News Articles for Macquarie Bank

Australis Oil & Gas has secured a $US75 million ($98 million) credit facility with Macquarie Bank to fund drilling within the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale in the US.

Treasurer Ben Wyatt has kept open the possibility of a bank tax in Western Australia, after South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill today quietly dropped his state's planned tax on the five biggest financial institutions.

Sino Gas and Energy has moved closer to supplying the booming Chinese domestic gas market from its two fields in the Ordos basin after securing $US100 million in funding fr

A group of Western Australian investors has started legal action against US-based KKR, calling on the private equity giant to buy them out of Indian sandalwood producer Santanol Group at fair value or else have the business wound-up.

A dispute over Indian sandalwood producer Santanol Group has pitted 21 Western Australian investors, led by forestry veterans Bob Bunning and Tony Jack, against private equity giant KKR and its local representatives, including Jock Clough and incoming Wesfarmers executive Ed Bostock.

West Africa-focused gold miner Perseus Mining has locked in $US60 million of debt finance with Macquarie Bank to fund ongoing work at its Sissingue and Edikan mines.

The Federal Court has approved multi-million dollar fines slapped on ANZ Banking Group and Macquarie Bank for attempted fixing of the benchmark rate for the Malaysian ringgit, reaching the decision only "with some hesitation".

Shares in junior miner Excelsior Gold were pummelled today after the company's new board revealed the full extent of operational issues at its flagship Kalgoorlie North mine.

Perth-based Crusader Resources has announced a $10 million capital raising to fund ongoing work at its Juruena gold project in Brazil.

Scarborough-based West African Resources has tapped investors for a $21 million capital raising to pay off debt and fund ongoing development of its Tanlouka gold project.

Gold miner Perseus Mining has announced the biggest capital raising by a Western Australian company for the year, topping the likes of Pilbara Minerals and Gold Road Resources.

James Mactier has been appointed to the board of Regis Resources as a non-executive director.

Embattled law firm Slater & Gordon has confirmed its lenders have appointed investigative accountants to scrutinise its books.

Tap Oil has flagged a range of cost-cutting strategies while announcing a $6.75 million capital raising to pay back debt, after final terms of a refinancing deal with Macquarie Bank fell through.

Kalgoorlie-based Goldfields Money has named former broker Simon Lyons as its new chief executive, concluding a lengthy board renewal process, which began three years ago when the company listed on the ASX.

There's growing belief commodity prices have bottomed out and things are set to improve.

As much as Australia might benefit from a cut in official interest rates, it would definitely benefit from encouraging a new industry, such as the nuclear-fuel processing facility being championed by the South Australian government, and supported by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Local explorers Burey Gold and Excelsior Gold a raising a combined $6.7 million to fund ongoing work at their respective gold projects.

Woodside Petroleum's ambitious play for Oil Search is a rare example of a Perth-based company being the bidder in a big takeover. Click through to see Business News' listing and analysis of $1 billion-plus M&A deals in WA over the past 20 years.

Mark Thomas and Simon Jackson have been appointed as non-executive directors of Cardinal Resources Limited.

Uranium miner Toro Energy will pay off its $12 million debt with Macquarie Bank after striking a deal with one of its substantial shareholders.

WA's economy needs to become more sophisticated if it is to take advantage of emerging opportunities along the Indian Ocean rim.

WA's economy needs to become more sophisticated if it is to take advantage of emerging opportunities along the Indian Ocean rim.

One year after buying the Thunderbox operations from Norilsk Nickel, Saracen Mineral Holdings has announced plans to develop an open pit gold mine that will double its production to about 300,000 ounces per annum by the 2017 financial year.

India looms as a possible economic saviour for Australia as Chinese growth plateaus.

Northern Minerals has appointed Dublin-headquartered management consulting firm Accenture to plan and budget a feasibility study at its flagship Browns Range rare earths project near Halls Creek.

Against expectations, the nickel sector appears set for a rebound in 2015.

Aquila Resources founder Tony Poli has emerged as a potential buyer for the Port Geographe development, in a move that could breathe new life into the long-stalled coastal project.

A buyer is understood to be circling the Port Geographe development near Busselton, potentially ending years of uncertainty for the blighted marina project.

Azumah Resources has secured $1.2 million in funding for its Wa gold project in Ghana through a placement to existing shareholder, Caitlyn Limited.

The Environmental Protection Authority has given conditional approval to Northern Minerals for its Browns Range project, located 160 kilometres south-east of Halls Creek.

National healthcare group Healthscope has lodged its prospectus ahead of a float worth up to $2.5 billion, the biggest initial public offering in Australia in 2014.

Sino Gas & Energy Holdings has signed a term sheet with Macquarie Bank for a US$50 million loan, which will be used to support its joint venture entity's working interests in the Linxing and Sanjiaobei production sharing contracts at the Ordos Basin in China.

SPECIAL REPORT: Politicians with the ability to cut through on-message are a valuable commodity, and WA has one of the best.

Gold miner Regis Resources has taken a hit on the ASX after it announced significantly lower production forecasts on the back of flooding at two of its mines.

Andrew Forrest has emerged as a surprise backer of Energy and Minerals Australia, taking a major stake in the Perth-based uranium explorer through a much-needed $12 million investment. EMA has also struck a debt-for-equity swap with its noteholders.

Energy and Minerals Australia has extended its trade suspension period to almost a month after signalling it has been unable to complete a proposed capital raising.

WA financial services company AFG has grown over 20 years to become a major player in the national home loans market and aims to get bigger.

Saracen Mineral Holdings has purchased the Thunderbox gold project from Norilsk Nickel for $23 million, in a deal which could double the company's production to up to 270,000 ounces per year.