# ARA investigates unauthorised investor pitch suggesting sale of employee-owned business

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/turmoil-at-ara-group-as-leaked-memo-offers-investors-access-to-1-6bn-employee-owned-company-insiders-insist-its-not-for-sale-after-confidential-pitch-circulated-bearing-board-members-name/
- Published: 2026-10-26T02:20:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T02:32:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16232053/ARA-group-investment-pitch-information-memorandum-JBS-Investments-Rivkin.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Companies, World

## Key points

- ARA says an investor pitch using confidential information was unauthorised.
- The pitch sought minimum commitments of $500,000.
- ARA denies it is for sale or planning a CEO succession.

## Summary

ARA Group says it will investigate how confidential company information appeared in an investment pitch circulated to wealthy investors without its knowledge or authorisation. The document proposed an investment linked to the employee-owned business and suggested an eventual sale, prompting ARA to deny that the company is for sale or that its chief executive plans to leave.

The pitch, dated 10 October, sought commitments of at least $500,000 and included budgets and forecasts. It was emailed to clients of Metro Commercial Property Group on 15 October, with Rivkin named as the firm managing applications; Rivkin said it was sent prematurely, no applications or funds had been received, and no fund structure had been established. ARA employs more than 5,000 people, reported $1.6 billion in revenue last financial year and has about 480 employee shareholders who collectively own roughly half the company.

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