Altona Mining has commenced discussions with Xstrata over the price of a 51 per cent interest in the Roseby copper project near Mt Isa in Queensland, after the international mining giant exercised
St Barbara and Allied Gold have unveiled a merger plan aimed at creating an international gold producer and explorer with a market capitalisation of more than $1 billion.
David Jones has been been approached by a UK investor, believed to be EB Private Equity, with a takeover proposal that reportedly puts an enterprtise value on the retailer of $1.65 billion.
Australian law firm Freehills and English firm Herbert Smith announced today that their partners have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a merger to create a new firm that will trade as Herbert Smit
South Boulder Mines has announced a plan to raise $9.5 million from North American investors to fund the development of its Colluli potash project in Eritrea.
Billionaire Kerry Stokes' positioning for a possible bid for Consolidated Media Holdings was most likely serious but unlikely to succeed, analysts say.
Mid-cap exploration companies Rey Resources, Deep Yellow and Arafura Resources have announced capital raisings worth a collective $34 million to fund works at their respective projects.
Ampella Mining says it is no longer looking for a suitor after its advisers Macquarie Capital and Gresham Advisory Partners failed to find a suitable takeover partner.
Hong Kong investment house Wah Nam International will move to mop up the remaining shares in Brockman Resources, just over 18 months after launching the first of two takeover offers.
Pallet supplier Brambles has aborted the planned sale of its data management business because of a lack of reasonable offers, instead announcing a $448 million capital raising.
A legal battle delaying a $554 million Russian takeover of iron ore miner Flinders Mines is continuing to drag on, with an appeal from Flinders Mines adjourned until June 6.
Cashed-up gold miner Northern Star Resources has taken a strategic stake in Venturex Resources, but says it is still on the lookout for a major corporate or project acquisition.
Shares in iron ore miner Flinders Mining have plunged by almost 20 per cent after court delays pushed its proposed $554 million takeover by a Russian steel maker past the expiry date of the deal.
Shares in iron ore miner Flinders Mining have plunged by almost 20 per cent after court delays pushed its proposed $554 million takeover by a Russian steel maker past the expiry date of the deal.
Foxtel has completed its $2 billion takeover of regional counterpart Austar, and says pricing and billing procedures will not change for customers of either service.
One-time market favourite Matrix Composites & Engineering has launched a $36.7 million capital raising to strengthen its balance sheet and partially pay off its debts, after disclosing it would
Eureka Energy says Aurora Oil & Gas has no grounds to withdraw its takeover offer, despite the suitor admitting its lawyers were looking at the possibility of dropping the bid over concerns wit
UCL Resources has flipped the script on hostile suitor Minemakers, launching a $US50 million counter takeover bid for the Perth-based minerals explorer.
ASX and Toronto-listed Aurora Oil and Gas has beefed up its holding in the highly-prospective Sugarloaf shale gas field in the United States, snapping up a 6 per cent stake for $US95 million ($95.3
Perth-based law firm Balance Legal is merging with regional player Advent Lawyers - forming a new group with four offices in Australia and Singapore, and plans to expand.
Cape Lambert Resources says it has reached agreement to sell its Leichhardt copper project in Queensland for $25 million, less than two years after purchasing it for $7.75 million.
Perth-based investor group Investmet Limited has agreed to underwrite a complex recapitalisation of Swan Gold Mining, adding to a string of mining deals it has undertaken this year.
