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Coles Myer records 6.1% growth in sales to $27.02 billion in 2003

... financial year. "This result demonstrates good progress against our strategy to be Australia's number one retailer in all our brands and provides a strong base to build upon in FY 2004," said John Fletcher, chief executive officer of the company. "There ...

Constellation to raise $605 million to pay for purchase of BRL Hardy

America's leading wine producer Constellation Brands, which recently was in an acquisition deal of Australia's second largest wine producer BRL Hardy, has said that it had agreed to sell 9.5 million shares of Class A common stock to raise $605 million. ...

International Wine Fund expects unitholder support

... under consideration since the sale of its 18.3 million shares in BRL Hardy Ltd, following BRL's merger with Constellation Brands Inc in January. The fund also plans to launch an on-market buyback of up to 10% of its units later this month. The Australian ...

Dealer group goes in AXA shake-up

... network, including the closure of Altus Financial Services. AXA said its network would now comprise just two dealer group brands - AXA Financial Planning and Charter Financial Planning. AXA's National Manager Dealer Groups, Andrew Waddell, said the consolidation ...

Midday market wrap: AMP slides towards $5.00

... Coles Myer, Bi-Lo, and Liquorland at 584 service stations across Australia that will use the both the Coles Myer and Shell brands. All Ordinaries: 2953.90 (-11.10) Dow Jones: 8601.38 (+0.00) NASDAQ: 1510.09 (+0.00) FTSE-100: 3979.80 (+0.00) Hang Seng ...

Australian merger and acquisitions activity soars in 2003

... Thomson Financial said today. The largest deal during the first quarter was the takeover offer by US-based Constellation Brands Inc of BRL Hardy with a value of $2.37 billion. Centro Properties Group's proposed acquisition of AMP Shopping Centre Trust ...

Midday Market Wrap: All Ordinaries gains ground

... rose $0.02 to $10.45 following the green light given by its shareholders to merge with US beverage giant, Constellation Brands, which will see annual sales of around $3 billion. All Ordinaries: 2842.70 (+6.90) Dow Jones: 8286.60 (+21.15) NASDAQ: 1402.77 ...

National shares surge on ex-Barclays appointment

... banking strategy in the United Kingdom." Stewart said, "the National has a big business in the UK with strong regional brands in Yorkshire Bank, Clydesdale Bank, Northern Bank and National Irish Bank. These businesses represent a very exciting platform ...

Telstra chief brands AFR article claims "misleading"

John Fernando Telstra chief executive officer Ziggy Switkowski today said that claims made in an article published in the Australian Financial Review, claiming that a shareholder supported proposal from its Hong Kong venture Reach with its banking syndicate ...