{"id":777039962,"date":"2026-04-01T08:12:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777039962"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:56:46","slug":"the-star-completes-exit-from-destination-brisbane-consortium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-star-completes-exit-from-destination-brisbane-consortium","title":{"rendered":"The Star completes exit from Destination Brisbane Consortium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The casino operator has finalised Stage 1 of its asset disposal to Chow Tai Fook and Far East Consortium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- The Star Entertainment Group has completed the sale of its 50 per cent equity interest in the Destination Brisbane Consortium (DBC), the entity that owns the Queen\u2019s Wharf Brisbane integrated resort. It sold the stake to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and Far East Consortium International Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The transaction, announced in August 2025, was structured in two stages. Stage 2 will see the disposal of additional assets, including the Gold Coast joint venture holdings and the Treasury Hotel in Brisbane. The group expects conditions expected to be satisfied during the second half of the year or no later than March 31, 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Star will continue to maintain an operational role under revised terms. From\u00a0April 1, 2026, the company will receive a fixed annual casino operator fee of AU$18m (US$12.4m), paid monthly, alongside a performance-based incentive component linked to EBITDAM performance metrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The updated agreement also introduces a performance-based termination right for DBC, allowing the consortium to end the casino management agreement with at least 90 days\u2019 written notice under certain performance conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Completion of Stage 1 satisfies a key condition precedent tied to The Star\u2019s new financing facilities with WhiteHawk<\/a>, enabling the release of the company\u2019s guarantee under the Queen\u2019s Wharf debt facilities, which is expected to strengthen the group\u2019s financial position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> The Star appoints new group CFO<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The casino operator has finalised Stage 1 of its asset disposal to Chow Tai Fook and Far East Consortium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777039966,"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 completed Stage 1 of its asset disposal, selling its 50% equity in the Destination Brisbane Consortium (DBC) to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and Far East Consortium International Limited. This transaction strengthens The Star's financial position by satisfying a key condition for new financing and releasing its guarantee on Queen's Wharf debt facilities. The Star will continue as the casino operator under revised terms, including a fixed annual fee and performance-based incentives, while DBC gains a performance-based termination right.","focusai_entities":"The Star Entertainment Group, Destination Brisbane Consortium, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited, Far East Consortium International Limited, WhiteHawk","focusai_location":"Australia, Brisbane, Gold Coast","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.75), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.98), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on NGR & EBITDAM?","query":"How will the revised operational agreement, specifically the fixed annual fee and performance-based incentive, impact The Star's projected Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) and Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization, and Management fees (EBITDAM) from the Queen's Wharf Brisbane asset?"},{"label":"DBC Termination Conditions?","query":"What are the specific performance conditions or key performance indicators (KPIs) that could trigger Destination Brisbane Consortium's (DBC) performance-based termination right for The Star's casino management agreement?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[29,24619,225],"class_list":["post-777039962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-casino","tag-finance","tag-legislation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039962","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=777039962"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777039973,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039962\/revisions\/777039973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777039966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777039962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777039962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777039962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}