Mark Beyer

Sustained rapid population growth in Perth should be manageable, but the cost will depend on how we allow the city to develop.

BLACKBURNE Property Group is stepping up its development activities, with the launch this month of a $44 million apartment project in East Perth and a further two projects in the inner suburbs on t

NINE major oil and gas companies including Chevron, Shell and Woodside have agreed to establish a Perth-based cluster group that is designed to fast-track investment in new technologies for the sec

From a standing start 12 years ago, Bhagwan Marine has built a large business in oil and gas services and has now attracted backing from private equity to support its growth.

PERTH investment adviser Graeme Yukich reckons his industry is in for a major shake-up driven by new regulations, and has hired a chief executive he believes is the best man to seize the opportunit

Woodside Petroleum plans to look internatonally for new growth opportunities, after reporting a solid rise in underlying profit but little progress on its major growth projects in Australia.

Geraldton company Bhagwan Marine is planning to expand its oil & gas services business after gaining financial backing from private equity group Catalyst Investment Managers.

Listed company STW Group has added to its Perth media and communications interests by purchasing a 49 per cent shareholding in public and investor relations firm Purple Communications.

Perth companies Arafura Resources and Raisama have both slashed the size of their board of directors, in order to cut costs as they continue long-running negotiations over the funding and developme

Many people who criticise big business may not realise how much they enjoy the benefits delivered by those very same businesses.

CANADIAN company director Colin Steyn continues to be a keen investor in Australian mining stocks, recently lifting his stake in three Perth-based companies.

THE cooperative movement is calling on governments around Australia to align the state-based regulation of the sector.

FTI Consulting and Professional Public Relations are the top financial PR firms in Perth, WA Business News' annual corporate finance survey has found.

EMPLOYMENT and training company Skill Hire is poised to step up its expansion, particularly through acquisitions, after securing the backing of private equity investor Banksia Capital.

Iron ore miner Mount Gibson Iron has declared its maiden interim dividend, despite production problems at its mines and a slump in interim profit.

Perth law firms Lavan Legal and Maxim Litigation Consultants have announced plans to merge in April, creating by far the largest litigation practice in the state.

The RBA has an enviable track record but has left many observers perplexed by its latest interest rate decision.

Allen & Overy, Freehills and Allens Arthur Robinson have topped WA Business News' inaugural corporate finance league tables for law firms.

Perth company NLV Group, best known for its National Lifestyle Villages, has added a fourth division to its business with the acquisition of Velocity Villages.

Macquarie Group has appointed Perth deal-maker and company director Mark Barnaba as chairman of its Western Australian operations, bolstering its status as one of the top investment banks in WA.

Corporate finance deals launched or completed in Western Australia during 2011 were worth a whopping $59.8 billion, a survey by WA Business News has found.

The state government has announced broad plans for a major shake-up of the state's ports, with planned mergers of regional port authorities, increased private sector investment, and the exclusion o

Norwegian group Yara International has secured control of Burrup Fertilisers after striking a deal with Apache Energy that will see them become joint owners of the business, while also disclosing t

Mark McGowan made a genuinely intriguing comment last week when he criticised the premier for being a “1970s interventionist”.

MAYBE it's human nature when times are uncertain, but when corporate finance players in Perth were asked to comment on market trends over the past year, most had a glass half-empty perspective.

THREE corporate advisory firms, each with a very different profile, stood out as market leaders in the mergers and acquisitions sector last year.

Local players in the corporate finance market faced more competition than ever before from big national and international firms, WA Business News' 2011 survey has found.

A strong opposition is one of the key ingredients in making a good government, no matter who is in power.

Listed companies publish lots of information on their remuneration practices; this year, the quality might start to match the quantity.

WITH construction of its hotel due for completion this year and $93 million of apartments pre-sold in its QIII development, Singaporean property group Frasers is moving ahead with the next st

THE proponents of a $100 million algae production facility earmarked for a site near Karratha say they are confident the development will proceed this year.

Three indigenous groups across Western Australia have found different ways to pursue training, employment and financial goals for their people.