Deals

The private company that owns Rottnest Express has struck a deal to buy the SeaLink ferry business and Captain Cook Cruises, substantially boosting its share of the key market.

Partners Wealth Group has acquired Perth-based Investment & Financial Partners, with its acquisitive streak lifting local funds under management to $1.5 billion.

Shares in Minerals 260 soared after the gold developer shook hands on a $220 million deal with a major royalty firm to advance its Bullabulling project near Kalgoorlie.

The rich lister has purchased a Welshpool warehouse for $4.45 million, amid a spate of transactions in the area.

Ryan Stokes-led SGH and its US partner Steel Dynamics have announced an improved takeover proposal for Australia's largest steel producer, valuing BlueScope Steel at $15 billion.

An entity owned by Roy Lombardi has purchased four lots from St John Ambulance for $9.57 million.

Private equity firm Viburnum Funds has invested in Magellan Power, a Perth-born power systems manufacturer for the resources, defence and data centres industries.

The property, subject to a court order, has been partially sold back to its seller Mary Vlahos.

Brisbane-based Aeris Resources has filed documents to acquire Peel Mining in a bid valued at $214 million.

The private company has sold its share of the Busselton asset to mining industry veteran Martin Rowley for $13.5 million.

Duratec's wholly owned subsidiary MEnD Consulting has recently acquired Port Kennedy-based RGK Resources.

Southern Cross Care has sold two lots in Jolimont for about $9 million after a $55 million project fell through, though the provider has earmarked another site for a major development.

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, law firm Allens predicts.Allens’ lates

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.