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Australian solar panel recycler ReSource says it is burning cash and may cut staff or wind up while the federal government's solar recycling pilot stays suspended; the firm earlier received $7m in grants.
Australian medtech Ceretas hit a milestone in its CUREator+ program, unlocking the final instalment of a government-funded grant; the piece also recaps its A$8 million IPO and ASX listing earlier in 2026.
Victoria's opposition pledges to shut down Breakthrough Victoria and sell its investments, calling the state fund a failure. The piece recalls portfolio raises, a rescue deal, an NYSE listing and the LaunchVic merger.
Firmus Technologies is courting investors ahead of a possible IPO on the ASX, with reports suggesting up to $7 billion, but no prospectus is lodged and the company declined to confirm any figures.
Perth drone-intelligence startup Overwatch Technologies is preparing an ASX float planned for October to support maritime surveillance services for government customers, having earlier raised seed capital of $2.35 million.
Amplia has locked in the design of its PRROSE phase two study pairing narmafotinib with chemotherapy in ovarian cancer, to run with ANZGOG across Australia and New Zealand, recruiting about 26 patients.
Biotech Amplia Therapeutics has completed planning for its PRROSE phase two trial pairing narmafotinib with chemotherapy in ovarian cancer, working with ANZGOG, with patient recruitment targeted before the end of 2026.
Cycliq, a Perth-based bike camera maker, has closed a $1.5 million placement that CPS Capital Group led, with two directors committing funds, to stock inventory for Black Friday and pursue AI work and acquisitions.
Netwealth has agreed to buy advice-automation startup Paradino for as much as $39 million, combining upfront cash and shares with earn-outs and a product investment pledge, aiming to build Australia's leading AI wealth platform.
Brookfield has signed an all-cash agreement to buy ASX-listed plumbing products maker Reliance Worldwide at US$3.38 a share, valuing it near US$2.8 billion, with completion expected in early 2027.
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Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to buy ASX-listed plumbing and heating maker Reliance Worldwide in an all-cash deal valuing the business at roughly US$2.8 billion, with completion expected in early 2027 pending approvals.
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Dealroom reports Australian battery materials startup Sicona acquired Louisiana-based Advano, taking its New Orleans facility, and recalls Advano's earlier $45 million raise backed by Tony Fadell and Peter Thiel.
Unlisted for two-and-a-half years, gold producer Wiluna Mining is preparing a targeted IPO to return to the sharemarket, with brokers seeking bids and a roadshow planned from late September.
Graphite producer Volt Resources has been awarded US$5.4 million in non-dilutive government money, received via subsidiary Volt Energy Materials, to advance domestic refining and facility development over 24 months.
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Partners Group, Guardian Childcare's Swiss owner, has spurned approaches from buyout firms Allegro Funds and BGH Capital and is negotiating with Quadrant Private Equity, which runs Affinity Education, about combining the childcare businesses.
Street Talk reports Melbourne-based medical company Akeeko Medical is out raising capital for a kidney stone treatment, with stockbroker Hugh Robertson leading the effort and putting in personal money.
Dataworks has begun seeking A$4.24 million through a placement and shareholder entitlement offer, with Cygnet Capital overseeing the process, and proceeds earmarked for debt repayment, working capital and delivery of government contracts.
Cycliq, which makes cycling safety cameras, has completed a steeply discounted A$1.5 million equity raise brokered by CPS Capital Group, with proceeds earmarked for stock, artificial intelligence projects and general operations.
Listed regtech firm Dataworks Group has locked in A$3 million in committed investor backing via a share placement, with Cygnet Capital running the raise, to repay debt and expand its government technology platforms.
Neocloud Firmus Technologies is pitching its planned $7 billion IPO to local fund managers, with co-chief executive Tim Rosenfield presenting in Melbourne alongside Daniel Kearney and former Xero finance head Kirsty Godfrey-Billy.
Profile of Australian battery-recycling company Renewable Metals, reporting its oversubscribed $12 million Series A with CEFC and Virescent Ventures leading, founder and CEO Luan Atkinson, and chair Peter Beaven.
Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources, reports that Australian data center company Firmus is preparing a sharemarket float targeted for late October that could rank among the country's largest ever.
Green360 reports its MKX cement substitute has now been used in over 3,500 cubic metres of concrete across Victorian infrastructure projects, with Holcim Australia and Eifers among purchasers and June-quarter sales of $3.3 million.
UK asset manager RSK has bought Cogency, a Melbourne consultancy advising renewable energy developers, adding to a string of Australian and New Zealand acquisitions that now numbers 19 companies.
