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Solid Energy secures restructuring deal

Solid Energy has secured its restructuring deal with most of its banks and the Government following a series of meetings today in Christchurch.

Solid Energy debt case failure tipped

Bank of Tokyo resists Solid Energy deal

Writedowns see miner's value plummet

Ailing state-owned coal miner Solid Energy's net value to the taxpayer has plunged from more than half a billion dollars to less than $100 million in three years, its annual result yesterday revealed.

Solid Energy's losses grow to $335m

Editorial: Solid Energy shows pitfalls of public ownership

Editorial: The Green Party has called the Government's bail-out of Solid Energy "privatisation by stealth". Would that it were so.

Cracks emerge in Solid Energy bank bailout deal

Banks take shares in Solid Energy

After having its "for sale" sign removed when it almost collapsed this year, state-owned coalminer Solid Energy will be partially privatised in a restructuring deal.

Crown support for Solid Energy short term 'unused'

Broke state miner's millions to charities

Troubled state miner Solid Energy doled out more than $15 million to charities in the decade before its parlous financial state was revealed earlier this year.

Ryall labelled incompetent by top lobbyists - Labour

PR spin costs Solid Energy $48k

Well-connected lobbyists Saunders Unsworth worked with Solid Energy, Treasury and Cabinet Ministers to thwart questions about the company's problems.

Report queries Treasury response

An independent review of events leading to Solid Energy's near collapse has raised questions.

Solid energy showed 'lack of respect' - report

Solid Energy withheld financial information from Treasury when challenged on its business plans in what an independent report says was a pattern of disrespect.

Treasury not fast enough on Solid Energy

An independent review of events leading to Solid Energy's near-collapse has raised questions over Treasury's response to early warning signs of trouble.

Susan Watson: Small shareholders' rights of control are mostly illusory

In terms of time spent and where expertise sits, it is rational to leave the running of that business to the board and management, writes Susan Watson.