Article: Packer cuts ties as PBL debts rise.

Byline: Lara Sinclair

Oct 27, 2008 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The stake of Consolidated Media Holdings (CMH) in PBL Media has been reduced from 25% to just 10%. CMH's James Packer and John Alexander will also step down as directors of PBL, after their company declined to inject $A75m into the joint venture with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. The latter may now fund PBL with another $A300m, but wants to gain more favourable terms from the lenders on PBL's $A4.2bn in debt. Despite PBL being a media group, ...

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