Deals

Engineering consulting firm Sinclair Knight Merz has been bought out by global giant Jacobs Engineering in a deal worth around $1.3 billion.

Perth-based oil and gas exploration firm Pura Vida Energy has lined up $7 million to progress works at its Nkembe block, off the coast of Gabon.

Manganese miner Consolidated Minerals has boosted its coffers by around $111 million, after selling its 23 per cent stake in iron ore junior BC Iron.

Westfield has been given the green light to buy all of Karrinyup Shopping Centre if it releases ownership of nearby shopping centre Westfield Innaloo.

Iron Ore Holdings has struck its fifth deal in the past 18 months, agreeing to sell its North Marillana tenements to private company Maiden Iron.

Shares in Antipa Minerals made solid gains on the ASX today, after the exploration firm announced it would merge its Paterson province copper-gold tenements in the Pilbara with a suite of landholdi

Ramelius Resources has secured an agreement to raise $5 million, which it will use to finalise its acquisition of the Vivien gold project from Gold Fields subsidiary Agnew Mining.

Perth ‘cashbox' Core Services Group has shown how hard it can be to complete a deal in the current market, announcing today a third iteration of its plan to buy a business that is already part-owne

Tungsten Mining has attracted $15 million of investment to fund a definitive feasibility study at its Kilba tungsten development in the Gascoyne.

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Shares in VDM Group have been punished on the ASX today, falling more than 47 per cent on news the contractor had been turfed off one of its major client's mine sites, forcing it to restructure its

Silver Lake Resources has detailed plans to raise up to $63.7 million, to repay its debts and provide working capital for its ongoing operations.

Galaxy Resources has restructured its debts and will now turn its focus to its operations after announcing its long-running capital raising has secured $17.2 million to date.

Payment solutions provider Emerchants has raised $7.5 million to fund an expansion of sales, marketing and product development initiatives.

Cleveland Mining Company has raised $3 million to accelerate development at its Premier gold mine in Brazil.

South Africa's Keaton Energy Holdings has made a $20 million all-cash takeover bid for Perth-based coal explorer Xceed Resources.

Resources explorer Mining Group has raised $3 million from investors, to continue development works at its El Roble copper project in Chile.

Norton Gold Fields has secured $US25 million in finance from a subsidiary of its major shareholder, China's Zijin Mining Group.

South African miner Gold Fields will splash $US300 million purchasing Barrick Gold's Granny Smith, Lawlers and Darlot gold mines in the Yilgarn region, near Southern Cross, and plans to integrate t

Amcom Telecommunications has snapped up data centre operator aCure Technology for $14.3 million as demand for new information technology services grows.

West African Resources has raised $3 million to fast-track the development of a processing plant and exploration at its Moktedu gold project in Burkina Faso.

Canadian resources giant Teck has exercised its right to earn an additional interest in Rox Resources' Reward zinc project and will spend an additional $10 million on exploring the tenements.

Junior resources plays Millennium Minerals and Citation Resources have announced capital raisings worth a collective $12 million.

Three years after completing a management buy-out, JSW Australia directors Jeff Branson and John Silverthorne have struck an agreement to sell their debt-laden drilling business; but they won't be

Perth-based coal explorer Ascot Resources has secured $1 million in funding from engineering and minerals processing group Sedgman, which will emerge as Ascot's largest shareholder.

Minerals explorer Metals X has acquired Rio Tinto's interest in the Mt Davies joint venture in South Australia, which it hopes will add value to its Wingellina nickel project.

Battling vanadium miner Atlantic has secured an additional $20 million in high interest debt to fund continued development at its Windimurra mine in the Mid West.

Range Resources has finalised the sale of its producing oil and gas assets in Texas for $US30 million.

Mines Minister Bill Marmion says Toro Energy's acquisition of a uranium project in close proximity to its proposed yellowcake mine at Wiluna is a significant step forward for the sector.

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has invested $13.5 million in Perth-based oil and gas explorer Sun Resources.

Alcyone Resources has secured $7.4 million through a recent entitlements offer and shortfall placement, just scraping over the capital raising's minimum subscription level of $6 million.