{"id":777028253,"date":"2025-06-25T08:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777028253"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:35:55","slug":"star-entertainment-group-shareholders-approve-us195m-rescue-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/star-entertainment-group-shareholders-approve-us195m-rescue-package","title":{"rendered":"Star Entertainment Group shareholders approve US$195m rescue package"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The rescue bid is led by Bally&#8217;s Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The <strong>Star Entertainment Group<\/strong> has secured shareholder approval for a <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-star-agrees-us180-2m-deal-with-ballys-corporation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AU$300m (US$195m) rescue package<\/a>. According to filings with the Australian Securities Exchange, the proposal received over 98 per cent of votes in favour at a shareholder meeting today (June 25).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The capital injection is led by US-based <strong>Bally\u2019s Corporation<\/strong> and the Australian investment firm <strong>Investment Holdings<\/strong>, Star\u2019s current largest shareholder. Investment Holdings will subscribe for AU$100m (US$60.5m) of the aggregate amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rescue deal consists of multi-tranche convertible notes and subordinated debt instruments. If the notes are converted into shares, Bally\u2019s and Investment Holdings\u2019 respective interests will exceed 50 per cent. If the notes are all converted, Bally\u2019s will hold up to 38 per cent of The Star\u2019s issued capital while Investment Holdings will hold 23 per cent, including its existing holding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing shareholders before the vote, Star Entertainment chair <strong>Anne Ward<\/strong>, said: \u201cThe strategic investments by Bally\u2019s and Investment Holdings provide cash funding and assist The Star\u2019s ability to continue as a going concern, helping to avoid outcomes such as voluntary administration, which is likely not to be in the best interests of shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bally&#8217;s said it has applied for operational approval from the New South Wales and Queensland governments and regulators. <strong>Soo Kim<\/strong>, Bally&#8217;s chairman, told Reuters: &#8220;We look forward to the completion of our probity review so that we can get on with the critical mission to put The Star on a sustainable path. We are raring to get on with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Star Entertainment Group\u00a0has announced a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/star-entertainment-group-announces-executive-appointments\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/star-entertainment-group-announces-executive-appointments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">executive management and subsidiary director appointments<\/a>. Subject to approvals,\u00a0<strong>Jennifer Cronin<\/strong>\u00a0was appointed as interim chief executive officer (CEO) for a maximum term of 12 months while The Star continues its search for a permanent CEO. The company has also appointed\u00a0<strong>Rowena Craze<\/strong>\u00a0as group chief risk officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other appointments include\u00a0<strong>Patrick McGlinchey\u00a0<\/strong>as group chief legal officer,\u00a0<strong>Sarah Derry\u00a0<\/strong>as chief people officer, effective July 1, and\u00a0<strong>Peter Meliniotis<\/strong>\u00a0as group chief information officer. As part of its decentralisation plan, Star has also named\u00a0<strong>Helen Galloway<\/strong>\u00a0as incoming independent chair of The Star Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month,&nbsp;<strong>Star Entertainment Group&nbsp;<\/strong>reported&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/star-entertainment-group-revenue-continues-to-fall-in-q3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">net revenue of AU$271m (US$173.8.)<\/a>&nbsp;for the third quarter of the financial year 2025.&nbsp;Revenue was down 9 per cent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-star-entertainment-group-posts-net-revenue-of-us271-5m-for-q3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sequentially<\/a>&nbsp;and 35.35 per cent in year-on-year terms. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were negative AU$21m (US$13.4m) compared to negative AU$8m (US$5.1m) in the previous quarter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<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\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-star-agrees-us180-2m-deal-with-ballys-corporation'>The Star agrees US$180.2m deal with Bally&#8217;s Corporation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rescue bid is led by Bally&#8217;s Corporation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":16789,"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 secured shareholder approval for a AU$300m rescue package, led by Bally's Corporation and Investment Holdings, to ensure its going concern status amidst significant financial challenges. This capital injection, structured via multi-tranche convertible notes and subordinated debt, could see Bally's and Investment Holdings collectively hold over 50% of Star's issued capital upon full conversion. Concurrently, Star announced key executive appointments, while Bally's awaits critical operational approvals from New South Wales and Queensland regulators.","focusai_entities":"Bally's Corporation, The Star Entertainment Group, Investment Holdings, Australian Securities Exchange, Anne Ward, Soo Kim, Jennifer Cronin, Rowena Craze, Patrick McGlinchey, Sarah Derry, Peter Meliniotis, Helen Galloway","focusai_location":"Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Sydney","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), tech_data (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Convertible Notes Conditions?","query":"What are the specific conditions precedent for Bally's and Investment Holdings to convert their notes into equity, and what is the projected timeline for these conversions?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Strategy?","query":"How will the new executive leadership team, particularly the Group Chief Risk Officer and Group Chief Legal Officer, address the historical regulatory compliance deficiencies that necessitated this rescue package?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,163,24628,158],"tags":[24103],"class_list":["post-777028253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-finance-news","category-highlight-of-the-week","category-slider-home","tag-star-entertainment-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028253","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777028253"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777028308,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028253\/revisions\/777028308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777028253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777028253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777028253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}