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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.

DeSoto Resources and Fortuna Mining’s joint venture High Guinea Gold has locked in a seven-project gold exploration package covering 591.43 square kilometres in Guinea’s prolific Siguiri Basin, marking a key step in their alliance’s expansion strategy.

Cogstate Ltd smashed previous records with $89 million in net sales contracts for FY26, more than doubling the prior year. The company enters FY27 with a robust $118.5 million revenue backlog, signalling solid growth visibility.

Temas Resources has filed a new patent for its proprietary Regenerative Chloride Leach (RCL) process targeting vanadium extraction, broadening its critical minerals technology portfolio and reinforcing its commercial licensing ambitions.

West Cobar Metals (ASX: WC1) has identified promising high-grade scandium drill targets at its Salazar project, alongside metallurgical testwork indicating potential for lower-cost scandium production via atmospheric leaching and bioleaching.

Taiko Critical Minerals has secured $7 million through a wholesale placement and launched a $3 million Share Purchase Plan to fund key development stages of its Barrytown Minerals Project, including feasibility studies and regulatory approvals.

CD Private Equity Fund III (ASX: CD3) has secured an early liquidity event by selling an underlying investment at a 1.7x multiple of invested capital, positioning itself to distribute proceeds to unitholders in Q3 2026.

QPM Energy Limited and its subsidiaries have entered voluntary administration with McGrathNicol appointed as administrators and FTI Consulting as receivers over key gas-producing entities. The move aims to stabilise operations and explore restructuring options amid ongoing financial distress.

Marquee Resources (ASX:MQR) is raising just over $1 million through a non-renounceable rights issue priced at half a cent per share, accompanied by free attaching options. The capital raise aims to support ongoing exploration and the recent acquisition of the Tungsten Mountain Project in Nevada.

The Federal Court has given the green light to Aura Consolidated Group’s takeover of Qoria Limited, setting the stage for a share suspension on ASX and the start of Aura CDIs trading next week.

8common's subsidiary Expense8 has landed a significant three-year contract with the Australian Taxation Office worth $1.95 million, expanding its reach within the Commonwealth Government and enhancing recurring revenue visibility.

Sky New Zealand has secured exclusive broadcast rights for the NRL in New Zealand through to 2034, extending its long-running partnership with the Australian Rugby League Commission and promising comprehensive coverage across multiple platforms.