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    • Alan Bond (22 April 1938 – 5 June 2015) was an Australian businessman noted for his high-profile and often corrupt business dealings. These included his central role in the WA Inc scandals of the 1980s; the biggest corporate collapse in Australian history; and also his criminal conviction that saw him serve four years in prison. He is also remembered for bankr… See more

    Early life

    Alan Bond was born on 22 April 1938, the son of Frank and Kathleen Bond in the Hammersmith district of London, … See more

    Career

    Bond began his career as a signwriter under the name 'Nu-Signs' after terminating his apprenticeship 18 months before it was due to end. In 1956 he was charged with attempted burglary, having been found by police roam… See more

    Bankruptcy and conviction for fraud

    In 1992, Bond was declared bankrupt after failing to repay a $194 million personal guarantee on a loan for a nickel-mining project. His debts reportedly totalled $1.8 billion at the time. He feigned brain damage to avoid an… See more

    Was Alan Bond tenacious?
    “But on the balance of Alan Bond’s life, in terms this nation Australia, he will always rank remarkably high in terms of the contribution he made to this country,” Mr Hawke said today at a press conference. “He was tenacious. It was said by crew members of Australia II that Alan never knew when to give up. So he was tenacious.
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    Return to investment activities

    Following release, he became active in various mining investments, predominately in Africa, including Madagascar Oil PLC and Global Diamond Resources, of Lesotho and was included in Business Review Weekly's … See more

    Family

    In 1955, Bond married Eileen Hughes, a member of a prominent Catholic family in Fremantle (she is a cousin of car dealer John Hughes). She and Bond were both 17, and she was pregnant at the time. Bond, who … See more

    Illness and death

    On 2 June 2015, Bond underwent open-heart surgery at a private hospital in Perth to replace and repair his heart valves. Following complications, he was transferred to Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth and placed on li… See more

    In popular culture

    John Wood portrayed Bond in the miniseries The Challenge (1986), which depicted Australia's famous victory of the 1983 America's Cup.
    In the Australian TV miniseries Killing Time (2011), he … See more

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    WA businessman Alan Bond has died after heart …

    Jun 5, 2015 · And we thank Alan Bond for that.” Mr Bond died on Friday, aged 77. The controversial businessman had been in intensive care earlier this week …

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      Jun 5, 2015 · Alan Bond, who has died aged 77, is best known for being the first non-American to win the coveted America's Cup sailing trophy, and as the biggest fraudster in Australian history.

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      Business tycoon and former Australian of the year Alan Bond rode one of the most spectacular corporate roller coasters of the 1980s. The 77-year-old entrepreneur died in a Perth hospital on Friday after complications during a triple-bypass operation.

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      How did Alan Bond die?
      And we thank Alan Bond for that.” Mr Bond died on Friday, aged 77. The controversial businessman had been in intensive care earlier this week following heart surgery. He had been placed in an induced coma at Fiona Stanley Hospital after triple bypass surgery. He died about 10am Perth time today.

      WA businessman Alan Bond has died after heart surgery in Perth

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      Was Alan Bond tenacious?
      “But on the balance of Alan Bond’s life, in terms this nation Australia, he will always rank remarkably high in terms of the contribution he made to this country,” Mr Hawke said today at a press conference. “He was tenacious. It was said by crew members of Australia II that Alan never knew when to give up. So he was tenacious.

      WA businessman Alan Bond has died after heart surgery in Perth

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      How did Alan Bond start his business?
      He established a company that grew from nothing to one that brewed most of the beer in Australia, that owned nickel mines in Queensland, a national television network and the world’s most expensive painting, among many other things. Alan Bond scales the highs and lows of business. Photo: APP

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      Did Alan Bond buy Channel Nine?
      He bought Channel Nine from Kerry Packer for $1 billion, a crazy boom price, inspiring Packer to observe “You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime and I’ve had mine.” He then pledged to buy Nine back at one-third of the price, which he did In 1987 he bought Vincent Van Gogh’s Irises for $54 million, then a record for a painting.

      Alan Bond's business career is finally over with a $1.9 billion settlement

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      Did Sotheby's help Alan Bond buy 'irises'?
      "A $27 Million Loan by Sotheby's Helped Alan Bond to Buy 'Irises' ". New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2024. ^ Lewis, Wendy (2010). Australians of the Year. Pier 9 Press. ISBN 978-1-74196-809-5. ^ "Alan Bond Is Declared Bankrupt in Australia". The New York Times. 15 April 1992.

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      Great frauds in history: Alan Bond’s debt-fuelled empire

      Oct 1, 2020 · Alan Bond built an empire that encompassed brewing, mining, television on unsustainable amounts of debt, which led to his downfall and imprisonment.

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      Alan Bond's business career is finally over with a $1.9 …

      Dec 23, 2019 · The final chapter in Mr Bond’s infamous legacy has come to an end following the signing of a $1.9 billion settlement over the last of his companies, Bell Group. It was a deal 24 years in the making.