On the Money: Straight talk on Breakers, fishing for king holdings, space men and more

On the Money: Straight talk on Breakers, fishing for king holdings, space men and more
Paul McBeth
Deal? No deal!The Australian Financial Review’s Street Talk column is essential reading for anyone interested in deals getting done, but sometimes it does need to be taken with a grain of salt. Not that we’d ever suspect investment bankers of spruiking their books or flying kites, but sometimes they might overstate how far along a potential transaction might be.Take the news about the high-flying New Zealand Breakers, for instance. There have been several items in recent months talking up the prospect of a sale after another st...

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