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Bridget Carter has worked as a writer and editor for The Australian’s DataRoom column since it was launched in 2013, focusing on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investment banking. She has been a journalist for more than 18 years, covering a broad range of events and topics, including high profile court cases and crimes, natural disasters, social issues and company news.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - SEPTEMBER 05, 2024: The operators of Star Casino have reportedly told the market they are reviewing their liquidity position following days of silence after being suspended from trading.Picture: NewsWire / Glenn Campbell

Last roll of lenders’ dice coming for Star Entertainment

Star Entertainment could be in voluntary administration for just weeks while tax negotiations with government play out.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 4, 2022: Photo of REA Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Owen Wilson at his office in Cremorne.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

REA focuses back on home base amid buoyant listings market

REA Group is one of the first big listed groups to report next week and there’s high hopes over what it will deliver.

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Will Barrenjoey take a swing at APA?

APA Group boss Adam Watson was spotted in the Barrenjoey box at the Australian Open tennis, could it be possible that he is being wooed by the Australian investment bank?

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Bond market waits on moves by Trump, RBA

The bond market remains volatile but much of its strength this year rests on the decisions by US President Donald Trump and the Reserve Bank of Australia.

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There are two Noni B stores in Townsville facing an uncertain future. Picture: Supplied.

More pain to come after Noni B, Millers close

Retailers are being buffeted by a weak economy and also online marketplaces like Facebook, so March looms as decision-making time for lenders to financially struggling chains.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 12, 2021.Generic imagery of HSBC Bank in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Movement by banking majors not only at an executive level

As new chiefs settle in at our big banks there’s likely to be movement further down the chain as global headhunters chase talent.

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Is CC Capital’s Insignia interest real? Some aren’t convinced

Questions are being asked whether CC Capital is actually a genuine bidder for Insignia Financial or has it joined the fray to pump up the existing offer of Bain Capital.

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Opening of The Star Grand and Queen's Wharf precinct in Brisbane, Thursday, August 29, 2024 - Picture: Richard Walker

Alinta’s coal-fired handbrake on Star’s survival

In a strange twist of fate the future of Star Entertainment could potentially hinge on the sale of a third of Alinta Energy and its coal-fired power stations thanks to Hong Kong connections.

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Gold bullion bars are pictured after being inspected and polished at the ABC Refinery in Sydney on August 5, 2020. - Gold prices hit 2,000 USD an ounce on markets for the first time on August 4, the latest surge in a commodity seen as a refuge amid economic uncertainty. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

Two more bidders join the hunt for Ravenswood

Two Indonesian companies have joined the list of suitors for the Ravenswood gold mine which on the market for about $2bn.

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TOPSHOT - Gold bullion bars are pictured after being inspected and polished at the ABC Refinery in Sydney on August 5, 2020. - Gold prices hit 2,000 USD an ounce on markets for the first time on August 4, the latest surge in a commodity seen as a refuge amid economic uncertainty. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

Ravenswood gold mine sale gathering momentum

The Ravenswood Gold Mine’s sale is gathering pace but fortunately for interested parties the bid deadline has been pushed out by a couple of weeks.

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