Packer deals losing hand
Crown investors rolled the dice and lost as James Packer’s sell-down zaps any takeover premium.
James Packer
A bond of ‘brothers’
In selling a Crown stake to Lawrence Ho, James Packer is dealing with someone he’s always trusted implicitly.
Packer sells half of Crown
Crown shares fall after the $1.8bn James Packer deal to relinquish control of his casino empire.
Packer’s long goodbye
James Packer’s retreat from Australia began years before Wynn Resorts arrived on the scene.
Scion left with joker
After spending years scouting for land on the famed Las Vegas Strip, James Packer thought he’d found a winner.
Packer’s Crown still in play
James Packer’s Crown empire is still in play, despite Wynn Resorts shutting down talks because of premature disclosure.
Wynn’s grand plan for Crown
Wynn Resorts’ takeover approach for Crown included a proposal to create a network for the world’s top VIP gamblers.
Packer might still get his deal
Scepticism and a senior source leak likely sunk Packer’s $10bn deal, but it’s also put a swag of suitors on notice.
Did leak wreck Packer exit?
The Crown-Wynn leak blew up spectacularly. If James Packer wants out of casinos, he may have to wait.
Wynn boss sacked for spying
The casino giant angry that takeover talks with Crown leaked axed its security chief for spying on a former employee.
Packer casino deal goes bust
Wynn Resorts, angered by Crown’s decision to reveal takeover talks, kill the $10 billion bid.
Crown exit talk of the Strip
In Vegas, the gaming mecca dominated by the Wynn name, the collapse of Crown talks is big news.
Crown sinks after Wynn walks
Crown shares have slumped after Wynn walked away from a $10bn bid after talks leaked.
Wynn ends talks with Crown
Wynn Resorts has ended its $10 billion takeover talks with the James Packer-backed Crown Resorts.
Tycoon’s priorities shifting
James Packer has signalled that once again he’s prepared to do a deal on a grand scale.
What his money will never buy
James Packer has always had money, and stood to make a whole lot more, but it would have never brought him fulfilment.
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China watching high-rollers
To get rich in China and splash your cash around the world was once glorious — but not any more, if you want to return there.
Seismic shifts by powerful families
James Packer’s openness to selling Crown Resorts to a US rival is the latest in a series of major moves by three powerful dynasties.
Packer, Wynn’s history
The way Wynn tells it, Packer was the son of a highrolling friend he felt obliged to help out.
Packer’s Crown eyes $10bn Vegas merger
James Packer eyes a $2bn payday as Crown Resorts enters merger talks with Las Vegas casino giant Wynn.
Journey of a private man and his demons
When I first sat down with James Packer over Twisties and cigarettes, it was the billionaire who asked the questions.
‘I am going broke’
His reputation shredded, at war with Mariah Carey and crushed by debt, James Packer reveals how his gilded life unravelled.
EXCLUSIVE Packer tells: my pain, panic and paranoia
Despite being sober, James Packer says a series of ‘very scary’ episodes forced him to resign from all his public commitments.
James Packer quits CPH board
James Packer has resigned from the board of family company Consolidated Press Holdings amid mental health problems.
Packer’s first steps to recovery
Billionaire James Packer has surfaced with his closest confidants as he steps back from business to deal with his mental health.
‘He’s leaving the love of his life’
James Packer’s former fiancee has revealed the early signs of his mental illness as well as the toll his father’s pressure took.
Private pain haunting Packer
Despite what the cynics might say, James Packer was not seeking sympathy in dropping yesterday’s bombshell.
Friends rally around Packer
James Packer has done the “right thing” stepping back from his business interests to deal with mental health issues.
Packer quits over mental health
James Packer’s resignation from Crown’s board for “mental health” reasons follows tumultuous years for the tycoon.
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