Northern Star Resources has announced a $193 million takeover offer to acquire Echo Resources, less than an hour after executive chairman Bill Beament said the company was exploring a range of growth options to take advantage of the high gold price.
Shares in Gold Road Resources have closed trade down 17.1 per cent, after its joint venture partner in the Gruyere gold project sold its 9.9 per cent stake in the company.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has renegotiated the sale of its CommInsure life insurance business to Hong Kong-based AIA for a reduced $2.375 billion.
Shell is seeking to build its presence in the Australian power sector, launching a $617 million takeover bid for Australia’s second-largest energy retailer that looks likely to be accepted.
Australian Vanadium has raised $3.5 million in capital to advance its vanadium project near Meekatharra, while Volt Resources has raised $1.6 million to fund the development of its Bunyu graphite project in Tanzania.
Cazaly Resources has received a $20 million offer from Mineral Resources for its Parker Range iron ore project in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia.
Engineering and construction contractor Monadelphous has announced a major contract with lithium producer Albemarle, on the same day the group expressed caution about its outlook following a decline in earnings last financial year.
Gold explorer Orecorp is raising $13.3 million from an institutional share placement to fund its move to full ownership of the Nyanzaga gold project in Tanzania.
Ora Banda Mining, formerly known as Eastern Goldfields, has continued its revival after gaining commitments to raise $18.5 million through a share placement.
Takeover target Automotive Holdings Group will pursue the sale of its refrigerated logistics business after a strategic review found it had overstated revenue in the underperforming unit.
Northern Minerals is set to raise $20 million via a private placement, the latest in a string of significant capital raisings the rare earths hopeful has undertaken this year.
Shares in Castle Minerals have risen by as much as 150 per cent today, after the junior gold explorer signed a $US11.7 million ($17.2 million) farm-out agreement for two of its licences in Ghana.
Rhinohide is seeking to raise up to $500,000 via equity crowdfunding platform Equitise, after raising $791,000 from private investors earlier this year, as the vehicle protection panel business looks to launch in the US.
PCF Capital has struck a joint venture deal with Zhaojin International Mining, as the Hong Kong-based company looks to invest in the Australian gold sector.
Australian Finance Group has signed a binding agreement to acquire Melbourne-based Connective Group in a cash-and-scrip deal worth around $120 million that will create an entity with over 6,575 brokers.
Nine looks set to take sole ownership of Macquarie Media, with an offer unveiled on Monday that values the 6PR, 2GB and 3AW talk radio owner at $275.4 million.
AGL Energy is set to continue its rapid expansion into the WA market, after it struck a deal to purchase WA’s third-largest electricity retailer, Perth Energy, for up to $93 million.
Canadian company Stantec has disclosed it paid C$135.8m ($147 million) for Perth-based Wood & Grieve Engineers, which it acquired in March, nearly 60 years after the Perth-based company was established.
AMP has posted a $2.29 billon first-half loss on the back of a $2.35 billion impairment ahead of a large-scale overhaul of its slimmed down operations.
West Perth-based Serpentine Technologies is seeking to raise $7 million to fund its acquisition of K-TIG and enable growth of the company’s welding-as-a-service business model.