coolum brewer said:Interesting take on the LN bid (what everyone suspects, but haven't blurted out in the mainstream press - don't bite the hand that feeds you!)
Crikey
cheers
Peter
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Brauluver said:Correct me if I'm wrong, but reading the piece on crikey led me to wonder if coopers are really using smoke and mirrors to prevent lion nathan from holding shares to protect their future option to become a third major brewing enterprise within australia.It would still be effectively selling out but would have the benefit of increasing their size,through foreign investment and at the same time hooking into an international brewing entity.If they could maintain there current aussie ale range ,but also brew a major euro lager for local/australasian markets they would surely become a major brewing force.
If thats what LN are tying to stymie then it would certainly be worth coopers trying to block it to keep all option open for the future.
Or am i just being to cynical?
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mandrakar said:Looks like those who only dabble with kits will be migrating to Morgans en masse....
RIP, the last decent SA beer..........
M
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Lots of things do have to happen. However Cooper's is not family owned in the sense theat the faily own the entire company. Cooper's is a public but unlisted company. They have a anumber of shareholders that are outside the family and a very complex share structure. I do not know what percentage of ownership is outside the family but I'm sure this could be found out from a share register as they are a public company.pharmaboy said:A hell of a lot has to happen for this to go through yet, remember the coopers family still own the company and would have to choose to seel out - there is only one family member atm who will, who is fighting for a largish stake through the courts.
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Aaron said:Lots of things do have to happen. However Cooper's is not family owned in the sense theat the faily own the entire company. Cooper's is a public but unlisted company. They have a anumber of shareholders that are outside the family and a very complex share structure. I do not know what percentage of ownership is outside the family but I'm sure this could be found out from a share register as they are a public company.pharmaboy said:A hell of a lot has to happen for this to go through yet, remember the coopers family still own the company and would have to choose to seel out - there is only one family member atm who will, who is fighting for a largish stake through the courts.
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I wouldn't like to predict the outcome but it is certainly not a simple situation.
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