Latest Competition News

Myer Holdings Limited is advancing a transformative merger with Premier Investments' Apparel Brands, aiming to create a $4 billion retail powerhouse. Shareholders overwhelmingly support the deal, which promises enhanced scale, diversified earnings, and strategic growth opportunities.

SelfWealth Ltd reported a 4% revenue increase and sustained profitability in H1 2025, while advancing a major transformation program and entering a proposed acquisition deal with Bell Financial Group.

Icetana Limited has announced a fully underwritten renounceable entitlement offer to raise approximately $2.65 million, aiming to bolster sales, marketing, and product development efforts. The offer, priced at $0.02 per new share, opens on February 3 and closes on February 14, 2025.

Icetana AI has launched a fully underwritten renounceable entitlement offer to raise approximately A$2.65 million, aiming to bolster sales, marketing, and product development. The company is also nearing a potential $1.77 million deal linked to its Baghdad Safe City project in Iraq.

Mandrake Resources has announced a significant maiden Inferred Resource of 3.3 million tonnes of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent at its Utah Lithium Project, alongside securing a US$1 million grant from the US Department of Energy to support further exploration and development.

Vulcan Energy has successfully closed its Share Purchase Plan, raising approximately A$8 million through the issuance of over 1.3 million new shares, following a major institutional placement. This capital injection supports the company’s pioneering lithium and renewable energy projects in Europe.

Latin Resources Limited will be suspended from ASX trading following court approval of its acquisition by Pilbara Minerals Limited, marking a significant consolidation in the Australian minerals sector.

Coppermoly Limited has raised $1.05 million through a share placement to fund its 2025 copper and gold exploration projects in Queensland’s Mt Isa and Cloncurry regions. The capital injection underscores the company’s commitment to advancing its resource portfolio in a highly prospective mining district.

Kula Gold Limited has secured a 75% stake in Malawi’s Wozi Niobium Project, revealing promising historical niobium and tantalum mineralisation and setting sights on a maiden drilling program in Q2 2025.

Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFIC) reported a 2.7% rise in half-year profit to $154.2 million and increased its interim dividend to 12 cents per share, while its portfolio outpaced the S&P/ASX 200 over the past year.

Etherstack has secured a $1.2 million contract with AT&T to supply wireless network equipment, reinforcing its role in mission-critical communications and promising revenue growth this financial year.

Eastern Resources Limited has reported promising preliminary metallurgical test results from its Lepidolite Hill Project, achieving an 80.5% recovery of lithia and producing a high-grade concentrate with low iron contamination.