Australian Venue Co will add The Court Hotel to its Western Australian portfolio, with owner Bree Maddox ready to move on after 18 years of operating the Northbridge venue.
The Claremont Hotel is set to open in early January after nearly three years of closure, with the $12 million refurbished bar becoming Australian Venue Co's largest WA asset.
ARK Group is selling seven venues to Australian Venue Co, including The Peach Pit, while Colonial Leisure Group has entered a deal to swap two of its assets for Melbourne-based pubs.
Australian Venue Co has plans to undertake $2 million of renovations for the Victoria Park Hotel, which it bought last year as part of a $200 million purchase of Coles' portfolio of pubs and restaurants.
