Latest Funding News

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has given the green light to the acquisition of National Storage REIT by a Brookfield-GIC consortium, marking a key milestone in a $6.7 billion transaction. Trading in NSR securities will halt as the deal moves toward completion in early May.

Australian Silica Quartz Group (ASQ) is set to acquire Australian Kaolin, adding a 47Mt inferred kaolin resource at White Swan and launching a $750,000 placement to fund development. The deal hinges on shareholder approval and an Independent Expert’s fairness opinion.

The L1 Global Long Short Fund (ASX:GLS) faced a challenging March quarter amid the Iran War-driven oil supply shock but maintains strong performance since inception through active portfolio adjustments and thematic focus on copper, gold, and infrastructure.

VHM Limited has secured A$5 million through a fully underwritten placement priced at A$0.26 per share, funding critical early engineering and procurement ahead of a mid-2026 final investment decision for its Goschen Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project.

Cooper Metals has acquired the Pyramid Gold Project in North Queensland through an asset swap with AIC Mines, exchanging its Oorindi Project and raising nearly $1 million to fund exploration. The deal adds a high-grade, underexplored gold asset to Cooper’s portfolio, with drilling set to ramp up across multiple projects.

Cooper Metals has swapped its Oorindi Project for the Pyramid Gold Project in North Queensland, a high-grade gold asset in the prolific Drummond Basin. The company plans immediate exploration and a $979,500 capital raise to fund drilling and technical expansion.

Red Sky Energy is raising approximately AUD 4.2 million through a fully underwritten non-renounceable rights issue priced at 0.1 cents per share. The capital will fund participation in Santos-operated wells and support ongoing operations.

Vintage Energy and Vault Energy have agreed to negotiate a gas sales deal for Cullen-1 gas, aiming to fuel modular data centres onsite if flow tests confirm commercial viability. Vintage plans to fund testing via farm-out once permit tenure is secured.

Invion Limited is broadening its non-melanoma skin cancer trial to include basal cell carcinoma patients following encouraging safety and efficacy data from squamous cell carcinoma cohorts, targeting the largest skin cancer segment.

Great Southern Mining (ASX:GSN) reported a substantial extension of gold mineralisation at its Golden Boulder discovery in Western Australia, alongside the commencement of deep diamond drilling co-funded by the WA Government. The company also raised A$4.2 million to fuel ongoing exploration.

Riedel Resources has secured a controlling interest in two vast gold projects in Western Australia's Laverton district, transforming it into a multi-jurisdictional gold explorer alongside its Arizona asset. The acquisition comes with a $2.5 million placement to fund aggressive exploration starting mid-2026.

Riedel Resources has secured majority control of two large gold projects in Western Australia’s Laverton district, transforming into a multi-jurisdictional explorer with a strong cash position to fund upcoming drilling campaigns.