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Today

  • IPO
  • Armada Metals explores ASX listing, mandates brokers

    Metals explorer Armada Metals is ramping up preparations for life on the ASX-boards, mandating PAC Partners and Canaccord Genuity to oversee its initial public offering. 

    • 14 mins ago
  • IPO
  • Vitrafy Life Sciences gears up for fourth quarter float

    After a successful pre-IPO raise, Bell Potter is leading Vitrafy’s IPO, slated for the fourth quarter.

    • 53 mins ago
  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Santos won’t get carried away at Oil Search: CS

    Santos is the better pick in the two-horse race to potentially create a $23 billion regional champion with management likely to keep their heads in takeover talks with Oil Search, according to Credit Suisse analysts. 

    • 1 hr ago
  • Capital raising
  • Dubber in $110m raising for M&A via Barrenjoey, Shaw

    Dubber Corp is seeking to raise $110 million in a deal at $2.95 a share. 

    Yesterday

  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • API board plays for time

    It’s no secret time kills deals, so you have to wonder what’s taking so long at Australian Pharmaceutical Industries. 

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  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Get set... go! Ontario, EQT join pack chasing Icon Group

    Goldman Sachs and Jefferies are putting the finishing touches on an IM and process letter for the auction of cancer care provider Icon Group.

  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Fundies, analysts place reporting season bets

    Citi’s Paul McTaggart says there’s more upside potential than downside risk this earnings season.

  • Commercial real estate
  • HomeCo seeks $600m at 4.5pc yield for HealthCo IPO

    David Di Pilla’s HomeCo, flanked by a huge broker syndicate, is set to launch the year’s second biggest IPO and seek to raise $600 million for new REIT HealthCo. 

  • Healthcare
  • Amsterdam’s Nico.Lab taps Aussie funds for pre-IPO raise

    Nico.Lab has created an AI-powered stroke diagnostics tool called StrokeViewer, which helps radiologists diagnose strokes faster.

  • Capital raising
  • IAG’s Carbar secures $50m funding

    Car subscriptions company Carbar wants to fund thousands of new subscriptions after securing $50 million from credit investor Global Credit Investments. 

  • Citigroup
  • Citi bulks up markets and securities team

    Citi has hired Johnny Lau, Brittany Wigmore and David Consentino, who are set to join its markets and securities business.

    This Month

  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Perth’s Clint Nolan buys into mining services player Aquirian

    Aquirian is set to come to start trading on July 27, having closed its bookbuild in 72 hours.

  • Fintech
  • Bendigo, IAG backed Tic:Toc launches equity raising, flags ASX listing

    Australian fintech and digital mortgages originator Tic:Toc wants to lure some deep-pocketed equity investors ahead of a potential shareholder listing. 

  • Private equity
  • Vocus goes down as a giant in the world of take privates

    For all the bluster about private equity and private capital hunting down ASX-listed targets, there’s not been a lot of completed deals at the big end of town.  

  • Capital raising
  • Hong Kong’s Tor set to take out TrueGreen’s $100m-plus round

    TrueGreen’s electric vehicle spin-out Nexport is charging thanks to its fresh funding.

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  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Happy days for ambitious Happy Valley Nutrition

    Infant milk formula hopeful Happy Valley Nutrition has caught the eye of a strategic investor that’s keen to help turn its production pipedream into reality. 

  • Costa Group
  • UBS launches $30m Costa Group auction

    UBS’ equities desk was seeking buyers for 8.5 million shares in Costa Group after market on Thursday.

  • Engineers
  • Euroz Hartleys and Petra Capital tapped for Decmil raise

    Construction engineering firm Decmil wants to take advantage of a the public infrastructure spending boom.

  • Funding
  • eBev closes $2m raise as IPO plans take shape

    Artesian have bought into online beverage marketplace eBev ahead of an IPO next year.

  • Capital raising
  • Evolution Mining deal covered: book message

    Underwriter JPMorgan is off risk at Evolution Mining.