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Village Roadshow to build Wet n Wild Sydney

13 Sep 2010 - Village Roadshow Ltd (ASX:VRL) announces it will build and operate the Wet'n'Wild water theme park in Sydney.

ANZ appoints new NZ CEO

13 Sep 2010 - ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) appoints David Hisco as chief executive officer of ANZ's New Zealand arm.

Ampella Mining raises $41.9 million

10 Sep 2010 - Ampella Mining Ltd (ASX:AMX) has raised $41.9 million through a private placement to accelerate exploration at its Batie West project in West Africa.

Lend Lease to partner with Sekisui House

10 Sep 2010 - Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) strikes a deal to partner with Sekisui House Australia Holdings.

The Warehouse Group FY profit falls

10 Sep 2010 - The Warehouse Group Ltd (ASX:WHS) reports a 21.6 per cent fall in net profit to NZ$60.2 million for the 52 weeks ended 1 August.

Avoca merger poorly received

10 Sep 2010 - Avoca Resources Ltd (ASX:AVO) will need to convince the market of the benefits of its newly announced US$2 billion merger with Anatolia Minerals.

Proposal to help Alinta with debt

10 Sep 2010 - The Australian reports a private equity consortium has briefed creditors on a plan to help Alinta Energy Group Ltd (ASX:AEJ) dramatically cut its debt.

Regulator watching Qantas airfares

10 Sep 2010 - Regulators will be watching closely to ensure that Qantas (ASX:QAN) doesn't raise airfares on the Australia-South Africa route once Virgin Blue's V Australia leaves t…

Mirabela Nickel prices US$165M bookbuild

09 Sep 2010 - Mirabela Nickel Ltd (ASX:MBN) says its institutional bookbuild to raise US$165 million has been priced at $1.60 per share.

ACCC blocks NAB bid for AXA APH

09 Sep 2010 - The ACCC blocks National Australia Bank Ltd's (ASX:NAB) bid for AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd's (ASX:AXA) Australian and New Zealand businesses.

Paladin Energy increases stake in NGM

09 Sep 2010 - Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX:PDN) is a step closer to acquiring NGM Resources Ltd (ASX:NGM) as part of a proposed $27 million takeover.

Aquila Resources widens FY loss

09 Sep 2010 - Aquila Resources Ltd (ASX:AQA) widens its full year loss to $33.07 million in fiscal 2010, from a loss of $26.16 million the year before.

US to deny Virgin Blue and Delta merger

09 Sep 2010 - A proposed tie-up between Delta Air Lines and Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) has hit a stumbling block with news that the US Transportation Department plans to de…

Avoca and Anatolia to merge

09 Sep 2010 - Avoca Resources Ltd (ASX:AVO) and Canadian company Anatolia Minerals Development have agreed to merge.

Drillsearch and Innamincka agree on merger

08 Sep 2010 - Drillsearch Energy Ltd (ASX:DLS) and Innamincka Petroleum Ltd (ASX:INP) agree to a friendly merger, that would see the combined entity with a market cap in excess of …

Cape Lambert sues to retrieve $80M

08 Sep 2010 - Cape Lambert Resources Ltd (ASX:CFE) is suing Metallurgical Corp of China to recover a final $80 million from the sale of its flagship Cape Lambert iron ore project.

Ivanhoe completes retail entitlement offer

08 Sep 2010 - Ivanhoe Australia Ltd (ASX:IVA) completes a fully underwritten retail entitlement offer to raise around $20 million.

Fosters rejects offer for wine business

08 Sep 2010 - Foster's Group Ltd (ASX:FGL) has rejected an offer to purchase the wine assets of Treasury Wine Estates for between $2.3 billion and $2.7 billion.

Potash says BHP not likely to be only bidder

08 Sep 2010 - Potash Corp says BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) is not likely to be the only bidder for the fertiliser company and that it is in talks with a number of parties interest i…

Eldorado withdraws offer for Andean

08 Sep 2010 - Eldorado Gold Corp (ASX:EAU) withdraws its takeover offer for Andean Resources Ltd (ASX:AND).

Milton Corp and Choiseul merger approved

07 Sep 2010 - Milton Corporation Ltd (ASX:MLT) is closer to creating a $2 billion entity with Choiseul Investments Ltd (ASX:CHO).

ConnectEast reports Aug traffic increase

07 Sep 2010 - ConnectEast Group (ASX:CEU) reports a 15.8 per cent increase in average daily revenue for August.

Oilex upgrades reserves estimate

07 Sep 2010 - Oilex Ltd (ASX:OEX) upgrades its reserves and contingent resources for "tight" reservoirs at its Cambay Field in India.

St Barbara announces share consolidation

07 Sep 2010 - St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) plans a share consolidation in a bid to make its business more appealing to overseas investors.

British Airways eyes Qantas again

07 Sep 2010 - Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) looks to be a merger target, with British Airways CEO Willie Walsh saying he is keen to resume talks with the airline.

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