UPDATED: Focus Minerals has opted to continue negotiating with Horizon Minerals over the sale of its Coolgardie gold project, despite Hong Kong-listed Hanking Gold Mining submitting an alternative offer.
Carnegie Clean Energy has reached the minimum of $5.5 million from its rights issue, but announced a shortfall of around $6 million, as the collapsed wave power company inches closer to recapitalisation and relisting on the ASX.
Copper and gold explorer Hot Chili has raised $12.1 million via a share placement, while Australian Vanadium and Blackstone Minerals have also locked in funds from capital raisings.
Azumah Resources has pushed back against Ibaera Capital’s hostile takeover bid, stating that the mining equity fund has paid substantially more for its current stake in the gold junior than the price of its takeover offer.
Interest in equity crowdfunding is growing locally, after Rhinohide reached its investment goal and fellow Perth-based business Tiller Rides announced more than 300 investors have expressed interest in supporting its capital raising.
Matsa Resources is seeking to raise up to $6 million via a share placement, with a portion of the funds to go towards further development at its Red October gold project.
Woodside Petroleum has signed a preliminary agreement to supply liquefied natural gas to German utility Uniper for 13 years starting in 2021, contingent on Woodside developing its Scarborough gas project.
Ibaera Capital has made a hostile $27.4 million takeover bid for fellow West Perth-based company Azumah Resources, as the fund manager seeks to get both hands on its gold joint venture in West Africa.
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting may have to pour more funds into the severely cash-strapped UK-based Sirius Minerals, after the company shelved a $US500 million bond issue for a multi-billion dollar potash project in the UK, blaming factors such as a lack of government support and Brexit uncertainty.
Evolution Mining has agreed to spend $18 million on exploration over the next five years on West Perth-based Musgrave Minerals’ Cue gold project in the Murchison region.
One of Western Australia's most prominent fishing families will invest in tech company OpenDNA to provide marketing services and a Chinese mobile payment system to lure Chinese tourists.
Subiaco-based Titan Minerals has launched its second takeover offer this year for Canada-based Core Gold, which is the largest gold producer in Ecuador, for a lower value than its initial bid.
Auto dealer A.P. Eagers has succeeded in acquiring more than 90 per cent of all Automotive Holding Group shares, reaching that important threshold just hours before its offer expired.
Alaska-focused oil and gas explorer 88 Energy, formerly Tangiers Petroleum, has announced it will raise $6.75 million through a share placement to fund operations at its flagship Project Icewine venture.
Gold miner Blackham Resources has announced its third capital raising for the year, bringing the total to $45 million, following a series of delays in production at its gold mines in the Wiluna region of Western Australia.
The competition watchdog says it has no reason to block Elders' proposed $187 million cash-and-scrip takeover of wholesale buyer Australian Independent Rural Retailers, which has 12 member stores in Western Australia.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has issued $US2.5 billion ($A3.6 billion) worth of subordinated notes amid a regulatory push to increase capital reserves.
Uranium company Paladin Energy has announced it will raise $30.2 million through a share placement and a further $7 million from a share purchase plan, with the proceeds to help cover the cost of maintaining its mothballed African mines.
The McGowan government has inked its biggest privatisation deal yet, with Landgate’s titles register to be operated by a consortium including industry superannuation funds and a Macquarie Group fund, in a deal worth $1.4 billion.
Accolade Wines has sold its Swan Valley winery to the Graeme Yukich-owned Oakover Wines, which is the owner of the neighbouring Oakover Grounds winery.
