GenusPlus Group has made its largest acquisition to date, paying up to $55 million for Perth-based Railtrain Holdings to support its continued growth and diversification.
David Riches does not fit the classic mould for an ASX chief executive yet his distinctive approach has helped GenusPlus Group achieve enormous success.
The takeover battle for New World Resources has intensified, with rival suitors escalating bids and legal manoeuvres in pursuit of the Arizona copper play.
Greatland Gold has announced a small capital raising and a big selldown by major shareholder Newmont ahead of the $3.5 billion miner's listing on the ASX.
London-based Central Asia Metals has struck an $185 million agreement to buy ASX company New World Resources, led by Perth-based chairman Richard Hill.
Spartan Resources has announced it will raise $80 million to further accelerate exploration activities and development of its Dalgaranga gold project, located 475km north-east of Perth.
Genesis Minerals has paid $53 million for two gold projects under a deal with Kin Mining, adding to the mid-tier goldminer's consolidation of assets in Leonora.
Ora Banda Mining has struck a $26 million joint venture and farm-in agreement with conglomerate Wesfarmers for its lithium mining rights at its Goldfields foothold.
Raleigh Finlayson-led Genesis Minerals has made an improved offer to secure the remaining shares it doesn't already own in Dacian Gold, a dormant goldminer key to plans for the region.
Develop Global has lined up a $150 million scrip deal to buy lithium junior Essential Metals, after securing the backing of major shareholder Mineral Resources.
Mineral Resources has taken up a substantial stake in ASX-listed Essential Metals, a lithium explorer currently in the crosshairs of Tianqi Lithium and IGO.
Mincor Resources has told investors to accept a $760 million cash offer on the table from Andrew Forrest's Wyloo Metals in the absence of a superior proposal.
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.
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.
ASX-listed explorer Ardiden has sold off its interest in a lithium joint venture to partner and investee company Green Technology Metals in a deal worth up to $18.5 million.
Genesis Minerals is set to acquire WA gold miner Dacian Gold in a scrip deal valuing the target at $111 million, with non-executive director Nev Power to resign should the purchase go ahead.
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.
Perseus Mining has struck a friendly $C219 million deal to acquire full ownership of Canada's Orca Gold Inc, which owns 70 per cent of a development project in Sudan.
Bill Beament-led Develop will pay up to $100 million for Heron Resources and the Woodlawn copper-zinc mine in NSW, seven months after the developer went into administration.
Northern Star Resources has sold a large portion of its Kalgoorlie operations to Evolution Mining on the same day it appointed Stuart Tonkin as the goldminer's new managing director.
Wangara business Dynamic Drill and Blast expects to add about $30 million to its full-year revenue, following the acquisition of fellow contractor Orlando Drilling.
Listed tech company CV Check is poised for faster growth after acquiring Perth firm Bright People Technologies, bringing together two pioneers in workforce management software.
Perth-based power and telecommunications contractor GenusPlus Group has listed on the ASX, following a successful initial public offering that valued the company at $148.6 million.
Shares in Northern Star Resources and Saracen Mineral Holdings rose strongly today after they announced a merger to create a top 10 global gold producer with a market value of $16 billion.
Wangara-based contractor Duratec has launched Western Australia's largest initial public offering this year, adding to a flurry of WA companies aiming to list on the ASX.
IGO has backed a $60 million capital raising by nickel producer Mincor Resources, which is planning to restart its Western Australian operations later in the year.
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.
Subiaco-based Perseus Mining is set to gain control of a potential new gold project near its Sissingue mine after announcing a friendly takeover bid for Exore Resources in a scrip deal worth around $60 million.
Kalium Lakes has formally launched a heavily discounted share placement and rights issue to raise up to $61 million, with the funds to cover an overrun in capital costs at its Beyondie potash project in Western Australia.
Privately-owned contractor GenusPlus Group has completed its fifth acquisition in the space of two years, confirming today it has bought EC&M out of administration with plans to retain a small group of key staff to help rebuild the business.
