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Australian private equity firm Allegro Funds says it will make a significant investment in Western Australia’s largest diagnostic imaging provider, Perth Radiological Clinic, the latest in a string of deals for the sector.

Investment group QIC will need to increase its $422 million offer for Pacific Energy, after a consortium consisting of OPTrust and Infrastructure Capital Group lobbed a superior offer to the remote power provider.

WA-owned and independent HHG Legal Group, Kott Gunning Lawyers and Slee Anderson & Pidgeon have all reached their 100-year anniversaries.

NRW Holdings has purchased BGC Contracting for $116.4 million in cash, three weeks after it was named preferred bidder, and plans a capital raising of $130 million to fund the transaction.

Azure Capital, Canaccord Genuity and DLA Piper were among the most active advisers on corporate finance deals in 2019.

Saracen Properties and Security Capital Australia have announced the development of a $100 million, five-star spa and resort in Margaret River, a boon for the South West region's tourism industry as it pursues a post-pandemic revival.

The new Westin resort planned for Margaret River joins a wave of hotel developments taking shape across the state worth more than $500 million.

The new Perth partner-in-charge at law firm King & Wood Mallesons has become a strong believer in the benefits of technology, saying COVID-19 has accelerated changes already underway and there is no going back.

A flood of money for goldminers has defined WA’s corporate finance market this year, with Canaccord Genuity and Macquarie Capital leading the charge.

National stockbroking firm Ord Minnett has finalised an agreement to buy competitor EL&C Baillieu, which was put up for sale in June this year.

Multinational investment bank HSBC will shift its Perth headquarters from 190 St Georges Terrace to the 43-storey QV1 tower.

For the second year running, Macquarie Capital and Canaccord Genuity have topped Business News’ league table for capital raisings.

IGO has agreed to sell its 30 per cent stake in the Tropicana goldmine to Regis Resources, which is paying $903 million in cash for the WA asset.

Perth-based mining technology company Kinetic Logging Services has been sold for a bumper price of more than $150 million, with local investor Viburnum a big winner.

Law firms Steinepreis Paganin and Thomson Geer and stockbroker Canaccord Genuity were the top deal makers in the June half.

BHP has started development of a new Pilbara iron ore mine after its Japanese partners, ITOCHU and Mitsui & Co, bought a minority stake in the project.

Woodside has confirmed plans to merge with BHP’s oil and gas business, with the new $40 billion entity to be led by Meg O’Neill.

Managing safety in the workplace has never been more challenging and the risks never higher, as psychosocial hazards gain more attention.

Gold Road Resources has stepped in to counter Ramelius Resources’ proposed takeover bid for Apollo Consolidated, tabling an all-cash unconditional offer.

Prospect Resources is selling a majority stake in its Zimbabwe flagship lithium project to China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co for $528 million in cash.

“It has been a busy year and it continues to be,” is how Simon Reed describes current market conditions in Western Australia.

King & Wood Mallesons has achieved a major recruiting coup by luring one of Perth’s top corporate lawyers, Roger Davies, and his experienced colleague Antonella Pacitti.

More than a dozen law firm partners in Perth including Paul Evans, Paul Lingard and Spencer Flay are on the move in an extraordinary period of change for the sector.

King & Wood Mallesons has formally announced the appointment of four experienced lawyers to the partnership, including projects specialist Peter Vaughan and M&A adviser Roger Davies.

Perth’s top law firms open up on the extraordinary wave of partner poaching that is reshaping the sector.

Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals will make its first move into rare earths by backing ASX-listed aspiring producer Hastings Technology Metals for $150 million via a convertible notes arrangement.

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.

Documents filed as part of a restructure of Chevron’s Australian operations have given a glimpse into the finances of the $13 billion-a-year oil and gas producer.

Zenith Insurance Services, Dardanup Butchering Co, Austral Pool Solutions, Omni Dental and Forpark Australia were among numerous private WA companies to change hands late last year.

Corporate advisory business Sternship Advisers and law firms Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Hamilton Locke lifted their market shares in 2022.

Lithium chemicals companies Allkem and Livent have locked in an all-stock merger to create a new global player worth $A15.7 billion.

Genesis Minerals has improved its proposal to buy St Barbara’s Leonora assets as the takeover target squashes talks with Silver Lake Resources.

Leaders from some of Perth’s major professional services firms have seen big changes in their working lives over three decades.

The green energy transition is seen as one of the largest opportunities for WA law firms, with two mid-tier players leading the way.

Australian Unity is set to buy home support services provider myHomecare Group from Enrich Health, a joint venture between RAC and Quadrant Private Equity, for $285 million.

Sierra Rutile has advised its investors to not take any action following news that the mineral sands producer has received an on-market takeover offer from US-based Gerald Group.

Major law firms in Perth are increasing their graduate intake as they enjoy strong demand for their services.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Robert Edel, Philipp Glanz, Darren Walsh, Wayne Chorley, Rob Dawson, Justin Baker, Tamara Heng, Matthew Cronin, Todd Ross, Steve McDonald, and Andrew McQualter.