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Cat Daddy time! How ARN, Southern Cross could resume merger dance

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It’s the deal that refuses to die.

On Friday, Southern Cross Media pulled the pin on buying up regional rival Australian Community Media, the amalgamation of publishing businesses put together by Antony Catalano and his billionaire backer Alex Waislitz.

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Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.au
Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.rapaport@afr.com

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