Casino war ends, but champion yet to emerge
Star Entertainment chairman John O’Neill says all the talk of bad blood between him and James Packer is ‘old news’.
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Crown Melbourne to face inquiry blowtorch
The probe into Crown Resorts’ Melbourne casino will hear its first evidence on Monday, and NSW regulators will be watching closely.
Investors tell Crown to do deal quickly
The largest institutional investor in the James Packer-backed Crown is demanding it immediately start a formal sale process.
Crown bidding war gives Packer easy exit
A proposal to merge Crown Resorts with its rival Star gives James Packer easy options to continue pulling back from the gaming giant or exit completely.
Macquarie wary of banking acquisition spree
Macquarie’s boss says any acquisitions led by its banking and financial services unit would need to be ‘very accretive’.
Packer open to Star, Crown mega-merger
James Packer is understood to be open to a proposed merger of his 37pc-owned Crown Resorts with smaller rival Star Entertainment.
Crown’s last woman standing back playing for high stakes
She was the only one to emerge unscathed from the damning Crown inquiry and now Toni Korsanos has a new $48m ASX hurdle to jump.
Crown’s Victorian probe set to kick off
Victoria will begin royal commission public hearings into James Packer’s Crown Resorts on May 17.
Barangaroo: who’s buying and what are they paying?
The well-kept secret of what cashed up buyers are actually paying to snare a luxury apartment in James Packer’s $2.2bn Barangaroo tower in Sydney has finally been revealed.
Apollo and real estate group eye bids for Crown
Apollo Global Management is said to be weighing up whether to launch a takeover proposal for the $8bn casino operator Crown Resorts.
Packer spared royal commission grilling
The reclusive billionaire has not been called to give evidence at the Crown Resorts royal commission in Perth, but that could change.
Crown board to front WA royal commission
The remaining directors of Crown Resorts are set to front a royal commission into the company next month – but it remains unknown if James Packer will too.
Bid to buy Packer out of Crown
Crown’s assessment of Blackstone’s $8bn offer faces a twist after a separate funding proposal that’d allow it to buy out James Packer’s stake.
Oaktree’s Crown tilt not all it seems
On the face of it, Oaktree’s approach indicates there may be more players out there interested in buying into Crown at a time when it is still working through issues with regulators.
$3bn proposal to oust Packer from Crown
A global investment firm has proposed a multi-billion-dollar deal that could push billionaire James Packer out of Crown Resorts.
Packer in Crown hands-off agreement
James Packer has agreed to keep his mitts off Crown Resorts after previously exerting ‘disastrous’ influence over the casino giant.
Packer barred from Crown board
The NSW gaming regulator has reached an agreement with James Packer preventing him from seeking representation on the board of Crown Resorts.
Quick Crown sale riding on RCs
James Packer’s latest bid to sell Crown Resorts could be sealed as soon as August, provided no materially adverse changes are imposed by two royal commissions into the company.
‘Grave’ matters: Crown probe flags WA scrutiny
WA casino regulations face their first shake-up in decades, as the royal commission into Perth’s Crown casino begins hearings.
SA’s ‘Mr Fix-it’ joins Crown board
Crown Resorts says its reform efforts will be aided by the addition of ex-SkyCity director Bruce Carter, as it faces two royal commissions.
Packer taps Moelis to weigh up Crown sale
James Packer has indicated he is open to selling his near $3bn Crown stake to Blackstone, as Consolidated Press Holdings taps Moelis for advice.
Excrement, anthrax: why you don’t want to open my mail
I was used to receiving envelopes containing insults and even death threats, but the turd in cling wrap was a new experience.
Crown puts Blackstone on hold
Two weeks on and international private equity giant Blackstone is still waiting to hear from Helen Coonan.
Blackstone lays out Crown’s cards
As the Crown board hunkers down to deal with requests from Victoria’s royal commissioner, its future — in a bizarre way — looks more assured than it has for some time.
No delays or fancy footwork
The spectre of Patricia Bergin looms large over Ray Finkelstein’s royal commission into the suitability of Crown Resorts to run a casino in Melbourne.
Lowball Crown bid part of a bigger plan
Its $8bn bid to buy Crown is too low to win approval, but private equity giant Blackstone could be using it as part of another strategy, analysts say.
Packer to roll dice on $8bn Crown bid
James Packer is set to make the biggest bet of his life: whether to cash in his Crown Resorts chips now for $3bn or hold out for a higher offer for his casino.
Crown’s property gems put sparkle in takeover play
James Packer has assembled a formidable collection of real estate assets and suitor Blackstone has plans to get the most out of them.
Packer $400m richer by lunch, but sliding down Richest 250 list
The all-powerful Packer family was once Australia’s wealthiest — but iron ore barons and tech unicorns have leapt ahead of James.
Why Packer will want a higher price
Institutional investors may see Blackstone’s Crown offer as close to the mark, but James Packer will be eyeing potential rival bids.
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