Street Talk
Genesis remains defiant on blocking Crescent’s Pacific Smiles bid
Figured Pacific Smiles was done and dusted with Crescent Capital’s $2.05 per share knock-out bid? Think again.
Street Talk understands Genesis Capital isn’t done yet and will continue to use its considerable stake to thwart the bid.
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.au
Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.rapaport@afr.com
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