Latest Mergers And Acquisitions News

Collins Foods has expanded its German presence by acquiring eight KFC restaurants in Bavaria, increasing its portfolio by 50% and strengthening its growth strategy in Europe.

Minrex Resources has kicked off a fully funded 7,000-metre drilling program at its high-grade Barje Deposit in Serbia, aiming to convert inferred resources to indicated and update project economics by year-end.

Evion Group has appointed former Australian Ambassador to the US, Arthur Sinodinos, as Strategic Advisor to accelerate its US critical minerals strategy following its acquisition of the CARP Fluorspar Project in Nevada.

SRG Global has locked in $1.85 billion in contracts across multiple sectors and upgraded its FY26 EBITDA guidance to the top end of $168 million, while initiating FY27 guidance between $190 million and $200 million, surpassing market expectations.

Lachlan Star has delivered further high-grade gold hits from its maiden diamond drilling at New Waverley, confirming a shallow, continuous quartz vein system with strike potential beyond 800 metres. A substantial reverse circulation drilling campaign is poised to expand the discovery.

Forrestania Resources has updated its MacPhersons deposit resource to 73,800 ounces, pushing its global JORC-compliant gold resource past the one million ounce mark. This milestone underscores the company’s growing footprint in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields.

Green Cross Health plans to sell its Medical division, The Doctors, for NZ$270 million to Tend Health, refocusing on its pharmacy business. Completion hinges on shareholder approval expected by July 2026.

Heartland Group Holdings has agreed to acquire TSB Bank for NZD 620 million, merging the two into a challenger bank with $18 billion in assets and expected 20% EPS accretion.

Intelligent Monitoring Group (ASX:IMB) has finalized its A$37 million purchase of Wormald NZ and Red Wolf, expanding its New Zealand footprint and projecting a 20.9% accretion in earnings per share.

ReadyTech Holdings has dismissed an unsolicited acquisition proposal valuing the company at $2.00 per share, calling it undervalued and unworkable. The offer includes a parallel off-market bid at $1.75 per share with a 50.1% minimum acceptance condition.

Bounty Oil & Gas NL has locked in A$4.5 million from a heavily oversubscribed share placement, with proceeds earmarked for drilling, facility upgrades, and exploration across its Australian assets.

Little Green Pharma (ASX:LGP) has completed its merger with Cannatrek, creating a dominant player in Australia and Europe’s medicinal cannabis market with a majority stake held by former Cannatrek shareholders.