Troubled Perth company Quintis plans to take legal action against its founder and former managing director over claims he has failed to meet repayment obligations on an $11 million loan.
DEXUS Property Group is preparing to welcome its first major tenant to the largest office tower at Kings Square, with West Perth-based advertising group The Brand Agency to take a full floor in KS1.
Communications consultancy Cannings Purple has recruited former Deloitte chairman Keith Jones to succeed Norman Moore when he steps down as chair next month.
Cannings Purple, which is ranked as Western Australia's second largest public and investor relations firm, has bolstered its team by recruiting experienced business journalist Peter Klinger.
SPECIAL REPORT: Western Australian stockbrokers and companies raised nearly $1.1 billion in 104 transactions in the March quarter, with gold deals being a major driver of activity, according to new data compiled for the BNiQ Search Engine.
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Local communications and lobbying firm Cannings Purple has boosted its team by signing up former Environmental Protection Authority chairman Paul Vogel and former state Liberal leader Matt Birney.
Two years after joining Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Group as chief operating officer, Grant Vernon has moved onto a new challenge at fast-growing cooking appliance company Thermomix.
The Salvation Army's Western Australian division has recreated a strategic advisory board, about 20 years after the previous one was dismantled, with the new board including several well-known Perth business figures.
Mineral sands miner Base Resources is pushing on with its takeover bid for World Titanium Resources, despite the target declaring yesterday the bid is not capable of succeeding.
Perth-based Mineral sands miner Base Resources has launched a scrip takeover offer for ASX-listed World Titanium Resources, which owns the Toliara Sands project in Madagascar, after securing extra funds for its Kwale project.
The demand for support and education for fly-in, fly-out workers shows no signs of slowing down, with FIFO Families outsourcing components of its operations to cope with its rapid growth.
Jamie Wilkinson has joined communications consultancy Cannings Purple as digital media manager.Mr Wilkinson was previously assistant managing editor at BBC Tees in the UK.
Increasingly online-savvy customers have fuelled business and government demand for digital communications advice, which in turn has spurred public relations firms to increase their offering in this specialist area.
Communications consultancy Cannings Purple has opened an office in Canberra, with newly promoted senior consultant Casey Hockey relocating there to drive the expansion.
Communications agency Cannings Purple has promoted Astrid Serventy to associate director.Ms Serventy joined the agency last November as an account manager.
Cannings Purple has appointed Dan Robinson as associate director of investor relations.Mr Robinson was most recently non-executive director and company secretary with Zirco Resources.
The state's peak business group has hired a former chief of staff to premier Colin Barnett as its new chief executive. Deidre Willmott will succeed James Pearson as CCI chief executive.
The past year has been tough for listed WA companies looking to raise funds but a lift in activity during the past three months has the industry cautiously optimistic.
Greg Galton has been promoted to director of investor relations at Cannings Purple, having joined the public relations firm in 2011 as associate director.
FIVE public relations firms dominated the Western Australian corporate finance market last year, with FTI Consulting ranked a narrow winner based on the value of transactions it worked on.
Public and government relations firm Cannings Purple has appointed Colin Barnett's former chief of staff and current Fortescue Metals Group executive Deidre Willmott as executive chairman.
WITH some experienced campaigners suggesting the current mergers and acquisitions market is the worst they have ever seen, there is plenty of finger pointing to overly exuberant deals of the past f
