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How Israeli PM seduced an Aussie billionaire Fresh details of James Packer’s love of Israel have been published ahead of his evidence at the corruption trial of PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Subscriber only Billionaire James Packer dropped to his knees and kissed the feet of former Israeli President Shimon Peres when he visited the Aussie casino tycoon at his new home outside Tel Aviv. Fresh details of the 53-year-old tycoon s love of Israel, flirtation with Judaism and his increasingly fragile mental state have been published in Israel ahead of Packer s evidence at the corruption trial of his friend and neighbour, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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FILE PHOTO: The Crown Casino complex is pictured in Melbourne March 19, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed//File Photo
(Reuters) -Billionaire James Packer’s Consolidated Press Holdings (CPH) said on Tuesday it was open to considering private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc’s A$8.02 billion ($6.13 billion) proposal to buy Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd.
Blackstone in March had proposed to buy Crown Resorts in a deal valuing the troubled casino operator at $6.2 billion, a markdown from its value a year ago but a possible reprieve from regulatory pressure.
Top shareholder Packer has been heavily criticized over his alleged influence over Crown despite quitting the board in 2018, with an enquiry by a state asking for a resolution on the ownership before allowing the company to hold a casino license in New South Wales.