Warren Buffet-backed Canadian company Sterling Crane has acquired Western Australian business Freo Group and its Queensland subsidiary Global Crane in a deal likely to be worth about $160 million.
Macquarie Group has appointed Perth deal-maker and company director Mark Barnaba as chairman of its Western Australian operations, bolstering its status as one of the top investment banks in WA.
Five small and mid-cap miners including Papillon Resources, Coalspur and Condoto Platinum have raised a total of $39 million in new capital to support operations that stretch from West Africa to Canad
Corporate finance deals launched or completed in Western Australia during 2011 were worth a whopping $59.8 billion, a survey by WA Business News has found.
Norwegian group Yara International has secured control of Burrup Fertilisers after striking a deal with Apache Energy that will see them become joint owners of the business, while also disclosing that
MAYBE it’s human nature when times are uncertain, but when corporate finance players in Perth were asked to comment on market trends over the past year, most had a glass half-empty perspective.
Local players in the corporate finance market faced more competition than ever before from big national and international firms, WA Business News’ 2011 survey has found.
Navigator Resources has secured $4.5 million in extra funding by negotiating a royalties deal with Canadian group Franco-Nevada, as it continues efforts to ramp-up gold production.
Engineering and construction firm Forge Group has diversified into the energy sector through the acquisition of Balcatta-based CTEC Pty Ltd for up to $38.6 million.
Santos today announced the final approval of the $490 million Fletcher Finucane oil project in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia, and an increase in its equity interest after buying out
Hong Kong based New Page Investments has taken a $6 million share placement in WA-based IronClad Mining, the developer of the Wilcherry Hill iron ore mine in South Australia.
Iron ore developer Extension Hill is planning to exercise its pre-emptive right to purchase Legend Mining’s Mt Gibson gold project, gazumping a previously announced deal with private explorer Top Iron
South African mining company Exxaro is set to buy African Iron, an Australian-listed company with iron ore operations in the Republic of Congo, for about $388 million.