Bridget Carter

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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Foxtel group chair Siobhan McKenna and Foxtel Group CEO Patrick Delany

What Nine offered for Foxtel

Chatter is filtering out about Nine Entertainment’s apparent play for Foxtel, with some numbers being talked about as to what sort of price it put forward to buy the business late last year.

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The Cathay Pacific A330 arrives at Cairns International Airport.

Airport sale taking flight

The sale process of North Queensland Airport takes flight this week when the data room opens to bidders.

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Coal price not right as Kestrel mine owners seek $4.8bn pay dirt

The owners of the Kestrel coal mine will have to convince buyers to pay about $4.8bn for the mine, but the coal price has fallen about 20 per cent since it was first set to hit the market.

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Knox Private Hospital in Wantirna will be closing its maternity ward in 2019.

St John of God in discussions over Healthscope leases

The not-for-profit St John of God Health Care has discussed with Healthco Healthcare and Wellness REIT taking over some real estate leases from tenant Healthscope.

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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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Oil and gas processing plant pipe line valves

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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Australian dollars background; $100 notes, hundred dollar pile generic

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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