Deals drought

There have been few bright spots in M&A deals this year in what some are calling a 'cautiously willing' market.

The property development sector has been hunkered down behind barricades for several years, so it was with some surprise to see locally listed player Peet emerge at the top of the corporate finance

Wolf Minerals is planning to mine an obscure commodity in an unusual location, but has still been able to raise $212 million by tapping just about every funding source available.

The $60 million sale of Cool Clear Water Group to UK-based Waterlogic does not just end a five-year merger and acquisition spree by the Western Australian company, it is also bookends the first investment-to-exit for private equity firm Banksia.

Western Australian-based Golden Saint Resources is venturing to London to drum up capital to develop its diamonds assets in West Africa.