David Coe

Back door swings wide open

27 January 2012 | Tony Boyd

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The long-term hibernation of the IPO market in Australia is likely to lead to greater use of back-door listings as well as increased complexity in the structuring of M&A deals.

Aircraft leasing a first-class fit for Macquarie

24 September 2011 | Joyce Moullakis

PRINT: 23 September 2011 | PAGE 18 | Aircraft leasing a first-class fit for Macquarie

When boarding an international flight, passengers rarely give a thought to who owns the plane, while bankers are well briefed on the dynamics of the industry.

Fell unaware if shareholders knew of debt deadline

09 September 2011 | Ben Hurley

PRINT: 09 September 2011 | PAGE 5 | I was unaware, Fell tells court

Fomer Allco Finance director Gordon Fell was not aware if shareholders were informed of a pending $42 million debt repayment deadline, the Federal Court heard.

Wall St tanks, SPI points to local rout, $A plunges

05 August 2011 | John McDuling

Before the Bell | US stocks have suffered their biggest fall since 2009 on heightened fears about the US economy and Europe’s debt crisis ■ S&P 500 falls 4.78pc ■ Volatility, trading volumes surge ■ SPI down 157pts ■ $A drops 2.4 US cents ■ Broker Watch: ASX, Leighton, JB Hi-Fi

GAAM players gearing up for $6bn tilt at RBS Aviation

05 August 2011 | Sarah Thompson

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The $US1.4 billion sale of Global Aviation Asset Management yesterday raises a question – just what will the boys do next?

Nothing but blue sky for all-star investors

04 August 2011 | Andrew White

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An all-star cast of investors who led the aborted bid for Qantas Airways is eyeing a multibillion-dollar portfolio of planes coming onto the market in the United Kingdom.

$300m to take V8s offshore

17 May 2011 | Dan Hall

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The V8 Supercars motor racing brand will be overhauled after private equity firm Archer Capital bought a 60 per cent stake in the business for $300 million.

Archer on target for V8 Supercars

16 May 2011 | Sarah Thompson

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JPMorgan-advised Archer Capital is close to acquiring a controlling interest of 60 per cent in V8 Supercars Australia for about $325 million.

V8 Supercars stake draws admirers

29 March 2011 | Sarah Thompson and Khia Mercer

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The auction of a controlling stake in V8 Supercars Australia has slipped smoothly into fifth gear with indicative bids lodged last week and at least two parties now gunning around the dataroom.

Ashes to ashes for Coe

01 February 2011 |

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Comfortably hanging out with celebrity friends at Sydney hotspots, former Allco head David Coe seems unruffled by the impressive figures surrounding the sale of his V8 Supercars series stake.

Coe and Co want a piece of Perry

08 December 2010 |

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After his fall from grace at Allco Finance Group, David Coe has kept a pretty low profile.

Kinghorn drives shareholder glee

12 November 2010 |

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It was a much happier time than last year for John Kinghorn and his fellow RHG directors at the company’s annual general meeting in Sydney.

Life after Qantas

06 November 2010 | Lisa Allen

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Geoff Dixon might be 71and retired but over the past year he’s ramped up his business and philanthropy activities.

Wheatley : I’m ATO’s poster boy

26 July 2010 | Rachael Bolton

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The self-titled “poster boy” for the Australian Tax Office’s campaign against tax cheats has questioned the culture of the ATO, calling for greater compassion from the authority that put him behind bars.

Keybridge flies high on plane assets

04 June 2010 | Joyce Moullakis

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Investors yesterday rewarded structured financier Keybridge Capital for its indirect holding in Global Aviation Asset Management, after former Qantas chief Geoff Dixon and fomer Allco Finance Group boss David Coe agreed to back to plane leasing business.

GAAM and Dixon drive leasing shake-up

03 June 2010 | Joyce Moullakis

Comment | Macquarie may have stolen the limelight with its purchase of a $US2 billion aircraft leasing fleet, but GAAM and its new backers – which include former Qantas executives Geoff Dixon and Peter Gregg and former Allco boss David Coe – will certainly be shaking things up.

Dixon & Coe star in Flying High 2

03 June 2010 | Andrew White

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Three of the key figures in the aborted private equity bid for Qantas Airways – former chief executive Geoff Dixon, his finance chief Peter Gregg and former Allco Finance Group boss David Coe – have emerged as backers in a restructuring of the country’s second biggest aviation leasing business.

Allco receivers get ready for asset sale

27 May 2010 | Joyce Moullakis and jonathan shapiro

The receivers of failed Allco Finance Group are believed to be close to completing the sale of 75 per cent of the 19 tranches of financial assets listed for sale.

Buyers eye Allco financial assets

14 May 2010 | Joyce Moullakis

Dealbook | Updated | Moss Capital, Liberty Financial, and boutique adviser Alceon are finalising bids for a $200 million portfolio of financial assets being offloaded by receivers of the failed Allco Finance Group.

After shaky start, MCA revamp gets go-ahead

06 May 2010 | Katrina Strickland

PRINT: 06 May 2010 | PAGE 48 | After slow start, MCA revamp gets OK

Raising funds to redevelop Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art had its ups and downs, but the project is now slated to begin in June.

A stake through the heart

31 March 2010 |

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The now defunct Allco Finance Group was another example of the perils of getting into bed with shareholders that have controlling stakes in companies.

A trust too deep for comfort

27 March 2010 | Andrew White

PRINT: 27 March 2010 | PAGE 14 | A trust too deep for comfort

he epitaph of Allco has been rewritten in court testimony this week. It was not Rubicon, but an entanglement with Allco Principals Trust that brought it undone, writes Andrew White.

Splits emerge in Allco evidence

25 March 2010 | Marsha Jacobs

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Allco’s former deputy chairman, Bob Mansfield, has denied knowing or being told that a $50 million loan from the company to a trust owned by executives of the structured finance firm was unsecured and subordinated.