Graeme Hart Quotes
100 Graeme Hart Quotes
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There were some surprises…
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They hadn't given everybody the facts… but that didn't alter the fundamentals of what we were doing.
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We had to work…
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We just got stuck in…
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People look back on it now and say you have done tremendously well and I don't really look at it that way.
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Hey, it's just all part of the continuum.
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It doesn't matter whether you're a politician, a sportsman, or a journo…
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What we have to do is… come out the other end with those businesses intact.
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There is something about being surrounded by schooling hammerheads…
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I can’t get enough of it.
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Consumable products you can turn up and buy every day.
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Books, pens, food – that’s what I’m into.
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You can only have…
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Extended only if the directors recommended it to shareholders.
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There are certain inefficiencies… if we were to continue operating through two ownership structures.
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We have concluded that it is timely to consolidate into one private structure.
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The weight of capital out there…
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There is almost a shortage of high-quality IPOs.
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Pactiv is an outstanding company.
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It is a clear leader…
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I am excited… to be associated with the people who have made it such a successful company…
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Its broad product line and unique distribution system.
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I am very pleased to add these businesses to our packaging group.
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[On purchasing Goodman Fielder in 2003 with a $2.25 billion bid] All about intelligent use of debt. [Sells in October 2007]
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[On turning about Burns Philip] We are going to give it our absolute best shot. I think if it can be turned around we will do it. I will hang in there as long as it takes.
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[On his goal of making a name for himself in commerce] I remember it going back to being a really young teenager. Nothing has changed in that regard.
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I just like what I do. Most people have something they are passionate about; something they enjoy… I just happen to really enjoy business.
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[On mentors] I don’t think there is any one person that I’d stand back and say ‘Hey, that’s the person.’
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What it says about Burns’ ambitions are simply that we had an important role to play in Goodman... Where we go from here is we look to our next Goodman. We get to a point when we acquire and restructure a business where we have to consider taking some of the value we have added off the table for reinvestment.
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It’s all part of what we do and I get a tremendous amount of satisfaction out of it. You look at Goodman Fielder… it’s a very satisfying experience to be able to take a company and significantly improve it in every way.
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Selling is always harder than buying. They are both fun – it’s just part of the cycle.
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[On the future in 2005] Just more of the same. It’s a gradual step up over time but I’ve been doing this for a long time and I wouldn’t want to change. I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else.
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The money doesn’t really matter so much as the enjoyment I get. The reason I get out of bed is I love what I do – and the day I stop is the day I stop enjoying myself.
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[On Burns Philip in 2003] In substance when (commentators and analysts) sat down and looked at the way we structured the debt, the cash flows of the organisation and the stability and predictability of those cash flows (because we are very diverse by both geography and businesses) everybody got quite comfortable with it.
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[On Burns Philip in 2003] You can be very confident that the cash flows predicted will come in, in a stable manner every day of the year. That is critical when you are looking at it as a debt investor.
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[On Burns Philip in May 2003] We have only just started we haven't done much value adding yet.
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[In 2003] We have a good track record of getting businesses to the low end of the cost curve and the high end of the performance measures. And that's what we are going about doing.
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We're not over-levered and we are not under-levered.
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It's funny because some people say 'Gee whiz you take lots of risk' and I say I don't take any risk mate.
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[On the types of business he invests in] They look like everyday predictable consumables. Whether you've used your pen and had to buy a new one, or eaten a loaf of bread and had to buy a new one. What I know is you are going to consume it everyday and come back for a new one.
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