Rival bid for Australian petrol forecourts could draw in Circle K owner

Britain’s billionaire Issa brothers built one of the world’s largest independent petrol station chains through a series of debt-fuelled purchases. Now they are weighing their biggest-ever acquisition.

EG Group, the UK company led by Mohsin and Zuber Issa, is working with a financial adviser as it evaluates making a bid for Caltex Australia, sources said.