Latest Mergers And Acquisitions News

Westar Resources is pressing forward with its Mageye anomaly exploration in WA's Murchison region while negotiating heritage agreements and managing a $1.15 million cash balance. The company also secured new tenements in the Northern Territory and awaits shareholder approval for a $1.49 million capital raise.

Forrestania Resources has revealed further high-grade niobium mineralisation from its maiden RC drilling at the Wozi Project, Malawi, validating a large near-surface system with grades up to 0.94% Nb2O5 and confirming the project's critical minerals potential.

Yancoal Australia is set to acquire an 80% stake in the Kestrel Coal Mine for US$1.85 billion upfront plus up to US$550 million in contingent payments, significantly boosting its metallurgical coal portfolio and production scale in Queensland.

Tian An Australia Limited reported a statutory profit of $23.4 million for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by strong property development sales and a gain from restructuring its major shareholder loan. The company progressed multiple residential projects and improved its net asset position amid a recovering housing market.

Percheron Therapeutics has closed a $2.2 million entitlement offer to advance its HMBD-002 immuno-oncology candidate towards a phase II trial in 2026, backed by strong shareholder and new investor support.

Cue Energy Resources has reinforced its call for shareholders to reject Horizon Oil’s takeover bid, citing a new multi-year gas sales agreement and planned well drilling at Palm Valley that underpin its long-term revenue growth.

Cuscal Limited is set to acquire New Zealand payments provider Paymark for A$27 million, funded by a fully underwritten A$30 million institutional placement and a non-underwritten A$3 million share purchase plan. The deal, expected to complete by June 2026, will add scale and geographic diversification while being accretive to earnings in FY27.

Legend Mining has identified significant chargeable-resistive features at its Pinnacle Well Project, enhancing gold prospectivity at Alpha North and Pyrophyllite Hill. The company is progressing drill approvals aiming for a July start, supported by a solid $10.2 million cash balance.

Kjerulf David Hastings Ainsworth has taken a sharper stance in his bid for Ainsworth Game Technology, opposing Novomatic’s constitutional takeover protections while nominating a former CEO for the board and pressing for a dividend policy amendment.

Veris Limited has expanded its relationship with Hexagon’s Octave by becoming the authorised geospatial software distributor across Australia and New Zealand, aiming to generate an initial $1.2 million in annual recurring revenue.

Simble Solutions has finalized its acquisition of Next Nano, issuing 600 million shares to the vendor, while also completing a $2.5 million two-tranche placement with attaching options.

The Takeovers Panel has temporarily stayed its previous orders against Humm Group Limited following a review application by Mr Andrew Abercrombie. The interim measure preserves the status quo while the review is underway, delaying enforcement of the initial rulings.