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Macmahon has completed its A$75 million acquisition of Aspect Engineering Solutions after the ACCC confirmed the transaction did not require notification. The mining services group expects the deal to be underlying EPS accretive from inception, before synergies, as it builds an engineering and minerals processing platform.

Frontier Energy has moved its Waroona Renewable Energy Project into construction, while higher capacity credits lift forecast annual revenue, EBITDA and free cash flow. The next major test is financial close on up to $280 million of project debt, expected in November.

Fluence has already exceeded its full-year 2025 EBITDA after nine months of 2026, but delayed customer decisions have cut order intake and pushed operating cash flow into the red. The ASX-listed water treatment group is betting on a stronger fourth quarter to convert its improving margins into cash and backlog.

Acusensus has secured a five-year ACT Government traffic enforcement contract valued at approximately $63 million, with extension options that could lift the total to $210 million. The deal broadens its role from specialist detection to a territory-wide enforcement platform, although rollout is not expected until mid-2027.

Service Stream has reported higher margins, earnings and dividends for FY26, while its newly mobilised Defence operations are positioned to contribute more meaningfully in FY27. The company enters the new year with $8.2 billion of work in hand, a net cash balance sheet and a positive but non-specific growth outlook.

LGI Limited (ASX:LGI) is buying two operating Queensland solar farms for $22 million, adding 42MW of export capacity at a price below the company’s stated greenfield replacement cost. The transaction lifts LGI’s targeted medium-term renewable and dispatchable capacity pipeline beyond 120MW, although the projected earnings contribution depends on electricity prices, synergies and software integration.

Delorean Corporation’s SA1 Salisbury renewable gas project is more than 85% complete after the company returned to near break-even EBITDA in FY2026. But the annual report carries a material uncertainty over going concern, leaving commissioning, refinancing and new funding as critical tests for the ASX-listed developer.

Macmahon will acquire Aspect Engineering Solutions for a headline enterprise value of A$75 million, adding engineering, minerals processing and project delivery capabilities to its mining services platform. The deal is expected to lift underlying EPS by about 6.2% from inception, although completion and future earnings performance remain important variables.

Verbrec Limited accelerated its growth trajectory in FY2026, driven by a strategic acquisition and divestment, delivering a 52% revenue increase and a near tripling of net profit.

Verbrec has landed $16 million in new contracts spanning engineering, construction, and cyber security services for gas infrastructure, reinforcing its role in Australia's energy security amid looming supply challenges.

GR Engineering Services delivered a record EBITDA of $63.1 million in FY26, secured over $1 billion in new contracts, and announced a $110 million equity raise to support a forecast revenue surge in FY27.

Goodman Group has locked in a 20-year lease with a global hyperscale customer for the initial 50 MW phase of its Tsukuba Tech Central data centre campus in Greater Tokyo, setting the stage for a major digital infrastructure hub ready by early 2028.