The week digital media outlet Crikey (successfully) dared one of the most powerful men on earth to sue it for defamation seemed like an appropriate time to peruse the shareholder register of its publisher, Private Media.

Thanks to the statutory cap on damages in Australia’s defo regime, a courtroom showdown with Lachlan Murdoch won’t be terribly consequential to the value of the disparate equity in Private Media, the largest chunk of which is held by publishing veteran Eric Beecher.