Which family owns which company

[Mr Scania]

Also Murrays.

[Busman69]

Apart from CDC, Veolia-Transdev, and bank owned Greyhound, how many other operators are NOT family owned?

Who owns the Buslines Group? I get a distinct feeling that they are no longer family owned.

Buslines Group is 2/3 D'Apuzzo family and 1/3 Peter Simpson. Both worked for Michael Gilbert in the 1980's & bought the business off him. In recent years, they have acquired new businesses (Picton) + various taxi businesses & 1/3 of that is owned by their CEO Peter Ferris (whose father Ivan used to own 50% of Parramatta Ryde with Des Kennedy).

[Busman69]

The Rowe boys (Dick Rowes 2 sons) own Busways & Busways North Coast (although George Tisse owns 5% of BNC)

[denningdd]

Don't forget telfords owned by the rachwell family

[burrumbus]

Correct spelling is Rachwal.For those interested in the current ABC magazine is a nice article on Marrickville Bus Lines Pty.Ltd,t/a Telford's Tours.Cheers.

[AUSSIE BUSMAN]

Greyhound is 87 per cent owned by the ANZ Bank. I understand Korda/mentha still hold around 13 per cent.

Greyhound has lost over $200 million and still operates..Me think it mazing! The restructured Greyhound has slimmed down a bit in its express operations and is now concentrating on mining contracts and it's still losing money.

[Busman69]

I do know that:

• Metro - Link - Owned by the Oliveri Family

• Interline - Owned by a separate branch of the Oliveri Family

• Busabout - Owned by the Calabro Family

• Hawkesbury Valley Bus - Owned by the same Calabro Family

• Busabout Wagga Wagga - Owned by the same Calabro Family

• TAG (Transit Australia Group) which includes:
- Surfside Buses
- Sunbus
- Bustech
is owned by a separate branch of the Calabro Family

• Busways Sydney and North Coast - Is owned by the Rowe Family

• Forest Coachlines - Is owned by the Royle Family

• Maianbar-Bundeena Bus Lines - Is owned by the Lleahy family

• Coastal Liner - Is owned by the Caruana Family

• Premier Motor Service - Is owned by the King Family

• Premier Illawarra - Is also owned by the King Family

• Surf City - Is also owned by the King Family

• Nowra Coaches - Is also owned by the King Family

• Bus It Queensland - Is also owned by the King Family

• Red Bus Service - Is owned by the Sloman Family

• Telfords - Is owned by the Rachwal Family

If there is anymore tell me ,

PLI

Interesting to look back now and see how many of this above list have now gone as well.

[neilrex]

I am not an expert but I do know that Forest is now owned by some big corporation.

[Fleet Lists]

Part of CDC like Hillsbus

[boronia]

Quite a few changes in PLI's list now.

[Busman69]

I am not an expert but I do know that Forest is now owned by some big corporation.

Next Capital bought just over 80% of Forest when 3 of the 4 family shareholders sold out a few years ago. David Royle remained with his <20% holding as CEO. After some relatively minor regional rural acquisitions (Ryan's Bus Service and then Sawtell - both in Coffs Harbour), they since sold the businesses to CDC for a reported $110million in August last year.

Off topic slightly, but CDC then spent $190m and purchased Buslink in QLD and NT in November last year, plus $30 odd million for Blanchs in Ballina earlier this year.

[Fleet Lists]

Also Buslink in New South Wales (Broken Hill and Wentworth) and Victoria (Mildura).
re Blanch
This was a post on this board in March

Talk about rumour mill I'm on the north coast at the moment an I have heard from very reliable sources that Blanche's have sold to CDC anyone heard

Has this ever been confirmed?

[Fleet Lists]

Yes I did find this https://www.comfortdelgro.com/documents ... eIndex=all

[BanksfielderIdiot823]

Well I can answer for Westbus and Hillsbus for what they were before. Before ComfortDelgro Cabcharge was ever a thing, those two were under the Bosnjak's roof, with Westbus starting in Edensor Park at the hands of John, Bob and Jim Bosnjak.

Rita Oliveri started a topic thread back in 2012 on this board that has spanned a bit of history on the Bosnjaks in case anyone's a litte curious.
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67507

[marcnut1996]

Speaking of ComfortDelGro's newest acquisitions, FCL has a slightly altered logo shown on its website, with text saying "A ComfortDelGro Company" below the tree and "Forest". Blanch's and Buslink websites has not yet mentioned ComfortDelGro as their parent company, and their logos have not been changed like FCL.

[huppypuppy]

Langley's Coaches Dubbo are still 100% family run!