Telix Pharmaceuticals has gained US regulatory clearance for its glioma imaging agent Pixclara, a world first, and is now studying the compound in late-stage trials for brain metastases.
Elita, a Victorian dog-health startup, secured $1.9m in a Boost-led round to develop its Blueprint health-tracking product and a 24/7 vet telehealth service with VetChat; it previously raised $1.1m in 2025.
Adaptive fashion brand JAM The Label is shutting down after nearly eight years, with founders Molly Rogers and Emma Clegg citing an underdeveloped Australian inclusive-design market and their new family priorities.
An interview in which Magnetic Alliance Capital's managing partner Mark Lim describes buying stable, plateaued businesses from retiring baby-boomer owners and lifting returns through operational change rather than startup-style venture bets.
A liquidator suspects the Big Smoke, Alexandra Senter's publishing and marketing agency, spent years unable to pay debts before collapsing owing over $4 million, much of it to the tax office and her family.
Womenswear label Proud Poppy will leave voluntary administration with control returning to founder Tara McKeon after creditors approved a deed of company arrangement; four stores closed during the process.
Australian gold explorer Auravelle Metals has settled the second instalment of its post-listing share placement, worth about A$205,000, with the cash earmarked for drilling at projects in South Australia and Western Australia.
Wealth platform Netwealth is acquiring AI advice-automation startup Paradino for A$20 million upfront, mostly cash, plus earn-outs that could reach A$9 million, and intends another A$10 million of investment.
Pet-health startup Elita Genetics, based in Melbourne, has secured $1.9 million to grow from cell banking into canine longevity, with Boost VC leading and four other backers alongside.
A South Australian munitions maker and a counter-drone firm have signed an MOU to combine their technologies after a successful blast test, with exports to Ukraine planned for 2027.
Street Talk: Calvary Health Care's consortium has agreed to acquire 25 Healthscope hospitals; lenders reportedly recoup about $400 million, with the assets valued near $600 million.
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Street Talk reports Firmus Technologies, which rents Nvidia chips, is courting Asian fund managers ahead of a possible sharemarket float of up to $7 billion, with terms to follow for domestic investors.
An ABC investigation traces luxury property holdings linked to the family of Bathla's founders while the Sydney building group sits in administration owing billions, with assets held by relatives rather than the founder himself.
Future Secure AI's pre-listing round, led by Robin Khuda, Square Peg, Yarra Capital, Firetrail and Macquarie Asset Management, is nearing completion, with notes converting at a US$1.3 billion ceiling before an ASX float.
Element Fleet Management, the sole bidder yet to lodge a revised offer, has quit the race to buy Australian car-leasing firm FleetPartners.
Roundup of 35 ASX capital raisings seeking a combined $687.5m in late August and early September, led by mining deals; Canaccord Genuity topped the broker table and three IPOs floated.
Roundup tallies 35 ASX equity fundraises seeking $687.5 million, mostly miners; Canaccord Genuity led broker mandates with nine deals, while FireFly Metals' $190 million package was the period's largest.
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Crimson Consulting has raised its hostile bid for tutoring company Kip McGrath to a conditional 74c a share and pushed the deadline out, with several big shareholders accepting or signalling support.
The NRFC has lent Global Resource Recovery $55 million in debt funding to expand its Darwin chemical recycling facilities, with the project forecast to create 115 temporary and 11 full-time jobs.
Roundup of four trans-Tasman raises: First Table, Metacognition AI, Dela and GoTroppo secured a combined $21.5 million for restaurant discounting, robotics software, scam-safe payments and flexible internet plans.
Bending Spoons is buying collaboration software maker Miro in a cash deal, with some Miro shareholders reinvesting proceeds into the buyer's equity; the acquirer also recently bought Airtable.
A British Formula 1 hardware supplier has bought Melbourne timing specialist Dorian for an undisclosed sum, keeping the brand serving racers in the region while Alitrax continues frontline support.
Adelaide's Cambrian Defence & Space partners with Adelaide University cancer researchers to fly human stem cells on a European research rocket from Sweden, studying microgravity's effects, with South Australian government fund support.
Shareholder acceptances are building for Crimson Education's hostile tilt at ASX-listed tutoring firm Kip McGrath, a bid that wobbled when ally Regal Partners sold out; the suitor may lift its offer to 74 cents.
Former Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin warns rogue AI agents in enterprises are inevitable and discusses Aigentsphere, her AI-monitoring startup, which raised a $4 million seed round from Main Sequence in April.