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Gascoyne Resources is set to extend the life of its Dalgaranga operations near Mt Magnet through an all-scrip purchase of Firefly Resources, whose assets include a nearby gold project.

International engineering company DRA Global has pressed the button on its long-anticipated ASX float, after a major ownership restructure earlier this year.

There has been some notable progress for women in law, but they have come off a low base.

There has been plenty of change during the past year in Perth's legal fraternity, which is enjoying healthy trade.

Perth's largest law firm will be led by a woman for the first time, with Elizabeth Macknay appointed office managing partner of Herbert Smith Freehills.

Experienced lawyer Joe Longo, whose past clients range from fallen 1980's entrepreneurs to global banks, has been appointed chair of the corporate watchdog.

IGO has agreed to sell its 30 per cent stake in the Tropicana goldmine to Regis Resources, which is paying $903 million in cash for the WA asset.

Australian Strategic Materials has secured $65 million from investors while announcing plans to raise a further $41 million to build a rare earths processing facility in South Korea.

The app's co-founders hope it will change the way we get our food and drinks at big seated venues.

For the second year running, Macquarie Capital and Canaccord Genuity have topped Business News' league table for capital raisings.

Several Perth companies executed value-creating mergers and acquisitions last year, none more so than Pilbara Minerals.

Perth lobbyist Jason Marocchi and former WA bureaucrat Peter Conran are among nine members appointed to the federal government's inaugural sport advisory council.

Multiplex boss Chris Palandri will be chair of Scitech, following Tony Joyner's announcement he would step down after serving in the role for eight years.

Multinational investment bank HSBC will shift its Perth headquarters from 190 St Georges Terrace to the 43-storey QV1 tower.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Tattarang has announced Herbert Smith Freehills partner Jason Ricketts will join the investment group as general counsel.

The administrators of Gascoyne Resources have recommended creditors support a deed of company arrangement (DOCA) that includes a capital raising targeting up to $80 million and a potential full return to unsecured creditors.

Perth law firms say flexible working arrangements will be more common after their experience of the past two months.

There has been a significant re-ranking of law firms in Perth over the past year, while the sector is also adapting to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions.

Perth's top corporate lawyers have been busy helping their clients navigate the fallout from COVID-19.

Education technology company Education Horizons Group, which counts Perth-based SEQTA Software among its portfolio, has made its largest acquisition, in the UK.

Mineral sands company Iluka Resources is planning to demerge its BHP iron ore royalty business into a new ASX-listed entity, while at the same time announcing its 2019 full-year results.

Caltex Australia has received an $8.6 billion unsolicited takeover offer from Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard.

WA-owned and independent HHG Legal Group, Kott Gunning Lawyers and Slee Anderson & Pidgeon have all reached their 100-year anniversaries.

Saracen Mineral Holdings confirmed today it has agreed to buy a 50 per cent stake in Kalgoorlie's famous Super Pit gold mine with managing director Raleigh Finlayson saying the asset has already delivered positive surprises.

Independence Group is planning to take advantage of nickel miner Panoramic Resources' operational issues and boardroom changes by launching a hostile scrip takeover bid.

Mineral sands producer Iluka Resources is reviewing what to do with a royalty it holds on BHP's iron ore operations in Western Australia.

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.

The graduate jobs market is a competitive environment, but there is cause for optimism as parts of the state's economy emerge out of a downturn.

Australian Finance Group has signed a binding agreement to acquire Melbourne-based Connective Group in a cash-and-scrip deal worth around $120 million that will create an entity with over 6,575 brokers.

Our weekly appointment wrap includes Joseph Longo, Jason Grace, Danielle Davison and Samantha Reece.

The former chief executive of the Potato Marketing Corporation and another senior public servant have been slammed by the Corruption and Crime Commission for a consulting arrangement where one allegedly used their position for enrichment at the state's expense.

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A flurry of hostile takeover deals has provided a boost for corporate lawyers, with an expectation there are more on the way.

The ranking of Perth's major law firms has changed substantially over the past two years.

Supreme Court justice Kenneth Martin has slammed the long-running legal battle between Clive Palmer's Mineralogy and CITIC Pacific Mining as a massive, unnecessary waste of judicial resources, with both parties bearing responsibility.

Kate Lamont and Fiona Wood laid out ambitious plans when they joined other business leaders, including John Rothwell and Tony Joyner, speaking at BN's 25-year anniversary lunch.

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Private equity investor Potentia Capital has acquired a majority stake in Nedlands-based Micromine, eight months after the mining software developer hired PwC to find a new owner.

Construction group Doric has clocked up another tactical win in its legal battle with the property developers it partnered with on the ill-fated Rivershores apartment project in North Fremantle.

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