Coles punts pubs and pokies in $200m joint venture deal

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Coles offloads pubs and pokies business in $200 million deal | pwhatch

Coles will enter a deal that will see it relinquish control of its pubs.On Monday, Coles said it had reached a deal with Australian Venue Co, owned by private equity firm KKR and pub titan Bruce Dixon, that will net it about $200 million.

AVC will run the pubs business and receive the revenue and profits from those operations, while Coles will run and receive the profits from its bottle shops. “The agreement with AVC will enable each party to bring relevant expertise to the joint venture," Coles chief executive Steven Cain said.

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pwhatch I thought Coles had got rid of their pokies a few years ago. Disappointed that wasn't the case. This new deal sounds a bit dodgy too to me.

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