Deals

The property fund paid $15 million for the retail asset, anchored by Coles.

The prominent home builder has sold 8,554-hectare Cherylton Farms to Canada-backed east coast agriculture group Excel Farms.

A joint venture between Tianqi Lithium and IGO has acquired an early-stage growth opportunity by striking a deal to purchase ASX-listed explorer Essential Metals.

A company linked to Hong Kong’s richest person has emerged as the buyer of a major vineyard in the Margaret River region, its fifth local purchase in recent years totalling $25 million.

West Perth-based mining company Pantoro is negotiating with its joint venture partner Tulla Resources to acquire 100 per cent of the Norseman gold project.

The cost of two striking wine properties in the state has been revealed, with Brookland Valley Estate and a tucked away Gunyulgup vineyard property each fetching $6.5 million or more.

Hoyts has bought three venues from Grand Cinemas and administrators mulling options for two remaining venues weeks after the longstanding Perth business went under.

Advertising services provider Motio is set to acquire two of Australia-wide media company oOh!media’s advertising channels for $2.35 million.

APM Human Services has secured a further $200 million debt facility, taking its total debt to over $1 billion, after entering a series of acquisitions.

International mining technology provider Datamine has snapped up Perth-based mining compliance company LandTrack Systems.

Hancock Energy has revealed a cohort of Warrego shareholders pledging to support Gina Rinehart’s $342 million cash offer for the business, hitting back at a scrip bid from Strike Energy.

Singapore-based investor Eagle Eye Asset Holdings is set to become Canyon Resources’ largest shareholder under a $12.1 million strategic placement to help develop the Minim-Martap project in Africa.

Three industrial sites in Western Australia have been snapped up this month, with the deals amounting to $40 million.

The board of ASX-listed oil and gas company Norwest Energy will wait until the new year to cast its verdict on Chris Ellison’s offer for the business amid fierce competition for Perth Basin assets.

The investment group has added Drovers Marketplace to its stable of assets.

Mineral Resources hopes to bolster its position in Western Australia’s energy sector by acquiring Norwest Energy, of which keen Perth Basin investor Gina Rinehart is also a shareholder.

APM is set to to buy NDIS therapy provider Everyday Independence for $52 million-plus in the company’s third acquisition since listing on the ASX over a year ago.

The property investment group has bought a 4,903sqm medical facility with a six-year lease to Australian Clinical Labs.

Regional accommodation provider G’Day Group is set to rebrand the Wintersun Caravan Park to Discovery Parks as part of its expansion.

Santos has signed up to buy gas from Strike Energy and Talon Energy’s Wayerling gas field development under a new supply agreement.

Shares in St Barbara and Genesis Minerals have both risen strongly today in a rare example of both parties to a takeover deal gaining from the transaction.

Mincor Resources is on track to receive $55 million to advance development at its nickel operations.

Genesis Minerals boss Raleigh Finlayson has locked in another part of his ambition to consolidate the Leonora region after striking a deal to buy neighbouring gold company St Barbara.

A new lithium hopeful chaired by former Tianqi Lithium Australia boss Phil Thick has made a solid start to its first day on the local bourse.

Property investment group Baron Vanilla Management has acquired a West Leederville aged care facility for $12 million.

The $1.69 million purchase paves the way for a new townhouse development at the DevelopmentWA precinct.

The board is set for Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Energy to take control of Perth Basin desirable Warrego Energy after Kerry Stokes-backed Beach Energy declined to match a $342 million cash offer.

St George Mining has signed a memorandum of understanding with battery giant SVOLT Energy Technology, marking its second major deal in the space of a week.

The multinational group has divested $522.5 million of retail assets, including Willetton's Southlands Boulevarde for $92.5 million.

Strike Energy has muscled back in amid the fight for ownership of its joint venture partner Warrego, lifting its stake in the target to 19.9 per cent to become its biggest shareholder.

Bellevue Gold is looking to bolster its bank balance by $70 million as it continues construction on its namesake project and prepares to award a material mining contract in the coming weeks.

Hancock Prospecting will take up a 10 per cent stake in Arafura Rare Earths via the ASX lister’s latest capital raising and another show of diversity for the Rinehart investment wheelhouse.