Galan Lithium, Tesoro Gold launch capital raisings
British sports giant Fraser Group launches aggressive push to take on Rebel with Sports Direct tie-up with Accent Group
Rebel Sport’s dominance of the fitness goods market is under attack after British retail giant Frasers launched an aggressive push into the Australian market with a plan to open more than 100…
West African gold producer Robex launches IPO, $120m raise
West African gold producer Robex launches IPO, $120m raise
KFC operator Collins Food to sell or close slow-growing Taco Bell, which is being outpaced by Guzman y Gomez
Collins Foods, the ASX-listed operator of hundreds of KFC outlets in Australia and Europe, will sell or close its Mexican-themed Taco Bell chain, which has struggled against the much larger Guzman y…
Monash IVF embryo swap shows board’s market insensitivity
From “supporting you on your fertility journey” to “helping you achieve a family”, Monash IVF has a lot of marketing words it uses to pitch its services to clients. At the end…
Anchorage Capital Partners meets with lenders at laundries business
Specialised Linen Services’ lenders are scrubbing up on the private equity-backed commercial laundry and dry-cleaning business as its owners hunt for additional funding. Street Talk understands Anchorage Capital Partners, which acquired its…
It’s China’s economy not the trade war that poses a big risk to Australia
As the United States and China’s tit-for-tat tariffs and trade war moved into joke territory, and China keeps the market waiting on stimulus, the iron ore price has barely blinked. It is…
Five V appoints Goldman Sachs to run $500m-plus Automic sale
Street Talk revealed on Sunday that Five V Capital had issued a request for proposal for its minority stake in share registry services company Automic Group. While sources said almost every major…
Gold miner Bellevue flags takeover interest after $156m equity raise
Bellevue Gold has been targeted by several unsolicited takeover approaches and appointed a team to review future bids, the struggling miner said, after tapping shareholders for $156 million following another production downgrade….
Measles outbreak linked to Tim Gurner’s anti-ageing spa
Victoria’s chief medical officer Dr Tarun Weeramanthri issued an alarming alert over the weekend, about an increase in measles cases in greater Melbourne. The number of cases “is increasing” and those with…