Latest Mergers And Acquisitions News

Antipodes Global SMID Fund delivered a sharp improvement in FY2026, with profit attributable to unitholders rising to $22.73 million and net assets expanding more than eightfold to $183.65 million. The fund also added a new unit class and brought its P Class units to the ASX under ticker MIDS.

Firetrail Australian Small Companies Fund delivered a 13.03% pre-fee return for the year to 30 June 2026, outperforming its benchmark by more than 11 percentage points. Net assets nearly doubled to $805.9 million as applications outpaced redemptions, although investors should note the result was before fees and distributions surged alongside performance income.

Metals Australia has reported a 50 Mt graphite resource, a maiden 21.51 Mt probable ore reserve and strong study-stage economics for its Quebec project. The opportunity is substantial, but the company ended the year with just AUD 3.73 million in cash and no mining revenue.

Harmoney will continue buying back up to 5% of its issued shares while reaffirming FY27 cash NPAT guidance of $16 million or more. The lender also says potential acquisitions could be funded without an equity raising, although no transaction has been announced.

Rua Bioscience delivered a sharp rise in customer revenue and secured a UK agreement expected to generate NZ$10 million over two years. But PwC disclaimed an audit opinion, warning the company may not have enough cash without another capital raise.

Reach Resources has increased the Blue Heaven resource by 30% to 80,000 ounces while advancing a proposed profit-sharing mining arrangement with Andel Resources. The progress came alongside a sharply larger FY2026 loss and a balance sheet still dependent on future project execution.

Firetrail Alpha Plus Fund delivered a 19.05% pre-fee return in the year to 30 June 2026, more than tripling the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index’s 6.01% gain. Net assets almost doubled to $42.944 million as the fund added an ASX-listed unit class and expanded its investor base.

Tanami Gold has entered FY27 with funding in place for a 3,500-metre underground decline at Groundrush, after raising $70.5 million and reporting a 2.8 million ounce Central Tanami resource. The project remains in the study and resource-definition phase, with no Ore Reserve or production decision yet disclosed.

Michael Hill International has returned to profit growth and restored its dividend after a year of sharper execution, brand simplification and stronger cash generation. Record revenue and a 57% rise in comparable EBIT mark a meaningful recovery, although the reset remains unfinished.

Latrobe Magnesium has secured A$8.5 million in equity funding to complete its Latrobe Valley demonstration plant and advance a proposed South Carolina magnesium project. The raising gives the company near-term funding certainty, but also brings further dilution and leaves the larger US development dependent on future capital.

Solstice Minerals has emerged from FY2026 with a larger exploration story, a A$45.3 million liquidity base and drilling that extends Nanadie beyond its existing resource footprint. The company remains loss-making and pre-production, leaving future value tied to resource growth and exploration execution.

Kincora Copper says 2026 drilling has identified multiple porphyry-style intrusive complexes across its Nevertire and Nevertire South licences, expanding the interpreted prospective strike beyond 40 kilometres. The results remain early-stage, but AngloGold Ashanti’s potential A$100 million earn-in gives the exploration program meaningful financial backing.