Blake Dawson Waldron, Freehills, and Cochrane Lishman are firmly entrenched as the dominant law firms in Western Australia’s M&A market, having advised on the vast majority of big takeovers in the past financial year.
Malaga-based scaffolding and form-work supplier PCH Group Ltd has resumed discussions surrounding a potential takeover bid with UK-based industrial services company Cape PLC, two months after earlier talks faltered.
CANADIAN property and infrastructure company Brookfield Asset Management has bid $4.3 billion for property developer Multiplex Group Ltd and has already secured the Roberts family’s controlling sta
Venture capital managers Rob Newman and Matt Callahan have completed a major restructuring and expansion of their Perth business, which has about $60 million under management.
Minerals testing business Genalysis Laboratory Services Pty Ltd has joined the large number of private Western Australian businesses to have been sold for a premium price after achieving rapid growth during the current resources boom.
South African-born businessman Norman Asch has struck a $5 million deal to sell his Webfirm business to Melbourne-based search engine and online media company Ansearch Ltd.
THE private equity binge has extended to the fast food industry, with a Sydney fund backing Australian Fast Foods Pty Ltd managing director Frank Romano in a $180 million deal, buying out major sha
Parking and security player, Wilson Parking, has bought its fourth Western Australian security agency in two years with the purchase of Shelf Security in Dampier, one of the north-west’s largest security agencies.
UK-based industrial services company Cape PLC has withdrawn from discussions surrounding a potential takeover bid for Malaga-based scaffolding and form-work supplier PCH Group Ltd, saying it had been unable to have meaningful engagement with the company.
CONSTRUCTION giant Multiplex received a request from a potential predator to commence takeover discussions, sending its shares soaring more than 17 per cent.
Alinta has revealed that its chief executive officer, Bob Browning, is stepping down from the top job amid growing criticism of a conflict of interest in the wake of a management buy-out proposal.
The market may be getting the jitters over commodity prices but there are still a host of resources-related floats seeking to make the most of the buoyant capital markets.
Queensland-based Platina Resources Ltd has signed a joint venture agreement to search for platinum group metals at the Polar Bear Project, near Norseman, spending $1.3 million over 3 years to earn a 70 per cent interest in the project.
Leederville-based mining company Fox Resources Ltd has acquired a processing plant and tailings project from Sydney-based Swiss company MKS Capital Ltd for $500,000.
Perth-based junior oil and gas explorer and producer Burleson Energy Ltd has a lodged a prospectus for its $4 million initial public offering to fund its share of a proposed two well drilling program in Texas and the acquisition of additional leases.
THE Wyllie Group has engaged Gerard Daniels in an executive search to bolster its leadership team as the company enters a new era after the recent death of Bill Wyllie.
The Wyllie Group is on the look-out for a general manager for its mergers and acquisitions division to bolster its leadership team, as the company enters a new era after the recent passing away of Bill Wyllie.
Together with joint venture partner Genesee & Wyoming of the United States have agreed to sell the Australian Railroad Group to Babcock & Brown Ltd and Queensland Rail for $1.3B.
Shares in BankWest, the Perth-based regional bank which was bought by Bank of Scotland for $A900 million last year, made a strong debut on the Australian stock market, going to an immediate 22 per
Property developer Axiom Properties Ltd has signed a variation to the Heads of Agreement which would give Pivot Group Pty Ltd a 60 per cent stake in Axiom.
Perth-based biotech company Regenera Ltd has changed its name to Advanced Ocular Systems Ltd following its merger with US based refractive devices company Advanced Ocular Systems, Inc. on 30 December 2005.
RETICULATION and water management company Total Eden is planning a big expansion into the eastern states after AMP Capital Investors injected up to $20 million into the group, giving it a 65 per ce
PERTH’S biggest market research and marketing agency, Market Equity, has been bought by Synovate, a subsidiary of London-based Aegis Group plc, for a reported $28 million.Market Equity was establis
The creators of Student Edge, a discount card for Perth’s school and university students, hope a meeting with a youth media marketing company in Sydney this week may lead to a nat
