Allco loaded with nothing left to acquire - except itself
SMHALLCO Equity Partners, the listed cashbox run by former Macquarie banker Peter Yates which was part of the $11 billion aborted bid for Qantas, is to buy back some of its shares after failing to find a home for its investors' money.
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