{"id":777023826,"date":"2025-03-07T09:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T12:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777023826"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T04:03:52","slug":"the-star-entertainment-group-yet-to-reach-agreement-for-sale-of-destination-brisbane-stake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-star-entertainment-group-yet-to-reach-agreement-for-sale-of-destination-brisbane-stake","title":{"rendered":"The Star Entertainment Group yet to reach agreement for sale of Destination Brisbane stake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The company has not yet reached an agreement with its joint venture partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- <strong>The Star Entertainment Group <\/strong>has issued a statement saying it has not yet reached an agreement with joint venture partners,Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited (CTFE) and Far East Consortium International (FEC) for its <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-star-rejects-offers-for-destination-brisbane-stake\">50 per cent stake in Destination Brisbane<\/a>, owner of The Star Brisbane integrated resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company reiterated that it received offers from its joint venture partners on February 10. However, its board concluded that the proposals did not provide sufficient value for the company. On Thursday (March 4), media reported that Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and the Far East Consortium would provide the company with a loan of AU$50m (US$31.6m) to help the Star avoid administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A week ago, the casino operator announced a trading halt due to speculation about its finances. The company said it was exploring potential solutions to improve its liquidity position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Q2, the star posted&nbsp;<strong>revenue of AU$299m (US$185.4m)<\/strong>, down 15 per cent&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/casinos-in-australia-the-star-posts-quarterly-revenue-of-us230-85m\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sequentially<\/a>. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were negative AU$8m (US$5m) compared to AU$18m (US$11.84m) in the previous quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Star Sydney&nbsp;<\/strong>revenue was AU$176m (US$109.1m), down 6 per cent sequentially and 23 per cent in year-on-year terms. EBITDA was negative AU$4m (US$2.5m) compared to negative AU$21m (US$13m) in the first quarter.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<strong>Star Gold Coast<\/strong> revenue was AU$111m (US$68.8m), down 7 per cent year-on-year but up 3 per cent compared to the previous quarter. EBITDA was positive at AU$11m (US$6.8m) but down 48 per cent yearly.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/16426894981640096127The-Star-Entertainment-Group-300x200.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\"><span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-star-sells-assets-amid-financial-challenges\">The Star sells assets amid financial challenges<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company has not yet reached an agreement with its joint venture partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Star Entertainment Group has not reached an agreement with joint venture partners Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Far East Consortium International regarding the sale of its 50 per cent stake in Destination Brisbane, citing insufficient value. Amidst liquidity challenges and a trading halt, the company reported a sequential revenue decline and negative EBITDA for Q2, with JV partners reportedly offering a AU$50m loan to avert administration.","focusai_entities":"The Star Entertainment Group, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited, Far East Consortium International, Destination Brisbane","focusai_location":"Australia, Brisbane, Sydney, Gold Coast","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.88), compliance_legal (0.75), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.98), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.92)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Valuation Discrepancy Analysis","query":"What specific valuation methodologies or financial metrics are causing the discrepancy between The Star Entertainment Group and its JV partners regarding the Destination Brisbane stake?"},{"label":"Liquidity Impact Assessment","query":"How will the proposed AU$50m loan from JV partners impact The Star's immediate working capital and its broader debt restructuring strategy to avoid administration?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[23871],"class_list":["post-777023826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-the-star-entertainment-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777023826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777023826"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777023826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777023852,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777023826\/revisions\/777023852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777023826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777023826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777023826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}