Former Domain CEO Antony Catalano makes play for Fairfax Media

Former Domain CEO Antony Catalano has launched an attempt to block Fairfax Media’s merger with Nine, the Australian Financial Review has reported.

Catalano, who abruptly left his role at Domain earlier this year, wrote to Fairfax chairman Nick Falloon last night proposing to buy a 19.9% share of the publisher, which owns The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review.

Catalano left Domain in January

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