Deals

Selective M&A and a reopening equity window reshaped the corporate finance market in late 2025.

Region Group has bought the centre from Royal Oak Capital, in one of the state's largest commercial property transactions in six months.

A prominent Chinese businessman is behind the $8.8 million purchase of a 6,441sqm parcel of land adjacent to Crown Perth's main carpark.

Both banks have walked away from talks to form a $30 billion mutual lender.

US outfit Osmose Utilities Services has completed two Australian acquisitions, with the vendors including Perth investor Tim Moore and members of the Figliomeni family.

A local investor has purchased the former Bunnings site, which sprawls across almost two hectares.

The Gance and Verocchi families behind Chemist Warehouse have purchased one of their Perth stores' buildings for $8.8 million.

Perth-based family syndicate Westech Nominees group has sold its Wanneroo markets property for more than $9 million.

English investor Guy Hands has agreed to buy Madura Plains Station three months after purchasing the nearby Rawlinna lease.

An Osborne Park-based luxury home builder has purchased the property, looking to occupy and upgrade half of the space.

Phil Thick-chaired Macallum New Energy expects to list next month after raising more than $6 million in one of the first IPOs for 2026.

Former test cricketer Wally Edwards and his partner Kerry have purchased the site containing three units from Hero Properties.

The property fund negotiated a 20-year lease back deal with the vendor.

The Burswood developer plans to convert an entire apartment building into luxury dwellings.

The purchases, in South Australia and Queensland, add to the property fund's industrial and medical portfolios.

Rare earths are tipped to turbocharge deal activity in 2026 as Western governments prepare to deploy an arsenal of critical minerals policy measures, Allens predicts.

BlueScope Steel's largest shareholder Australian Super says it would only support a "materially higher” bid from SGH and Steel Dynamics, while backing in the board's rejection of the $13.2 billion approach.

The ball is back in Venus Metals' court after Queensland suitor QGold lifted its takeover offer to 21 cents a share.

The $16.5 million acquisition, from RAAFA, will allow for a $350 million apartment project.

The buyer of the Forrest Street property has been revealed after several months.

BlueScope Steel has panned a takeover bid worth $13.2 billion from would-be suitors SGH Group and Nasdaq-listed Steel Dynamics.

The global asset management giant has snapped up a portfolio of five self-storage facilities from Blackstone, via its StoreLocal brand.

Southern Cross Media Group has sealed its acquisition of Seven West Media after securing approvals, as SWM's chief financial officer announces his departure from the merged media company.

A luxury residential development has been flagged for the beachfront sites spanning 3,594 square metres.

Venus Metals continues to say ‘no deal' to its Queensland suitor, arguing a 17-cent-per-share bid has undervalued its assets.

The transaction paves the way for the developer's $230 million student accommodation project.

Ryan Stokes-steered SGH would carve out BlueScope's larger North American division under its $13.2 billion takeover proposal, after labelling the target's global operations as not strategically compatible.

Australia's largest steel producer announced late Monday that US company Steel Dynamics has teamed with Ryan Stokes-led SGH to lob an indicative takeover proposal priced at $30 per share.

WA's wealthiest, including Tim Goyder and Nicola Forrest, have been busy buying and selling homes in 2025.

Critical minerals exposure was a key drawcard for a Canadian company behind the $125 million purchase of ambitious Osborne Park mining services group Iron Mine Contracting.

Supermarkets and large format retail assets have made up some of the largest property deals of 2025.

Gold majors, iron ore heavyweights and offshore trading houses dominated WA's mining deals list in 2025, as cashed-up boards chased commodity booms.