Mid West miner Fenix Resources plans to muscle in on the Pilbara's iron ore industry via acquisition of billionaire prospector Mark Creasy's CZR Resources.
A mothballed Kimberley abattoir has been thrown a $56 million lifeline by a Canadian government-backed fund which would value the plant at a fraction of its former price.
Perth investment bank Poynton Stavrianou has doubled in size after acquiring the M&A team at accounting firm BDO, led by dealmakers Todd Grover and Justin Boyce Cam.
John Welborn-chaired Fenix Resources has struck a deal with an offshoot of the world's largest steel producer to mine and export up to 10 million tonnes of iron ore from the Mid West.
Fenix Resources is set to buy Mount Gibson Iron's Shine iron ore mine on care and maintenance and its rail and port assets in the Mid West under a $25 million deal.
Austal says it is regularly involved in discussions with potential suitors in response to reports several US investment funds had approached the Henderson-based shipbuilder.
Plans for a $35 million cooperative to take ownership of the Kimberley's sole abattoir have not progressed, with Yeeda Pastoral Company instead retaining full ownership.
Poynton Stavrianou has laid claim to being Perth's largest fully-independent investment bank after appointing a new director and reporting growth in its operations.
A Perth business developing autonomous vehicles for subsea surveying has raised £10 million via a spin-off, while Poynton Stavrianou are advising on a further potential deal.
Stockbroking firm Hartleys has confirmed it is in advanced merger discussions with listed rival Euroz. If the merger proceeds, it would add to a string of changes among Perth's top corporate finance dealmakers.
Perth bodybuilder Danny Pavlovich is planning a stock market listing of his business Nutrition Systems, which has quietly grown to become one of Australia's leading suppliers of supplements with annual sales of $50 million.
Prominent corporate adviser John Poynton, former mining executive Bill Turner, and Supreme Court judge Carmel McLure are among the Western Australian luminaries to receive honours as part of this year's Queen's Birthday awards.