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Brickworks Limited shareholders convened on 10 September 2025 to vote on a landmark merger with Washington H. Soul Pattinson, creating a new ASX-listed entity, Topco. The deal promises streamlined ownership and enhanced growth prospects.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
10 Sept 2025
NSX Limited shareholders will decide on a recommended acquisition scheme offering $0.04 cash per fully paid share, representing a substantial premium. The Board and an independent expert endorse the deal, which would see NSX delisted and become a CNSX subsidiary.
Claire Turing
Claire Turing
9 Sept 2025
Betr Entertainment has raised its takeover offer for PointsBet shares and announced a $90 million selective buy-back to provide liquidity for shareholders, despite a major shareholder's refusal to sell. An Independent Expert finds the buy-back reasonable but notes marginal unfairness.
Claire Turing
Claire Turing
5 Sept 2025
betr Entertainment Limited has increased its takeover offer for PointsBet Holdings Limited shares, raising the share exchange ratio and expanding its selective buy-back pool to $90 million. Despite MIXI Australia Pty Ltd's refusal to accept the offer, betr's board remains confident and urges shareholder approval at the upcoming meeting.
Victor Sage
Victor Sage
5 Sept 2025
Duxton Dairies (Cobram) Pty Ltd (Duxton Walnuts) shareholders are set to vote on a scheme of arrangement for acquisition by Duxton Farms Ltd, with an independent expert concluding the merger is fair and reasonable. The transaction is part of a broader agricultural merger including Duxton Bees, Duxton Dried Fruits, and potentially Duxton Orchards.
Ada Torres
Ada Torres
4 Sept 2025
Duxton Farms Ltd has announced a scheme of arrangement to acquire all issued preference shares of Duxton Dried Fruits Pty Ltd, offering a mix of scrip and cash consideration. An independent expert has assessed the transaction as fair and reasonable, endorsing the merger as a strategic step to create a diversified agricultural investment platform.
Ada Torres
Ada Torres
4 Sept 2025
Duxton Farms proposes to acquire all preference shares of Duxton Bees via a scheme of arrangement, offering 0.839 Duxton Farms shares per Duxton Bees preference share, with up to 20% cash consideration. The independent expert values Duxton Bees preference shares between $0.64 and $0.85 on a control basis and considers the transaction fair and reasonable.
Ada Torres
Ada Torres
4 Sept 2025
Duxton Farms has reached a key milestone in its merger with four agricultural businesses, securing ASIC registration of scheme books and scheduling crucial shareholder meetings for October.
Ada Torres
Ada Torres
4 Sept 2025
Gold Road Resources has dispatched its Scheme Booklet to shareholders detailing the proposed acquisition by Gold Fields. The Board unanimously recommends approval, setting the stage for a pivotal shareholder vote in September.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
25 Aug 2025
Lynch Group Holdings has agreed to a $2.245 per share cash acquisition by Hasfarm, offering shareholders a 34.3% premium and securing board and major shareholder support. The scheme awaits shareholder and court approvals, with a final dividend declared ahead of completion.
Ada Torres
Ada Torres
20 Aug 2025
Peak Rare Earths Limited has entered a scheme of arrangement with Shenghe Resources (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., valuing the company at approximately A$158 million. The scheme offers Peak shareholders a cash consideration of no less than A$0.359 per share, representing a 199% premium to the last closing price.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
18 Aug 2025
betr Entertainment has withdrawn its Notice of Meeting and cancelled the Selective Buy-Back Meeting following an undertaking with the Takeovers Panel related to its takeover offer for PointsBet. A new combined shareholder meeting will be called soon.
Victor Sage
Victor Sage
18 Aug 2025