Deals

Printing and IT services provider CSG is set to be acquired by Japanese firm Fuji Xerox in a deal worth $140.8 million.

A summary of the smaller deals from last week, which did not get included in our daily news coverage.

Geopacific Resources has completed a $40 million share placement, and aims to raise a further $5 million via a share purchase plan to fund its $198.5 million Woodlark gold project in Papua New Guinea.

Seven West Media has struck a deal to sell its magazine assets, which include Marie Claire, Men's Health and New Idea, to Bauer Media for $40 million in cash.

Seven West Media has announced an agreement to acquire regional TV broadcaster Prime Media, while the Kerry Stokes-chaired company will also divest its radio assets in Western Australia to Southern Cross Austereo.

Perth-founded online design platform Canva has raised $US85 million ($125 million), which it said had boosted its value to $US3.2 billion.

AusQuest is set to raise $2.4 million to advance exploration projects in Western Australia and Peru, while Sagon Resources tapped the market for $1.25 million.

Northern Star Resources has surpassed a 50 per cent stake in takeover target Echo Resources, and has moved swiftly to change the board of the gold junior.

Perth-based Diamond Cyber Security and Asterisk Information Security will be two of at least 12 Australian cyber security firms bought out by BGH Capital and merged into a new entity to compete with the larger US-based vendors.

IMF Bentham has struck an agreement to acquire Omni Bridgeway for up to €87.5 million ($A141 million), which will be a tie-up of two of the biggest players in the litigation funding industry.

A summary of last week's smaller deals that did not get included in our daily news coverage.

Perth-based Merchant Group is now the largest shareholder of medical cannabis company AusCann Group Holdings, after it acquired an 11.43 per cent stake worth around $11.6 million.

Gold and copper hopeful Stavely Minerals has tapped investors for $19.6 million via a share placement, as it seeks to take advantage of its surging share price to advance its exploration projects.

Santos has struck a deal to pay up to $US1.44 billion ($A2.12 billion) for ConocoPhillips' interests in northern Australia, including its majority stake in the Darwin LNG plant and its interest in three major gas fields off the coast of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Perth-based BDO partner Todd Grover has had a key role in navigating the sale of Sydney-based Comsec TR to a European prison media and communications provider.

Smart Marine Systems has acquired fellow WA-based ocean technology business Advanced Offshore Streaming in a deal potentially worth over $5.5 million.

Orora shareholders are in line to pocket $1.2 billion after the company decided to offload its cardboard packaging unit to Japan's Nippon Paper for $1.7 billion.

Perth-based Zelda Therapeutics has struck an agreement to merge with Ilera Therapeutics that could potentially be worth more than $65 million, as it seeks to grow in the heavily regulated global medical cannabis market.

Privately-owned Perth company APM has struck its third takeover deal in the space of a year, announcing a $51 million takeover agreement with ASX-listed Konekt

A privately-owned international bus operator that commenced operations in Perth in 1995 has struck a friendly merger agreement with SeaLink Travel Group, which operates the Rottnest and Swan River ferry services.

Plans by private equity group Siris Capital to acquire ASX-listed Dreamscape Networks have won strong backing at shareholder meetings held in Perth today. The big winners include managing director Mark Evans.

Perth-based Indus Energy has withdrawn plans to buy South Australian company New Era Oil and Gas and re-list on the ASX, after it concluded it could not raise the $4 million required.

A summary of the smaller deals from last week, which did not get included in our daily news coverage.

Neometals has entered into a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese research organisation to jointly advance development of the miner’s Barrambie titanium-vanadium project.

Cardinal Resources has raised $17.6 million through the exercise of listed options, while Black Cat Syndicate and Azure Minerals were also in the market for equity.

\Webster Limited is set to become the latest Aussie agribusiness firm snapped up by Canadian interests, with a proposed $854 million takeover by PSP Investments sending the nut and livestock producer's shares soaring by more than 50 per cent.

A Midvale business which creates simulated injuries for military and emergency services training has bought its United States counterpart as it plans to expand stateside.

Iconic Aussie sportswear brand Rip Curl has agreed to be acquired by Kathmandu in a $350 million deal that will create a $1 billion Australasian surfing and outdoor adventure company.

A summary of last week's smaller deals that did not get included in our daily news coverage.

Kalgoorlie-based contractor MLG has recruited a high-profile finance executive as it moves closer to joining fellow mining services companies Mader Group and DDH1 Drilling in a stockmarket listing.

Talisman Mining has stuck a deal to sell its Sinclair nickel project to Saracen Mineral Holdings for $10 million in cash plus royalties.

Share market online chat forum HotCopper Holdings will venture into the North American market after signing a deal to acquire its Canadian equivalent, as it seeks to bounce back from a fiscal 2019 loss.