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Mariners bid underdone

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... company's options. Mariner went to the Takeovers Panel, after Austock reached an agreement with Folkestone to sell its property funds business. The deal came in the face of Mariner's offer for all shares in Austock, and the sale was labeled by Mariner ...

Folkestone forced to pay cash

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... assist with the administration of the Australian Government's innovation and venture capital programs. Austock's property funds business is comprised of four funds, including the ASX-listed Australian Educational Trust and Australian Social Infrastructure ...

Austock seeks liquidity for shareholders who want out

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... withdrew a proposed takeover bid for Austock. Mariner withdrew its offer after it labeled Austock's sale of its property funds management business to Folkestone Limited as a "blatant" attempt to block its bid for all shares in the company. The share ...

CYRE Trilogy, APFG still fighting

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... relation to the tactics which Cyre Trilogy has employed during their separate attempt to take over four APGF managed property funds," said Geoff McMahon, APGF managing director. "These tactics have included the use of powers of attorneys instead of proxies ...

ASIC eyes off UL property

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... unlisted property sector and could be found in any area of financial services, said Sean Robertson, chair of the Property Funds Association's policy & regulatory committee. "I think there is a lack of understanding in regards to how long it [unlisted ...

Mariner lodges TO panel complaint

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... stop the sale of Austock's property business. Austock last week announced plans for an $11 million sale of Austock Property Funds Management and its related entities to Folkestone Limited, despite Mariner advising the board that it intended to make an ...

Austock sells PFM to Folkstone

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Austock Funds Management has reached an agreement to sell its Property Funds Management business to Folkstone Limited, leaving Mariner Corporation's takeover bid in doubt. Darren Olney-Fraser, Mariner chief executive officer, told Financial Standard ...

Austock bid on ice

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... chief executive Bill Bessemer was in talks with Folkestone Limited about a joint venture to run its $555 million property funds platform. In a statement to the ASX yesterday, the Mariner board said that "the trading halt and any potential sale of joint ...

Arena appoints general manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... to joining Arena, de Vos held senior roles with Jones Lang LaSalle, Becton Property Group, Savills and boutique property funds management company Ceramic Funds Management Limited. "Rob brings a depth of property experience that, coupled with our recent ...

Centro MCS proposes DPF wind-up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... suspension saw the fund's investment mix change from a diversified exposure to a range of Centro managed unlisted direct property funds to the current position where most of DPF property exposure is now through Centro Retail Australia. "DPF now has over ...