Kerry Stokes

News and interviews on Kerry Stokes including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.

Monday, 25 June 2012

All eyes on Stokes

Kerry Stokes stands between Rupert Murdoch grabbing James Packer’s pay TV group Consolidated Media.
 

Thursday, 21 June 2012

Former Gladiator trainer jailed for defrauding the government through bogus small business grant claims

An ICT company director who defrauded the government has been sentenced to jail.
 

Wednesday, 20 June 2012

Why News Corp’s bid for Consolidated Media tells us where James Packer and Rupert Murdoch are heading

It’s a momentous time for Australia’s big media players and Rupert Murdoch, James Packer and Kerry Stokes are all jockeying for position in the new media landscape.
 

Friday, 01 June 2012

Packer gets his opening

James Packer has been given a gift in his battle for control of casino group Echo – and it’s come from the man he’s stalking.
 

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Bravo Grollo

The handover of the Grocon construction empire from father to son is a great example of well-managed succession.
 

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

US television ad spending grows alongside internet: Study

Spending on television advertising in the US grew by 4.5%, despite predictions the growth of the internet would erode television spending, according to a new Nielsen survey.
 

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Different rich directions

Bullish Clive Palmer is finally set to launch his $7.8 billion float, while Kerry Stokes is warning of a major downturn.
 

Monday, 28 March 2011

Mini money makers

The names at the top of Australia’s rich lists rarely change, but there is much to learn from the emerging crop of wealthy business builders.
 

Monday, 21 February 2011

Stokes makes his move

Kerry Stokes’ $5.2 million media mega deal should position him perfectly to drive industry consolidation.
 

TV billionaire Kerry Stokes unveils $5.2 billion media mega deal

Kerry Stokes has unveiled a $5.2 million media mega deal that will see him transfer ownership of the Seven television network and media businesses to Perth's West Australian Newspapers.
 

Monday, 17 January 2011

Worries for the wealthy

While the wealthy are generally a glass-half-full bunch, the list of worries facing the members of Australia's rich list is long and growing.
 

Monday, 29 November 2010

Australia's most influential billionaires

The wealthy exert their influence through various avenues. For Gina Rinehart, her recent stake in Ten Network could be one way she's throwing her weight around.
 

Monday, 08 November 2010

The side-bets of the rich

The rich list is littered with entrepreneurs who spend a few million or a few hundred thousand backing SME ventures.
 

Monday, 18 October 2010

Education secrets of the rich

While some billionaires will use their university degrees all their life, for others, secondary and tertiary education will simply be a stepping stone to other things.
 

Wednesday, 07 July 2010

Chinese bank set to become the world’s biggest ever float – and Kerry Stokes has a stake

The Agricultural Bank of China is set to raise more than $US22 billion when it floats next week.
 

Wednesday, 02 June 2010

How Kevin Rudd’s resources tax could cost Kerry Stokes millions: Gottliebsen

When Kerry Stokes agreed to cancel 15 million Seven Group shares if WesTrac missed its 2011 profit forecast, he included all kinds of force majeure get-out clauses – but not one for 'government stupidity'. 
 

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

Shareholders put their faith in Kerry Stokes, back Seven-WesTrac merger

Seven Network shareholders back plan to merge the Seven media business with privately-held heavy equipment business WesTrac.
 

Monday, 12 April 2010

Kerry Stokes forced to make changes to Seven/WesTrac merger

Minority investors in media group Seven Network have won key concessions from majority shareholder Kerry Stokes.
 

Thursday, 08 April 2010

The fate of Kerry Stokes merger deal hangs in the balance: Batholomeusz

RiskMetrics and CGI Glass Lewis have advised their clients to vote against the Seven-WesTrac deal. That doesn't mean investors won't want it to proceed. 
 

Thursday, 25 March 2010

TPG boss David Teoh storms onto executive rich list with $480 million fortune

TPG founder David Teoh lands on Executive Rich List, but remains well behind the richest person on the list – Rupert Murdoch.
 
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