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Stakk (ASX: SKK) was popular on Hot Copper after it successfully completed the complimentary US$63.0 million cash and scrip acquisition of ParaScript, LLC and ParaScript Management.
The company says the deal transforms it into a scaled, profitable and globally relevant AI-native Digital Trust infrastructure group focused on combating fraud.
“The completion of the ParaScript acquisition establishes Stakk as a scaled, profitable and internationally relevant AI technology group at a time when the need for effective Digital Trust infrastructure has never been greater,” director Arthur Lo said.
“This transaction materially strengthens the fundamentals by which institutional investors assess technology companies. It increases revenue scale, earnings, margins, contracted revenue visibility, customer diversification and operating leverage, while creating additional growth opportunities that are not required to support our existing FY2027 objectives.”
SKK was up 17.7% to 2.0c.
Lion Energy (ASX: LIO) jumped on confirmation it had received final Indonesian government approval and completed the sale of its 2.5% indirect interest in the Seram PSC oil and gas project to Vista Energy.
The sale consideration was approximately US$1.2 million, including a US$600,000 deposit previously received. The balance has now been received upon completion.
The sale completes the company’s exit from this non-core minority interest and firms funding for its share of the initial drilling operations at Bula Karang-1.
“Completion of the Seram sale strengthens Lion’s financial position as we focus on Bula Karang-1. The sale proceeds firm funding for Lion’s share of the initial drilling operations,” chairman Tom Soulsby said.
LIO jumped 36.4% to 1.5c.
Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD) has lodged a first-in-time application for a new iron ore exploration tenement immediately adjacent to the world-class Rio Tinto Robe JV operations in the Pilbara of Western Australia.
The tenement adjoins Arrow’s existing Yarraloola tenements and the Rio Tinto Robe JV mining lease, two km at its closest point from large scale open pit mine part of the Robe Valley Mesa A mining Hub currently producing at between 20 and 23mtpa, operating since the early 1970s.
“Our team is well aware of the tonnage and cashflow- generating potential of channel iron deposits, such as those in this part of the Pilbara. As proven by Rio, they often have very favourable deposit geometry and low impurities, meaning they can be low-cost high-profit operations. Our team knows this because we have mined them in the past,” MD David Flanagan said.
AMD was up 17.7% to 2.0c.
Looking wider, the S&P/ASX 200 was up this morning, gaining 24.90 points or 0.29% to 8,721.40. The index has lost 1.11% for the last five days but is virtually unchanged year to date.
Meanwhile, Australia’s family office sector now manages at least $323 billion in assets, highlighting the growing influence of private wealth on the nation’s investment landscape.
The growth also reflects a broader global trend towards professional wealth management among ultra-high-net-worth families.
A family office is a private organisation established to manage the financial, investment, governance, succession and administrative affairs of a wealthy family.
“As wealth creation, inter-generational wealth transfers and business exits continue to accelerate globally, family offices have emerged as an increasingly important segment of the investment market, often being used as a vehicle to diversify family asset exposures,” said Dr. David Gallagher, executive director of research at Rainmaker Information.
That’s Thursday’s HotCopper Market Trends, I’m Colin Sandell-Hay - see you for close.
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