Mark Beyer

In the first of a six-part series on mergers and acquisitions, Mark Beyer looks at who can help with buying and selling of businesses, large and small.

MUCKINBUDIN wheat farmer Allan Watson and Morawa wheat farmer Chris Moffet should have a lot in common. But their common interest in the future of WA’s grains industry is divided by their off-farm roles.

UNITED Farmers Cooperative has finalised a multi-million dollar contract with Anaconda Nickel to supply feedstock for a new fertiliser processing plant.

FARMERS adversely affected by drought conditions will benefit from planned changes to the Farm Management Deposit (FMD) scheme.

AUTOMOTIVE Holdings Group (AHG) has taken the extraordinary step of offering a $20,000 reward to try and halt a spate of truck thefts and burglaries.

THE State Government has taken key steps toward implementing its electricity market reforms with the appointment of a steering committee and two international consulting firms.

THREE months after WA’s Commissioner of State Revenue announced a payroll tax amnesty in relation to ‘contractor’ payments, the issue is still causing disquiet in the business community.

Getting the right advice and using it well are essential when dealing with financial institutions, as Mark Beyer reports.

THE past few weeks have brought good news to about 20 steel fabricators around Perth. Engineering firm Monadelphous has been progressively sub-contracting $30 million worth of work for BHP Billiton’s Area C iron ore mine and port expansion projects.