Elders IXL Ltd. Chairman John Elliott and...

Elders IXL Ltd. Chairman John Elliott and other executives said they were close to completing a buyout bid for the Australian brewing company through their privately held firm, Harlin Holdings . . . Ventura Entertainment Group of Los Angeles has signed a letter of intent to buy the Osmond Media Center in Orem, Utah, from OCG Corp. which is wholly owned by Jimmy Osmond. The seller was misidentified as the entire Osmond family in June 26 editions of The Times . . . Wasserstein Perella & Co. and Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. said they now have a 10.38% stake in Gateway Corp. PLC, Britain’s third-largest food retailer.