Emma Rapaport

Nearly 1½ months on from our story, Sujit Dey reckons Iress’s share price has given back the gains from the whiff of M&A – making the stock a red-hot buy.

Potential investors said ICA Partners was seeking $900 million to $1 billion in debt for the company’s Gawara Baya project in Queensland.

The high-end whisky distillery is opening up its register to the public for the first time in its 27-year history, launching a $4.8 million raise.

Street Talk understands the $101 billion global investment firm has initiated contact with Australian software as a service company CriticalArc.

Street Talk can reveal RetireAustralia has mandated Jefferies Australia to run a sale process, swapping advisers from Jarden and E&P who led the charge last time around.

Sources said Canadian pension funds including PSP Investments are in-and-around the sale process, while Middle Eastern funds are also expected to take a look.

US tech investor Battery Ventures is parting with its 80 per cent stake after six years on the register.

S&P expects Bingo’s debt to EBITDA ratio will remain above nine-times for this financial year and above seven-times in FY25.

Raising proceeds will be used to meet customer demands for accelerated delivery of its counter drone systems.

Sources said three brokers, Canaccord Genuity, Euroz Hartleys and Sternship Advisers, have underwritten the raise.