The merger between collapsed miner CopperCo and Mineral Securities has not been fully completed, with some MinSec shareholders missing out on shares owed to them.
Perth-based Aspen Group says its revenue stream will be boosted by some $58 million over the next five years following the completion of the Karratha Accommodation Village for Woodside Petroleum.
The downturn in commodity markets has prompted Nomad Buildings Solutions to cut its earnings forecast for the 2009 financial year as its modular division comes under pressure.
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New BankWest managing director Jon Sutton committed his new charge to acting independently of its parent Commonwealth Bank as the major moves to take control of its new WA asset.
The traditionally quiet time for businesses in the days before Christmas has been set aside as six Western Australian companies today unveiled merger and acquisitions plans valued at over $506 million.
Booragoon-based Total Staffing Solutions has entered an agreement to acquire recruiter Ultimate Skills in a $5 million scrip deal as it offloads its majority interest in Mining People International.
South Perth-based Advanced Ocular Systems will transform into a scaffolding business after it agreed to merge with International Formwork & Scaffolding, valued at $22.5 million.
Manganese miner OM Holdings says it will incur a loss of over $13 million after it closes another hedging position as Consolidated Minerals beefs up its interest in the miner.
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Perth-based Incremental Petroleum has recommended shareholders reject an $84 million takeover bid by Texan firm TransAtlantic, citing the current low oil price as one reason to rebuff the offer.
Perth-based Condor Nickel has agreed to merge with its shareholder, Chinese controlled Chihong International Mining, with the merged entity to have a host of projects across Western Australia.
Western Australian mining identity Tony Sage will chair the combined entity of Jackson Minerals and Scimitar Resources, which have unanimously agreed to merge.
Shares in Atlas Iron have risen sharply in early trade as the iron ore miner enters into a long-term off-take agreement for its Pardoo project in the Pilbara.
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Fashion brand Costarella Design will go back to its private roots after the company that owns it entered into a deal to acquire a liver disease treatment company.
Perth’s design professionals have appealed directly to the state government not to pull the funding rug from under it, as some projects are halted amid rumours of billions of dollars being slashed from the capital works program.
Perth-based Phosphate Australia has emerged as the best performing initial public offer for 2008, as the number of company listings in Western Australia more than halve as the financial crisis bites.
The state government has budgeted $2.4 billion for the Royalties for Regions scheme as it forecasts a net debt of nearly $17 billion in 2010/11, according to the mid-year economic review.
The continued high risk of Rio Tinto's debt following its Alcan acquisition has prompted international ratings agency Moody's to downgrade the miner's rating.
Wembley-based property developer and manager United Overseas Australia expects its 2008 profit to slump over 70 per cent, largely on the back of project delays.
BHP Billiton says it will focus on brown-field expansion projects including its Western Australian iron ore operations, to help carry it through the current economic uncertainty.
