Corporate Travel to clip the ticket on a contract with a British charter airline? Beats us!
- Myriam Robin
May 2021
Tourism industry to hold government to mid-2022 border reopening
The $50 billion industry said it was left empty-handed by the federal budget, but would hold the government to its mid-2022 border reopening as Qantas pushed back its international restart plans.
- Mark Ludlow, Lucas Baird, Liam Walsh and Fiona Carruthers
April 2021
It’s all happening at Peter Warren Automotive!
During 2020, the aspiring public company took $28 million in JobKeeper, but has returned nearly half of it.
- Joe Aston
‘The forgotten ones through this pandemic’: Jamie Pherous
The travel sector is warning that the Morrison and state governments must rapidly repair the vaccine rollout or it will hobble the post-pandemic recovery.
- Lucas Baird and Liam Walsh
March 2021
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Corporate Travel blames dividend drought for CEO’s $31.5m sale
The founder of the company has now offloaded almost $100 million shares, but points out he remains the biggest investor.
- Liam Walsh
February 2021
Another Corporate Travel CFO bites the dust
How delighted we are that Jamie Pherous has returned to the fray!
- Joe Aston
The long and short of Nearmap
There are clowns to the left of Nearmap, and jokers to the right.
- Joe Aston and Myriam Robin
October 2020
Corporate Travel's Jamie Pherous, the boy who cried poor
The company founder spent more than $30 million on a house without windows but not a single dollar on his own transformative capital raising.
- Joe Aston
September 2020
Corporate Travel books return ticket to growth
Corporate Travel Management is losing $5.7 million a month in the current climate, but Jamie Pherous says his Travel & Transport deal puts the business in an 'enviable position'.
- Vesna Poljak