It has been a long month for Adrian Portelli, the billionaire businessman behind shopping discounts business LMCT+. Having beaten hooning charges, Portelli is back with his stunts, drawing huge crowds with supermarket…
Year: 2025
Australian miner issued shares to mysterious Russian investor
The market regulator has taken legal action against two executives responsible for issuing $7 million worth of shares in ASX-listed Wiluna Mining to a mysterious investor who never paid for them. The…
Barrenjoey prints $300m line in Sigma Healthcare
Barrenjoey prints $300m line in Sigma Healthcare
How this $115b ASX giant plans to win from both sides of the trade war
How this $115b ASX giant plans to win from both sides of the trade war
Bank of Queensland’s war with branch owners escalates over buyback price
Aggrieved Bank of Queensland branch owners are ramping up legal efforts to secure markedly higher prices for their stores, demanding at least double what was paid by the lender and setting the…
Trump tariffs: China weaponises rare earths
China’s latest move to counter Donald Trump’s chaotic trade war is to increase restrictions on the supply of key rare earths and high-performance rare earth magnets crucial to US manufacturing, electronics and…
Botanix Pharmaceuticals taps investors for $40m; Euroz, E&P in tow
Botanix Pharmaceuticals, a listed developer of treatments for skin infections and diseases, was pitching investors for a $40 million equity raise on Monday morning. Botanix’s lead product is used to treat excessive…
Northern Star set to seal $5b De Grey buyout in mega gold deal
Northern Star Resources’ $5 billion buyout of its smaller rival De Grey Mining is all but over the line after the West Australian gold producer’s largest shareholder agreed to support the acquisition….
Deloitte partner pay likely to be lower despite cost cutting as senior partners party in Cairns with CEO Joanne Gorton
Deloitte staff were understandably angry last week when this column revealed the firm’s senior partners were sunning themselves in Cairns on a strategy retreat while they kept the billable hours ticking over…
HESTA, Hostplus-backed heart device maker EBR Systems wins FDA approval
EBR Systems, the heart device hopeful heavily backed by high-profile investors, including Mark Carnegie, Bill Ferris and major superannuation funds, has secured approval from authorities in the United States to begin selling…