Want to buy your loved one a mall for Christmas? With Centro in trouble, you could be in luck (well, unless your super is tied up in the whole mess), writes Jane Nethercote.
Coles supermarket
From Yannon, to meat deals – meet the Scott brothers
Way back in the late 1980s, a fiery red-head called Andrew Scott was a loyal treasury minion of then Coles Myer finance director John Barner. Scott would later rise to become the retailing giant’s property chief before leaving in 1997 for Centro Properties, whilst Barner was fired in disgrace in 1993.
Is John Wylie dreaming up Coles dummy bids?
The Coles board and its adviser, John Wylie, remain locked in negotiations with Wesfarmers today over the fine detail of an agreed $20 billion-plus takeover bid.
