Editing James Packer (section)

{{short description|Australian businessman}}
{{for-multi|the Barbadian cricketer|James Packer (cricketer)|the Anglican theologian|J. I. Packer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = James Packer
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| birth_name         = James Douglas Packer
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|9|8}}
| birth_place        = [[Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia
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| death_place        = 
| education          = [[Cranbrook School Sydney|Cranbrook School]]
| occupation         = Former executive chairman of [[Publishing and Broadcasting Limited]] (PBL), [[Consolidated Media Holdings]] and [[Crown Resorts]]
| known_for          = [[Packer family]]
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| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Jodhi Meares]]|1999|2002|reason=divorce}}
* {{marriage|[[Erica Baxter]]|2007|2013|reason=divorce}}
}}
| children           = 3
| father             = [[Kerry Packer]]
| mother             = [[Roslyn Packer]]
| relatives          = {{unbulleted list|{{nowrap|Sir [[Frank Packer]] (grandfather)}}|[[Gretel Packer]] (sister)|[[Clyde Packer]] (uncle)|[[Robert Clyde Packer]] (great grandfather)}}
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'''James Douglas Packer''' (born 8 September 1967)<ref name=SMH2009>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/who-wants-to-be-a-billionaire-the-james-packer-story-20100222-opge.html |title=Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? The James Packer Story |format=book review |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=18 November 2009 |access-date=23 June 2015 |first=Bridget |last=Griffen-Foley |author-link=Bridget Griffen-Foley |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124224044/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/who-wants-to-be-a-billionaire-the-james-packer-story-20100222-opge.html |archive-date=24 January 2016}}</ref> is an Australian [[billionaire]] businessman and investor. Packer is the son of [[Kerry Packer]], a media mogul, and his wife, [[Roslyn Packer]]. He is the grandson of [[Frank Packer]]. He inherited control of the family company, [[Consolidated Press Holdings|Consolidated Press Holdings Limited]], as well as investments in [[Crown Resorts]] and other companies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=008_394_509&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 |title=ASIC Free Company Name Search |work=National Names Index |publisher=Australian Securities & Investments Commission |access-date=22 December 2007 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706121422/http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=008_394_509&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is the former executive chairman of [[Publishing and Broadcasting Limited]] (PBL) and [[Consolidated Media Holdings]], which predominantly owned media interests across a range of platforms, and a former executive chairman of Crown Resorts.

{{as of|2023|05}}, Packer's [[net worth]] was assessed as {{AUD}}4.95&nbsp;[[1,000,000,000|billion]] by the ''[[Financial Review Rich List]]'', ranking him as the eighteenth-wealthiest Australian;<ref name="afr2023"/> he was the richest person in Australia in 2006 and 2007.<ref name=news2008>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/business/alan-bond-makes-brw-rich-list-comeback/story-e6frfm1i-1111116468829 |title=Alan Bond makes BRW rich list comeback |author=Chappell, Trevor |date=28 May 2008 |agency=[[Australian Associated Press]]|work=news.com.au |location=Australia |access-date=27 July 2011 }}</ref> ''[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes Asia]]'' magazine assessed Packer's net worth at {{USD}}3.6 billion in January 2019, the ninth-richest Australian.<ref name="Forbes2019"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/james-packer-drops-down-the-rich-list-top-10/news-story/341a7fcf1140c6e9a9683997a9edb1cc|title=James Packer slides down the rich list|work=NewsComAu|access-date=16 October 2017}}</ref> In June 2022, the Federal Court approved [[Blackstone Inc|Blackstone]]'s takeover of Crown Casinos, delivering Packer {{AUD}}3.36 billion in exchange for his 37 percent stake in the company, which he has been involved with since 1999.<ref name="ABC June 2022">{{cite news |last1=Whitson |first1=Rhiana |title=Federal Court rubberstamps Blackstone takeover of Crown, James Packer to get $3.36b payday |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-15/federal-court-approves-blackstone-takeover-of-crown-casino/101153420 |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=ABC |date=15 June 2022}}</ref> Packer has an investment in [[ADH TV]], although the total value is unknown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alan Jones's conservative streaming platform finds a new backer in James Packer |date=3 July 2023 |url=https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/2023/07/03/james-packer-alan-jones |publisher=The New Daily}}</ref>