Billabong founder Gordon Merchant and the board of the stricken surfwear giant have faced intense questioning from shareholders about why a …
Billabong founder Gordon Merchant and the board of the stricken surfwear giant have faced intense questioning from shareholders about why a …
The problems of a founder’s continued involvement with a company when they should have long ago left have been thrown into stark reality b…
We can now officially reveal the price that Billabong shareholders have paid for the stubbornness of company founder Gordon Merchant. Mer…
The trouble with company founders is that they love their businesses too much. And so it has proved with Gordon Merchant, the founder and…
Only a few months ago Billabong announced the sale of majority interests in one of its best brands for net proceeds, akin to a capital rai…
Gordon Merchant’s bioplastics company Plantic Technologies is expecting a 500% increase in sales and hopes to turn a profit for the first ti…
You knew it was coming. Private equity loves a wounded animal, particularly one with a strong brand and market position, and in surfwear gia…
The year in wealth always starts with Gerry Harvey and his Magic Millions thoroughbred racing sale. It’s a nice guide to how the wealthy…
When you think of the industries that Australia is truly world class in, a few sectors bob up. Beer would be one (even if our biggest brewer…
It’s been a rough year for Gerry Harvey. First he was ridiculed for lashing out at online retail and calling for the Government to cut …
There are many lessons from the collapse of Krispy Kreme Australia. Fads never last. American imports don’t always find favour in Austra…
Gordon Merchant, founder of the Billabong surf wear empire and rich list member, is set to buy Melbourne-based bio plastics manufacturer Pla…
