News Articles for Paul Early

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

Business News' corporate finance survey shines a light on the top financial and legal advisers in WA amid a surge in gold sector activity.

The annual Business News corporate finance survey has highlighted the top advisers in the WA market and the emergence of a new style of strategic investor.

Assets predicted to play a role in the energy transition have emerged as a prominent driver on the local merger and acquisition front.

Barrenjoey Capital Partners has greatly bolstered both its local team and its national mining credentials by recruiting the head of Goldman Sachs' Perth office.

“It has been a busy year and it continues to be,” is how Simon Reed describes current market conditions in Western Australia.A corporate partner at Perth’s top ranked law firm,

Budding lithium player Liontown Resources has unveiled a big share placement to fund its planned mine, with the deal also marking the first WA transaction for investment bank Barrenjoey.

Law firms Steinepreis Paganin and Thomson Geer and stockbroker Canaccord Genuity were the top deal makers in the June half.