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    Air Vanuatu has been placed into liquidation.

    Nauru Airlines flies in for a look at collapsed Air Vanuatu

    The national carrier of Vanuatu collapsed into liquidation on Friday. Fiji Airways has already expressed interest in acquiring whatever is left of the airline.

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    Anglo American wants to “rapidly” sell its Australian coking coal assets.

    Anglo American wants a single buyer for its Australian coal division

    The London-listed diversified miner this week unveiled a major divestment plan designed partly to keep a $64.4 billion buyout proposal from BHP from succeeding.

    • Peter Ker
    Platypus Asset Management’s head of investment, Prasad Patkar.

    The Aussie stock picks that made this fund a top 10

    Platypus Asset Management’s Prasad Patkar names Reece among the $5 billion money manager’s key investment calls. But he’s wary of BHP’s big M&A bet.

    • Sarah Jones
    Incitec Pivot’s new CEO Mauro Neves started in January. He says a two-year transformation phase of the Dyno Nobel explosives business should deliver a strong improvement in return on capital.

    Incitec Pivot blames gas prices for $498m fertiliser write-down

    But the company said it could double returns if it sold those struggling operations to Indonesia’s PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur and focused only on explosives.

    • Simon Evans
    GPG Australia’s assets include 96MW Crookwell 2 wind farm, near Goulburn in New South Wales.

    Big four, Japanese banks circle GPG Renewables’ $1.6b refinancing

    Sources said GPG is in advanced discussions with several banks to come in on a $1.1 billion refinancing of its existing facilities.

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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    The charity plans to convert Dixieland, located in the Snowy Monaro region some 2.5 hours from Canberra, from grazing land to a biodiversity corridor.

    Conscious IM bankrolls agricultural acquisition for carbon credits

    Under the deal, Conscious has chipped in 100 per cent of the acquisition price as debt for Greening Australia to sole ownership of the property dubbed Dixieland.

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

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    The C4 unit at Callide power station in Queensland blew up in May 2021.

    Queensland in secret bid to buy stricken coal-fired power plant

    It’s three years since Queensland power station Callide C blew up, and the fallout hasn’t stopped. Now, a secret deal for the government to buy a 50 per cent stake is in doubt.

    • Anthony Macdonald
    BHP’s Ken Henry is eager to engage with Duncan Wanblad, but his Anglo American counterpart is keeping his own counsel.

    Why BHP’s hopes of buying Anglo American are fading fast

    BHP boss Mike Henry has taken his takeover pitch directly to Anglo American investors. But the hurdles to this bid are multiplying, and time is running out.

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    The deal comes after Stockland paid $210 million for five land-lease community projects in Queensland.

    Puljich family sells eight land-lease assets; Highbury on ticket

    Street Talk understands Living Gems has struck a deal to sell eight land-lease communities to Avid Property Group, which owns a portfolio of 45 developments.

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
    Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm at a Canadian conference earlier this year. Mr Stausholm says he does not want M&A to distract the company from improving its existing operations.

    Rio chief ‘not afraid’ of M&A as Anglo break-up looms

    Jakob Stausholm won’t rule out entering the acquisition fray, but told investors he doesn’t want big transactions to derail his recovery mission at the miner.

    • Peter Ker
    CSR chief executive Julie Coates says Gyprock, Bradford and Hebel are the company’s key brands.

    Aluminium losses hit CSR ahead of Saint-Gobain $4.3b buyout

    Shareholders will vote next month on the bid from Saint-Gobain, which must wrestle with a loss-making aluminium business hit hard by high energy costs.

    • Simon Evans
    BHP chief Mike Henry says the Anglo plan “perhaps gives shareholders greater clarity about the choices they have at hand”.

    BHP says Anglo American demerger plan vindicates takeover structure

    The London-listed miner will sell or shut assets except those producing copper, iron ore and crop nutrients as it hopes to see off its Australian suitor.

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    Flare co-founders James Windon, left, and Daniel Cohen.

    MYOB’s Slate Super sale in the offing

    Street Talk understands the Flare HR-controlled fund, which put its exit plans into gear in 2022, has turned the process over to the trustee.

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

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    Anglo American’s Duncan Wanblad said it was the “most radical changes to Anglo American in decades”.

    Anglo American shapes up for $64b fight with BHP

    Anglo American has pulled out a takeover defence with the works. Now, it has to convince shareholders not to side with BHP.

    • Anthony Macdonald
    Karoon Energy chief Julian Fowels addressed a packed room at the Macquarie Australia Conference last week.

    Karoon Energy finds sell-side backers ahead of pivotal AGM

    Barrenjoey energy and utilities analyst Dale Koenders has voiced support for continued growth via M&A in a note seen by Street Talk.

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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    BHP boss Mike Henry.

    Anglo American puts plan B into action after rejecting BHP’s bid

    Anglo American boss Duncan Wanblad is understood to be warming up to present a strategy update to the mining group’s shareholders.

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
    UTA’s portfolio includes a stake in TransGrid, Australia’s biggest poles-and-wires company.

    Eyes on Transgrid as super funds bail out of $8b infra fund UTA

    Sources say Aware Super has hired Campbell Lutyens, a specialist in moving illiquid investments for institutional investors, to shop a $600 million stake.

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
    BHP chief executive Mike Henry will be up in front of shareholders on Tuesday night, promising the company will stay disciplined in its pursuit of Anglo American.

    BHP turns Anglo pursuit into $64b chess game

    BHP has bid against itself and disclosed it, in an effort to put pressure on the London-listed miner. The next move is Anglo’s, and only hours away.

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    Engie’s CEO for Australia and New Zealand Rik De Buyserie.

    France’s Engie powers up for partner search at Victorian solar farm

    Engie has shortlisted a blue-chip lender lineup, including ANZ Group, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank, to stump up Goorambat’s debt financing.

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
    BHP chief executive Mike Henry earlier this year. He said he was disappointed that Anglo American’s board did not want to discuss a takeover bid from the Australian mining giant.

    Anglo American rejects second, higher BHP takeover offer

    BHP chief executive Mike Henry said he was disappointed that directors of the London-listed miner had not been willing to enter into further discussions.

    • Peter Ker