Capital Raising

FirstWave completed an A$1.06 million equity placement to fund growth initiatives.

Leadership read: FirstWave's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across Oceania.

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Mamba Exploration (ASX:M24) secured firm commitments to raise $6 million before costs in a share placement, with neighbouring New Murchison Gold committing $500,000 and negotiating access to regional data, infrastructure and logistical support.

Leadership read: Mamba Exploration's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across Oceania.

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Boom Logistics announced a share buyback program of up to 3.6 million shares, representing approximately 10% of issued shares.

Leadership read: Fresh capital is a hiring signal before it is anything else. For Boom Logistics, a raise in the sector funds leadership depth, scale, go-to-market and operational rigour, rather than any single appointment. Watch where Boom Logistics hires first across Oceania; that is where the capital is really pointed.

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Cobre Limited (ASX:CBE) completed an A$90M institutional capital raise

Leadership read: Cobre Limited's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across Oceania.

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Spark New Zealand is seeking ASX quotation for 5,058,997 shares issued via dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP), indicating capital market activity and shareholder liquidity management.

Leadership read: Spark New Zealand's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across Oceania.

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Dorsavi Ltd (ASX:DVL) initiated a trading halt ahead of a capital raising announcement, indicating imminent funding activity.

Leadership read: Fresh capital is a hiring signal before it is anything else. For Dorsavi Ltd, a raise in the sector funds leadership depth, scale, go-to-market and operational rigour, rather than any single appointment. Watch where Dorsavi Ltd hires first across Oceania; that is where the capital is really pointed.

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Lithium Universe is seeking ASX quotation for 15.4 million shares and 7.7 million options issued as a placement fee conversion, indicating a capital raise or listing-related equity issuance

Leadership read: Lithium Universe's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across Oceania.

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Pureprofile is seeking ASX quotation for 2.4 million shares following cashless exercise of vested options

Leadership read: Pureprofile's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across Oceania.

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Mynt Inc., operator of the Philippines' largest digital payment platform GCash, completed an IPO at P6.60 per share, enabling broader Filipino investor participation in the digital economy.

Leadership read: Mynt Inc. (GCash)'s raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across Asia.

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Spectronix (Suita City, Osaka Prefecture) raised ¥518 million through third-party allotment of shares. This follows Series F round in December 2024 (¥480 million). Investors include JAFCO, DBJ Capital, Nissay Capital, Spiral Innovation Partners, and CITIC Venture. Funds allocated to strengthen mass production system for deep ultraviolet picosecond lasers.

Leadership read: Spectronix's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across Asia.

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GX MINERALS raised approximately ¥460 million in Series A++ funding for its high-performance resin filler material 'DIA'. Funding came from Prime Partners, Tokai Tokyo Securities, Okazaki Shinkin Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and others.

Leadership read: GX MINERALS's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across Asia.

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Noxtua, a Berlin-based Legal AI platform, secured €100M+ in Series C funding led by C.H.BECK (Germany's leading legal publisher, now majority shareholder), with MANZ (Austrian legal publisher) as new investor. Funding to support product development and pan-European expansion.

Leadership read: Noxtua's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into Legal Technology/AI buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across EMEA.

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