Brierley 50 years on – Sir Ron looks back
BRIERLEY 50 YEARS ON - Sir Ron looks back
Sir Ron promises GPG restructure
Ron Brierleys investment company Guinness Peat GRoup returned to profitability ln the first half of 2010, but shed little light on how its strained relationship with investors is going.Sir Ron…
GPG issues shares
Guinness Peat Group said it had allotted 165,310,716 ordinary shares of 5p each in respect of its 2010 capitalisation issue. Of this number, 27,016,796 will initially be registered on the…
Tandou stake sold
Norway's central bank, Norges Bank, has taken up a 3 per cent stake in listed agriculture company Tandou at a price of 40c a share. The move follows the sale…
Builder of global businesses
The reclusive Sir Ron Brierley emerged from the shadows of his second corporate empire to take aim at the Government. He looks older, perhaps even a little fragile. But Ron…
Father of the corporate raiders
Sir Ron Brierley was a prophet for tens of thousands of kiwi investors in the 1980s. He talks to Marta Steeman about monev and markets. Sir Ron Brierley is not…
Sir Ron looks to life without GPG
With a glowing new balance sheet behind him, Sir Ron Brierley has indicated that London investment house Guinness Peat Group will not last forever.
GPG sues Takeovers Panel
Guinness Peat Group, underwriter of Tower Corporations upcoming $200 million rights issue, is suing the Takeovers Panel following its ruling that GPG cannot claim the so-called underwriters class exemption available…
Tower GPGs tangled road to victory
When Towers special shareholders meeting broke up just before 1pm in Wellington last Friday, prospective underwriter GPG was up against the wire. NZ director Tony Gibbs had just four hours…
Battle for Tower turns nasty
The battle for 'Power Corporation turned ugly this week, with GPGs New Zealand director Tony Gibbs openly accusing rival Eric Watson of greenmail while, in the other corner, Kerry Finnigan,…