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Vulcan Energy has received the first tranche of equity funding from its €2.2 billion financing package for the Lionheart lithium and geothermal project, confirming progress aligned with its construction schedule.

IFM Global Infrastructure Fund has closed its takeover offer for Atlas Arteria, acquiring a 67.43% voting stake. The company’s chair has retired, prompting an interim appointment and an accelerated search for a new independent chair.

West African Resources delivered 125,179 ounces of gold in Q2 2026, maintaining momentum toward its full-year guidance amid ongoing permitting hurdles and a major equity transaction at Kiaka.

Atlas Arteria has lodged its seventh supplementary target’s statement, reinforcing the Independent Directors’ unanimous recommendation to reject IFM Global Infrastructure Fund’s takeover offer. The statement highlights the strategic rationale behind settling a US$100 million put option with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and outlines risks tied to IFM’s majority ownership.

Lotus Resources has halted production at its Kayelekera uranium mine due to acid supply interruptions linked to Middle East geopolitics and acid plant issues, while advancing export permits and pursuing new funding arrangements.

IFM Investors' subsidiary Diamond Infraco has extended its takeover offer for Atlas Arteria by 14 days after crossing a 50% voting power threshold. The independent directors are reviewing their response ahead of a supplementary statement due next week.

IFM Global Infrastructure Fund has increased its holding in Atlas Arteria to over 40%, maintaining a final takeover offer of A$5.10 per security. Meanwhile, Atlas Arteria's independent directors continue to recommend rejecting the bid, targeting higher distributions and exploring asset sales including the Warnow Tunnel.

Atlas Arteria has lodged its fourth supplementary target’s statement, reiterating its rejection of IFM’s $5.10 per security takeover offer, citing undervaluation and highlighting IFM’s capacity to pay more.

Diamond Infraco’s takeover bid for Atlas Arteria remains fixed at A$5.10 per security and is now unconditional, urging securityholders to act before the June 25 closing date amid lingering asset sale uncertainties.

Electro Optic Systems (ASX:EOS) reports sustained demand driven by global conflicts, launches MARSS business in Europe, and updates 2026 revenue outlook with base business guidance of $240m to $270m.

Diamond Infraco has increased its takeover bid for Atlas Arteria to A$5.10 per security, marking a 17.78% premium over pre-offer prices and declaring the offer unconditional except for prescribed occurrences. The bidder urges securityholders to accept or sell on-market before the June 25 deadline.

Optiscan Imaging has reached the halfway recruitment milestone in its first in-human breast cancer study, advancing its regulatory and commercial ambitions with promising clinical data and expanded trial sites.