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…

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…

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,…

GPG is the only alternative, Tower tells shareholders. There is no choice. Tower Corporation shareholders must accept a $200 million capital raising offer from Sir Ron Brierleys Guinness Peat Group…

Well hurry it up. A lot of us arent going to be here that long, grumbled one shareholder. Trans Tasman Properties shareholders at last weeks AGM told their directors to…

GPG turns the blowtorch on Rubicons Perry-friendly directors. Fallout from GPGs High Court win over New York hedge fund Perry Corporation and Rubicon continued yesterday, with GPG director Tony Gibbs…

Sir Ron Brierleys Guinness Peat Group has upped the ante at Australian Growth Properties, requisitioning a shareholders meeting in Sydney next Tuesday in a bid to sack its management company

Urging Fletcher Forests shareholders to vote against proposals to acquire the debt-ridden Central North Island Forest partnership, Guinness Peat Group director Tony Gibbs yesterday told the FCF board it was

Does Sir Ron Brierley have a clever plan for Kiwi forestry? Before Fletcher Challenge Forests (FCF) shareholders met yesterday to vote on the companys bid to buy the Central North…

Hard on the heels of screwing a highly satisfactory settlement for minority shareholders in a dispute about dividendrepayments, Sir Ron Brierleys Guinness Peat Group yesterday lobbed yet another grenade into…