Brierley slows down as corporate raider
Veteran corporate raider Sir Ron Brierley, who once owned large stakes in supermarket retailer Woolworths and gas company AGL, and headed the third-largest company on the Australian Securities Exchange in…
Soul Patts break-up doomed to fail – Brierley
Ron Brierley has predicted the latest attempt to break up the cross shareholding in Washington H Soul Pattinson and Brickworks will fail in the same way as his efforts did…
JP Morgan rallies round at ClearView
In-play life insurance and wealth management company ClearView Wealth has bulked up its defence team, ahead of the release of its target statement and results later this month.
GPG has ClearView on offer
GPG says Gary Weisss hostile offer for ClearView Wealth is inadequate. Renowned corporate raider Gary Weiss is back and heading for a showdown with former colleagues at Guinness Peat Group…
Sir Ron beats the odds
Ever get the feeling that 80s board scourge Ron Brierley knew something the others didnt? The septuagenarian Kiwi corporate raider has avoided a second ignominious board ousting from one of…
Brierley may lose GPG seat
Ron Brierley, former chairman of Guinness Peat Group, may be voted off the board at next weeks annual meeting as several shareholders indicated opposition to his re-election.GPG will hold its…
GPG sells off assets
Guinness Peat Group has sold its 12.65 per cent stake in Capilano Honey to Mariner Corp. Mariner recently bought a 19.83 per cent stake in Peanut Co. a 12.02 per…
GPG director Gavin Walker resigns citing conflict
Less than two months after being elected to the Guinness Peat Group board as non-executive director, Gavin Walker has resigned because of a conflict of interest with his chairmanship at…
Sweet timing in MSF Sugar trade
Sources suggest Thailands Mitr Phol was behind the hefty trades in MSF Sugar on Friday, using creep provisions to pick up the remaining Guinness Peat Group stake (about 3.5 per…
Once a warrior
It took 50 years for executives of Brierley Investments to throw a reunion party for the corporate raider who just about defined an era. But when the big night came…