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Peter Smedley

April 2021

Former Arrium chairman Jerry Maycock.

Former Arrium chairman grilled over 2016 collapse

The court battle over Arrium’s demise is running parallel to Gupta’s battle to save his empire from the collapse of its main financier – Lex Greensill’s supply chain finance business Greensill Capital.

  • Max Mason

April 2019

Peter Smedley is being remembered for his long business career and charity work.

Deal maker had a passion for helping others

Former Colonial boss remembered for acquisitions and charity work.

  • Brad Thompson
The pinnacle of Peter Smedley's business career was the sale of Colonial to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia 19 years ago.

Peter Smedley defined by $8.2b Colonial deal

Businessman Peter Smedley was known as the Pacman because of the Allfinanz business he built at Colonial.

  • Tony Boyd
Peter Smedley

Businessman Peter Smedley dies aged 76

He was known as 'Pac-Man' for his voracious appetite for acquisitions, transforming Colonial and then Mayne Group.

  • Simon Evans and Nick Lenaghan

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