South African miner Exxaro Resources has taken a majority share of Perth-based iron ore explorer African Iron after last-minute acceptances of its $300 million offer.
Murchison Metals shareholders have backed the sale of key assets to the company's equal joint venture partner, Japan's Mitsubishi, clearing the way for the $325 million deal to proceed.
Tap Oil has washed its hands of any exposure to legal action surrounding the Harriet gas joint venture, selling its 12.2 per cent stake to a subsidiary of Apache Corporation for $10 million.
Gold explorer Westgold Resources has moved to secure up to $80 million in debt funding to help pay for development of its Central Murchison project in Western Australia.
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.
Harvey Fresh has acquired New South Wales-based juice processor Nugan Quality Foods for an undisclosed sum in an effort to grow its capacity to supply juice and concentrates to South East Asia.
Perth-based advertising group The Brand Agency has acquired the Western Australian office of specialist digital agency Market United, which was part of the ASX-listed company Q Ltd.
Monadelphous has sold its stake in fellow engineering, construction and contracting company Norfolk Group for $24.4 million, reaping a tidy profit in the process.
Industrial services company Spotless has given in to shareholder demands and will allow its private equity suitor to cast its eye over the Spotless business.
Warren Buffet-backed Canadian company Sterling Crane has acquired Western Australian business Freo Group and its Queensland subsidiary Global Crane in a deal likely to be worth about $160 million.
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.
Five small and mid-cap miners including Papillon Resources, Coalspur and Condoto Platinum have raised a total of $39 million in new capital to support operations that stretch from West Africa to Ca
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.
Premier Colin Barnett has touted the wealth of Western Australia's industry barons, after one of the state's mining billionaires, Gina Rinehart, spent almost $200 million increasing her stake in pu
Rio Tinto says it will take a controlling stake in South African mineral sands miner Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) through the acquisition of BHP Billiton's 37 per cent interest for an undisclosed su
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
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.
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.
Engineering and construction firm Forge Group has diversified into the energy sector through the acquisition of Balcatta-based CTEC Pty Ltd for up to $38.6 million.
South African mining company Exxaro is set to buy African Iron, an Australian-listed company with iron ore operations in the Republic of Congo, for about $388 million.
