Aug 20, 2026 – 11.06amPrivate-equity-owned Australian Venue Co has acquired The Clock and The Bank in inner Sydney for just over $90 million from the Fairfax family’s pub business, Amalgamated Hotels.Amalgamated Hotels was founded by industry veteran Bruce Solomon, whose pub management business, Solotel, operates the venues with his son Elliot at the helm. Lee Thomas – the late Mary Fairfax’s personal secretary for more than 30 years – is also an Amalgamated Hotels director.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Australian Venue Co buys Fairfax family’s Sydney pubs for $90m-plus
The nation’s second-largest pub group has acquired The Clock and The Bank as it grows its hospitality empire.
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