Latest Takeover News

ClearView Wealth’s board has approved a fully franked $0.05 special dividend, contingent on the successful completion of Zurich’s $415 million acquisition scheme. The dividend reduces the takeover price but, with franking credits, could enhance total shareholder value.

Pure Resources has agreed to sell its non-core Mt Monger gold exploration licence for $20,000 cash plus a 20% uplift fee on future monetisation within 18 months, shedding holding costs while retaining upside.

Xingye Gold has intensified its push for Far East Gold shareholders to accept its unconditional takeover offer by 29 July 2026, highlighting unresolved project uncertainties and disputing Far East Gold’s own strategic disclosures.

Iris Cairns Property Trust has cleared key regulatory hurdles and removed the minimum acceptance condition from its takeover bid for Reef Casino Trust, holding nearly 80% of units and urging unitholders to accept before the 14 August deadline.

A Zenith Minerals shareholder has lodged an application with the Takeovers Panel, alleging Forrestania Resources failed to disclose material information around a major capital raise and acquisition, potentially misleading shareholders during its recommended takeover bid.

Forrestania Resources’ latest drilling at British Hill delivers multiple high-grade gold intercepts, extending mineralisation both near surface and at depth. The results bolster the project’s potential as a key ore source within its regional development strategy.

Regis Resources capped FY26 with production at the top end of guidance and a record cash position, setting the stage for higher output in FY27 alongside a reinstated 1.89Moz Ore Reserve at McPhillamys.

Advanced Innergy Solutions has completed its acquisition of Matrix Composites & Engineering via a members’ scheme, paying shareholders 40 cents per share and moving to delist the company from the ASX by 24 July 2026.

Forrestania Resources has secured 41.74% of Zenith Minerals shares in its ongoing takeover bid, urging shareholders to accept amid no competing offers and strategic regional moves.

Frasers Group has extended the deadline for its on-market takeover bid for Accent Group shares to 30 September 2026, maintaining all other offer terms unchanged.

Ida Metal Investments has increased its stake in Zenith Minerals to just over 10% yet does not intend to accept Forrestania Resources' takeover bid. Despite this, Zenith's board continues to recommend acceptance of the offer, which requires just over 50% shareholder support to proceed.

OFX Group has accepted a recommended all-cash takeover bid from UK-based Equals at $1.00 per share, more than doubling its share price from early February. The deal values OFX at $247 million equity and hinges on due diligence, debt financing, and shareholder approval, while the company reports steady growth in its corporate payments business and strong non-FX revenue.