Corporate Raiders’ Playbook by Chloé Argyle
They built clandestine stakes, launched hostile bids, built empires and gambled fortunes on their next move.
Written as a fast-paced narrative, Corporate Raiders’ Playbook takes readers inside Australia’s most iconic merger and acquisition plays of the past 30 years and the extraordinary characters who fought for control.
Drawing on first-hand accounts from the major protagonists, the book reconstructs the rivalries, calculated risks, bluffs and pivotal decisions behind each deal, revealing how they were won and lost.
Revealing and entertaining, Corporate Raiders’ Playbook is a gripping account of ambition, power and corporate brinkmanship and of the strategies that permanently changed Australian business.
About the Author
Chloé Argyle is an Equity Capital Markets adviser and founder of éthica Capital with 15 years’ experience across capital markets and corporate finance. She advises on complex transactions across a broad range of sectors, with a particular focus on directing capital at scale into transitioning industries.
She is a recipient of the 2025 Women in Banking and Finance Award for Achievement in Institutional, Corporate and Investment Banking.
Editor
Errol Parker is editor-at-large at The Betoota Advocate.
Contributors
Joyce Moullakis is an associate editor and columnist at The Australian Financial Review. Her experience in journalism spans a quarter of a century, including stints at Bloomberg and The Australian. She is also the co-author of best-selling book The Millionaires’ Factory, which was a finalist in the 2023 Australian Business Book Awards.
Alan Hartstein is a writer and editor with over two decades’ experience across finance and business. He has held senior editorial roles, including at The Australian Financial Review and BRW.
Roger Balch is a finance writer and editor with a background in business journalism, having written for The Australian Financial Review and AFR Smart Investor magazine.
Register before the 15th of October for a complimentary (conditions below) book.
Available exclusively to Spark + Australian Equities Day attendees. Postage costs apply.
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