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Village Roadshow screened rival offer before Pacific Equity Partners deal
The wealthy Kirby family and outgoing Village Roadshow CEO Graham Burke fielded an offer from BGH Capital before agreeing to sell their stake in the company to PEP.
- by Kylar Loussikian and Jennifer Duke
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Village Roadshow mulls blockbuster $1b private equity takeover offer
Private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners' $1b takeover bid for Village Roadshow has landed just weeks ahead of the exit of its longstanding CEO Graham Burke.
- by Jennifer Duke and Kylar Loussikian
'Rotten couple of years': Village Roadshow CEO says turnaround has begun
Village Roadshow chief executive Graham Burke says the internal feuding that has hurt the cinema and theme parks company is now over.
- by Jennifer Duke
Ex-Foxtel boss Peter Tonagh joins Village Roadshow
Former Foxtel chief executive Peter Tonagh has joined Village Roadshow as a non-executive director following a dramatic shakeup of the board amid a family dispute.
- by Jennifer Duke
Village gives up the search for new boss
Why bother trying to find the best person for the top job when you can just install your son?
- by Kylar Loussikian and Samantha Hutchinson
Albanese locks in senior roles in his office, but one key role remains unfilled
With the first week of Parliament less than a month away, Labor leader Anthony Albanese and new chief-of-staff Tim Gartrell are putting the final touches on office arrangements.
- by Kylar Loussikian and Samantha Hutchinson
A coronation for Clark the Clown?
It turns out Merivale billionaire Justin Hemmes is not the only person in pursuit of his one-time construction lieutenant Joel Cheeseman.
- by Kylar Loussikian and Samantha Hutchinson
Pitiable profit won’t tighten Burke’s purse for pollie pals
A pitiable profit hasn't stopped Village Roadshow splashing out on political donations.
- by Kylar Loussikian & Samantha Hutchinson
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Village Roadshow 'stopped at the drive-in', says former Hollywood exec
A former high-flying Warner Brothers executive who dealt with the ailing local entertainment company says new management is needed.
- by Kylar Loussikian
A cinematic feud: Are the curtains closing on Village Roadshow?
The angry emails began on June 20 when John Kirby fired off a lengthy missive to the Village Roadshow board. The subject line was “The Diagnosis”.
- by Jennifer Duke & Kylar Loussikian
Village could turn to American hotel executive to resolve feud
Sources within the besieged film and theme park operator say new governance boss could resolve explosive family fight tearing apart company.
- by Kylar Loussikian
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