News Articles for Steinepreis Paganin

The Australian Securities Exchange has delayed the introduction of tougher listing requirements by three months, after stockbrokers and corporate advisers expressed concern about the changes.

Two local gold hopefuls with interests in a Cambodian project have announced a merger, with Emerald Resources to buy Renaissance Minerals in a deal valued at about $40 million.

SPECIAL REPORT: Lithium stocks led by Pilbara Minerals and Galaxy Resources have seized the opportunities presented by the commodity's surge.

Two very different Perth companies, tech start-up Pointerra and precast concrete manufacturer WestStar Industrial, have begun trading on the ASX today after completing their respective reverse takeovers.

Fifteen local broking, legal and advisory firms have teamed up to put forward their concerns with the ASX's proposed changes to its listing requirements, and to advocate three particular amendments.

A Sydney-based fintech company is seeking an ASX listing through the reverse takeover of local resources company Metallum.

Perth-based telecommunications company Norwood Systems has tapped investors for a $5 million capital raising to fund ongoing development of its products.

Perth miner Galaxy Resources has announced plans to merge with joint venture partner General Mining Corporation to create a larger lithium-focused company, in a deal worth $216 million.

Two Perth-based resources companies are planning to switch sectors with the acquisition of cancer-based biotechnology firms, with one planning a backdoor listing and the other seeking support for an IPO.

Small companies hoping to list on the stock market are facing tougher conditions, with more than a dozen announced deals in Western Australia hitting problems this year and the ASX foreshadowing tighter regulation of new deals.

Jonathan Murray has been appointed as a non-executive director of Vietnam Industrial Investments.

SPECIAL REPORT: Livestock exporter Wellard has had a rocky start to life as a listed company after completing Western Australia's second-largest capital raising of 2015, and the state's sixth-largest initial public offerings of all time. Wellard's $299 million IPO was one of the few high points of 2015, when a lack of mining deals led a sharp slide in overall capital raising activity.

Nemex Resources has dropped plans to acquire a majority stake in Wavefront Biometric Technologies after losing support from its major shareholders.

The Di Latte family has cancelled plans to buy all the shares it doesn't own in Diploma Group and privatise the business.

Local software and technology development company Investia Technologies is seeking an ASX listing through a reverse takeover of Advanced Engine Components.

The family that holds a majority interest in Diploma Group has formally launched a takeover offer for all shares it doesn't own in the business, at a bargain basement price of 1.5 cents per share.

The corporate watchdog is considering an update to its disclosure policy for prospectuses, one week after uncertainty over the policy contributed to the collapse of a high-profile backdoor listing deal.

A planned backdoor listing by technology company Yatango, which was backed by top-shelf advisers and boasted iiNet founder Michael Malone as one of its directors, has fallen through after being hit by tough market conditions and a run-in with the corporate regulator.

A group of Perth venture capitalists is backing plans by a local health scientist for an IPO of a new fitness-based business development, including a body-measuring app that is still on the drawing boards.

West Perth-based Anatolia Energy has announced a friendly merger with a Nasdaq-listed uranium miner, with the two companies planning to focus on developing Anatolia's Temrezli uranium project in Turkey.

A local oil and gas explorer led by Steinepreis Paganin partner Peter Wall has announced plans to acquire a digital technology company in a backdoor listing.

Osborne Park-based contractor Otoc is continuing its east coast expansion plans with a proposal to buy a Queensland surveying and planning firm for a cash and share package worth up to $4.4 million.

Greater scrutiny by corporate regulators of backdoor listings on the ASX is not slowing the flow of new transactions, with six Western Australian companies announcing transformational deals in the past fortnight.

Roger Steinepreis has moved into the new role of chairman of partners at Steinepreis Paganin this year.Mr Steinepreis was previously managing partner at the law firm.

Phytotech Medical founder Ross Smith has vowed to take legal action against investor chat room HotCopper, following his resignation from the medical marijuana company today.

Clifford Chance, Ashurst and Gilbert + Tobin have been ranked as the top law firms in the Business News 2014 corporate finance league table, but for very different reasons.

A Perth technology company that boasts a track record of sales growth and annual profits is planning to list on the ASX after launching a $2 million initial public offering.

Red Gum Resources has made its third acquisition on the way to refocusing its operations as an online travel and leisure company.

Perth-based companies Prime Minerals and White Eagle Resources plan to transform themselves by acquiring technology-focused businesses.

Amid an ongoing capital drought, exploration companies are reinventing themselves in order to survive.

Padbury Mining has appointed Steinepreis Paganin to review the company's corporate governance policies in the wake of its failed equity funding deal to construct a port and rail network at Oakajee.

SPECIAL REPORT: Law firms are having to adapt as more businesses build in-house legal teams and squeeze billing rates.

Perth-based private company QCG Resources has announced plans to raise up to $60 million in an initial public offering to fund its purchase of the mothballed Avebury nickel mine in Tasmania.

Online education provider iCollege expects to begin trading within days on the Australian Securities Exchange as the company wraps up a reverse takeover of DGI Holdings.

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.

A $93 million private merger funding for City Farmers' expansion sets the pattern for WA companies in a tight capital investment market.

The lure of strong rental returns and WA's busy resources sector has triggered a number of new boutique office projects at the outer edge of the CBD.

Gold miner Troy Resources has made an all-scrip off-market takeover bid for Azimuth Resources, valuing the target at $188 million.

THE past 12 months was a lean time for lawyers working in the corporate finance field, with a slump in both takeover deals and capital raisings.

A CONSORTIUM of private investors has kicked off construction of a Perth CBD office building without pre-committed tenants, punting on the continuing strength of the market.