SYDNEY – Australian insurance intermediary AUB Group Ltd said on Wednesday it has received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from private equity firm EQT to acquire the entire company for A$45.00 per share in cash. The indicative offer from EQT’s affiliated entity, Arbutus Pte. Ltd, values the ASX-200 listed company at a significant premium and…
SYDNEY: Australian pawnbroking and personal lender Cash Converters International Ltd said on Monday it is raising roughly A$25 million ($16.6 million) in an equity offering to help fund the proposed acquisition of a network of 29 franchise stores in the country. The company, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: CCV), will conduct the…
MELBOURNE: Globe International Limited (GLO.AX) reported strong financial stability for the 2025 fiscal year, using its profit to deliver a significant dividend payout to shareholders, even as it navigated geopolitical uncertainty and new tariff pressures in the key U.S. market. The Australian footwear and apparel company, known for its roots in action sports, announced a…
SYDNEY: Australian consulting firm Veris Limited (VRS.AX) said on Monday it had agreed to acquire planning consultancy Mesh Livable Communities and a 50% stake in its digital platform Parsel, in a move to expand its higher-margin advisory and digital solutions business. Veris will pay up to A$3.18 million for Mesh, comprising A$2.38 million upfront and…
SYDNEY: TrivarX Ltd (ASX: TRI) said on Thursday it will acquire the intellectual property for Stabl-Im™, a novel brain cancer imaging technology, from Australian biotech firm Nucleics Pty Ltd, in a deal aimed at expanding its diagnostics portfolio into neuro-oncology. The Perth and Minneapolis-based company has entered a binding option agreement to acquire 100%…
SYDNEY: Biotron Limited (ASX:BIT) announced Wednesday it will acquire Sedarex Limited, a company holding global patents for SedRx™, a next-generation general anaesthetic, in a transaction supported by a $2.5 million capital raising. The acquisition includes an initial issuance of 500 million Biotron shares, valued at $1.5 million, with additional milestone-linked shares tied to regulatory…
ADELAIDE: Orpheus Uranium Limited (ASX: ORP) has agreed to acquire the Oobagooma Uranium Project in Western Australia’s Canning Basin, the company announced Tuesday. The project was purchased from Jackson Cage Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elevate Uranium Ltd (ASX: EL8). The Oobagooma Project covers 271 square kilometers and is located in the…
PERTH: Predictive Discovery Ltd. and Robex Resources Inc. announced Monday a definitive agreement to merge in an all-share transaction valued at approximately A$2.35 billion (C$2.17 billion), forming one of West Africa’s leading mid-tier gold producers. Under the terms of the deal, Predictive Discovery (ASX: PDI) will acquire all outstanding shares of Robex (TSX-V: RBX,…
PERTH: E79 Gold Mines Ltd. (ASX: E79) announced Thursday it has entered a binding agreement to acquire the Cue Gold Project, located in the highly prospective Day Dawn Goldfield of Western Australia’s Murchison region. The company also said it secured binding commitments for a $3 million (Australian) capital raising to accelerate exploration at the…
MELBOURNE: Australian miner Pursuit Minerals Ltd said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire the Sascha Marcelina gold-silver project in Argentina’s prolific Deseado Massif region and has secured commitments to raise A$4.04 million ($2.7 million) to fund the deal and exploration. The company will buy 100% of Andara Mining Pty Ltd, which holds exclusive…