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Round-up: EQT investment; HKEX results; BHP pivot; Canada's China tariffs; HKIC goes overseas

EQT invests in Australian tech education firm Compass; HKEX's H1 2024 results; iron ore slowdown sees BHP diversify; Canada to slap tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel and aluminium; HKIC invests in Thailand.

August 27, 2024

Specialist PE funds offer hope to resources firms

Dealmakers are hoping lower commodity prices and a falling local currency will make Australian resources companies attractive to specialist private equity buyers.

July 16, 2013

PetroChina buys stakes in Australian LNG projects

PetroChina buys interests in two gas projects off the West Australian coast.

December 13, 2012

Miners adjust to life after peak commodity prices

The bull market in commodities still has some years to run, but mining companies are preparing for leaner times.

September 20, 2012

Banks expect massive growth in iron ore swaps

The abandonment of the 40-year benchmark pricing system for iron ore will lead to a rapid expansion of the swaps market, say market pioneers Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank.

April 11, 2010

Rio Tinto drops Chinalco bid, announces new deal

Rio Tinto announces a $15.2 billion rights issue and a joint venture with BHP Billiton, scuttling a proposal by Chinalco to invest $19.5 billion in the natural resources company.

June 07, 2009

China ups the ante for Rio Tinto

Chinalco and Alcoa join forces to buy a 12% stake in Rio Tinto for $14 billion, taking both rival bidder BHP and the target by surprise, in a move analysts have called ingenious.

February 03, 2008