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Fire House purchase by Sonnel marks first pub sale in North Sydney in 40 years
Real Estate 2025-08-26 11:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hotelier Mark Barry has sold the iconic Fire House Hotel for a reported $35 million, in the first freehold hotel transaction in North Sydney’s CBD in more than 40 years.

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Former Wallaby snaps up Riverina pub for $50M
Real Estate 2025-08-21 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Former Wallabies player Bill Young has bought the Gem Hotel in Griffith for a reported purchase price of $50 million, in a deal which broker HTL Property said set a new record for pub sales.  HTL Property announced on Wednesday that it brokered the deal between publican Jim Knox and former Wallabies player turned businessman…

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EVT scoops up Pro-Invest Hotels for $74M
Hospitality 2025-08-19 11:48 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Hospitality group EVT Group has acquired hotel management company Pro-Invest Hotels for $74 million to seed the launch of its own brand management business.

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Developer Goldfields acquires Sorrento Beach resort for $30M
Real Estate 2025-08-11 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Developer Goldfields Group has purchased the Quality Resort in Western Australia’s Sorrento Beach in a $31 million off-market sale.

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Park Hyatt Melbourne sold to KS Hotels in largest hotel deal this year
Real Estate 2025-08-05 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

Melbourne’s Park Hyatt Hotel has been sold to Thai group KS Hotels for a reported $200 million, in Australia’s biggest hotel deal of the year so far.

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Company of pub baron Jon Adgemis can’t set aside $5M judgment
Hospitality 2025-07-30 11:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A company owned by pub baron and former KPMG partner Jon Adgemis has lost its bid to set aside a $5 million default judgment over a 2020 loan agreement.

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Fight over Machiavelli restaurant matriarch’s will leads to ‘outrageous’ legal costs
Estates 2025-07-11 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Following the death of the 85-year old founder of famed Machiavelli Ristorante in Sydney, siblings Paola Toppi and Walter Toppi have racked up almost $1 million in legal costs fighting over the $2 million estate.

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Parkhurst Tavern picked up by Queensland pub group
Hospitality 2025-06-23 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Pub owner O’Hara Hotel Group has sold the Parkurst Tavern in Rockhampton to a privately owned Queensland pub group for a reported price of $24 million.

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EVT puts Sydney CBD entertainment complex up for sale
Real Estate 2025-06-11 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Entertainment giant EVT has put its landmark Sydney CBD Event Cinemas complex on the market.

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Mayne Pharma to challenge termination of $672M takeover in court
M&A 2025-06-04 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mayne Pharma has said it will file a court challenge to the validity of US drug maker Cosette Pharmaceuticals’ purported termination of a $672 million takeover offer.

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