Gary Kleyn

Refresh looks to $3m IPO.

Malaga bottled water company Refresh hopes to raise $3 million through a public offer to fund an expansion into the eastern seaboard water market.

Skill lack to stunt growth

THE economic development of Western Australia will be curtailed over the next few years through nothing more than the lack of skilled labour.

Rebates top $1.4 million

IN the three months since the inception of the Waterwise Rebate Program by the Western Australian Government, more than $1.4 million has been provided in rebates to more than 11,000 applicants.

Cultural synergy a key to motivation

In part four of a six-part series on motivating employees, Gary Kleyn considers ways to attract quality staff and fit them into a firm's culture.

Ethical way less risky

BUSINESSES around the world are either being dragged into, or have become willing participants in, a drive to improve their social and environmental performance.

Hybrids steal IPO thunder

WITH the share market no longer the automatic cash cow for backers of initial public offerings that it once was, the number of new offerings has continued to slide.

Most local IPOs fail to fire

WESTERN Australia remained a dominant player among Initial Public Offering hopefuls in the past year, though most of the local IPOs were of insignificant monetary value and performed less than glamorously.

Financial Resources seeking more cash

WESTERN Australian non-bank finance outfit Financial Resources Limited is seeking to raise additional working capital of $1.45 million, which can be extended by a further $1 million.

Tank sales on the rise

WHETHER it is a newly awakened environmental conscience or the lure of government money that is playing on the minds of Western Australians, water tank sales are on the rise.

Uni land sale closer

EDITH Cowan University has moved a step closer to realising an estimated $40 million windfall, with the Western Australian Government's release of proposed amendments to the metropolitan region scheme.

Gleneagle to list

WITH gold prices remaining at historical highs, Gleneagle Gold Limited, a new company led by chairman Tony Brennan and managing director Ian Prentice, is hopeful of raising $5 million through the issue of 25 million, 20 cent shares.

Packaging happiness

In the third of a six-part series, Gary Kleyn considers non-monetary means of attracting and keeping quality staff.

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Corporate Finance

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Mergers and Aquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions

Who are the leading hands in the West Australian M&A marketplace

Exporters

LabelValue
Rio Tinto$26.13bn
BHP Billiton Iron Ore$20.48bn
North West Shelf Venture$14.92bn
Gold Corporation$6.82bn
Fortescue Metals Group$6.68bn
Others$22.08bn
FMG
CF 2011
CF Q3 FY12

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