BHP hit amid merger caution
BHP investors have given tentative support to the mining giant’s biggest structural shake-up in a generation but the mining giant’s shares took a beating.
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Woodside investors cautious on $40bn BHP deal
After unveiling the blockbuster merger deal with the mining giant on Tuesday, Woodside shareholders are waiting for further details.
BHP set on petroleum demerger before Woodside bid
BHP was working on a straight demerger for its $20bn petroleum unit before Woodside expressed interest in recent months.
BHP share slump takes chunk out of ASX
The ASX closed barely changed but would have ended in the green without BHP’s share price slump.
London licks its wounds after BHP blow
BHP’s plan to leave the FTSE 100 has prompted further debate about the attractiveness of the UK listing regime.
When BHP’s deal with Woodside was really born
BHP’s exit from oil and gas unfolds a saga that is both dramatic and far-reaching. Its origins lie in a speech five years ago.
BHP, CSL, Woodside weigh on ASX
ASX 200 closes down 0.1%. CSL, BHP, Woodside shares lower. Domino’s Pizza up 7%. Qantas makes jabs mandatory for workers.
Mega-deal first job for Woodside’s new CEO
Meg O’Neill will lead Woodside after it announced a blockbuster $40bn merger with BHP’s petroleum arm
BHP’s $40bn energy booster
BHP will merge its petroleum arm with Woodside, making the combined company one of the 10 largest oil and gas producers in the world.
Big Australian loses English accent
BHP is set to finally abandon the final legacies of its $US28bn merger with Billiton in 2001.
Time had come on BHP’s dual listing structure: Argus
Former BHP chairman Don Argus has applauded the move by BHP to dissolve the dual-listed company structure he helped create 20 years ago.
O’Neill wins over Goyder in merger negotiations
New Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill won over Richard Goyder as she takes the opportunity of a lifetime with both hands.
Five banks tapped for Woodside’s $18.5bn BHP deal
Another big payday is looming for investment banks and law firms after Woodside agreed to merge with BHP’s petroleum unit, as announced on Tuesday
$US10bn dividend as BHP reshapes
BHP boss Mike Henry has stamped his own mark on the world’s biggest mining company, launching a radical reshaping of BHP’s structure and mix.
BHP agrees to massive energy merger
BHP and Woodside have agreed to merge petroleum assets, creating a global energy giant and giving the miner an exit from fossil fuels.
BHP’s oil and gas key to transition at Woodside
For Woodside, any deal must deliver a balance sheet for a shapeshifting not seen in the company’s history.
Can Woodside snare BHP’s oil assets for $13bn?
Woodside Energy’s plan to buy BHP’s petroleum business has sparked fierce debate about the amount that should be paid for the division.
ASX drops 0.9%, CBA, resource stocks fall
ASX finishes at lowest level in two weeks. Financial stocks including CBA and resource companies sold off. After market close, BHP and Woodside confirm $40bn petroleum merger. BHP to pay record dividend.
Woodside, BHP face oil deal hurdles
A $40bn petroleum deal with BHP would fast-track Woodside into a globally significant energy player but a key shareholder is vowing to vote against the deal.
How BHP deal would transform Woodside
A $40bn combination of their oil and gas assets would shift BHP neatly into Mike Henry’s ‘future facing commodities” narrative, but what would it do for Woodside?
Giant petroleum merger makes sense in long term
There is no doubt that the deal will be significant, potentially a game-changer, for Woodside.
Woodside agrees deal with BHP
Woodside Petroleum and its adviser, Gresham, is understood to have agreed to a deal in principle to buy BHP’s $20bn petroleum business.
BHP bets it all on iron ore and China
Mining giant BHP is staking its future on China – essentially putting all its eggs in a very fragile basket.
Woodside taps Gresham for BHP deal plan
Woodside is understood to have chosen advisory firm Gresham for its planned deal to buy BHP’s $20bn petroleum business.
ASX falls 0.6%, Bendigo, Lendlease hit
Worst day in past 13; ASX 200 closes down 0.6% at two-day low. Bumper profits from JB Hi-Fi, BlueScope Steel. Sydney Airport rejects near $23bn bid. BHP, Woodside confirm $40bn asset merger talks.
BHP draws close to Woodside deal
A deal for Woodside to buy BHP’s petroleum assets is expected this week, catapulting the Perth oil and gas company into a player on the global stage.
BHP’s Slattery arrival sparks Woodside talk
BHP’s global petroleum chief Geraldine Slattery has landed in Perth, raising speculation of a tie-up with Woodside Petroleum.
Fully franked dividends a bonus of buybacks
Share buybacks have been conducted by companies such as BHP, Woolworths, Telstra and the banks, particularly after they have had profitable years.
Mining services stocks offer alternatives
The history of resources is about endless boom-and-bust cycles – and if history doesn’t repeat it sure will rhyme.
Prices slow coal mining sale rush
The surging price of coal may be causing some companies to rethink assets related to the commodity that they have had up for sale.
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