Billionaire Packer reduces Australia's Crown casino stake to less than half
Former chairman James Packer's private company Consolidated Press Holdings Pty Ltd said in a letter to Crown that it has sold about 4.8 percent for A$450 million ($340 million) to third party investors, cutting its stake to 48 percent from 53 percent.
Consolidated Press said the move was made as part of its financing strategy and that it remained committed to Crown. It did not elaborate on the reason for the sale or identify the buyers.
““Over the past year, Packer has reduced his involvement in Crown, the media company he inherited from his late father and turned into a global gambling conglomerate. He quit as chairman in August 2015 and as a director in December
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He has also quit as chairman of Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (MPEL.O), a joint venture between Crown and Macau-based Melco International Development, as Crown sold down its stake in that company to 27 percent from 34 percent.
Packer has said previously that he wants to concentrate on a new Crown casino development in Sydney and an IT venture capital business in Israel.
The shares were sold at A$12.80 each. On Monday, the stock was down 1.1 percent at A$13.37.
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