Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Liontown Resources raised.
Companies Liontown Resources acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Ottaviano | Managing Director and CEO | @AuManufacturing |
Stories naming Liontown Resources. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Arafura, partly owned by renewables critic Gina Rinehart, has finalised financing for its Northern Territory rare earths mine, with $1.2 billion in government support and wind turbine and EV makers as customers.
Arafura Rare Earths, part-owned by renewables critic Gina Rinehart, has locked in financing for its Nolans project, drawing roughly $1.2 billion in Australian and German government support despite her anti-net-zero campaigning.
US investment firm KKR has agreed to buy Zenith Energy, an Australian specialist in off-grid renewable power for mines, in a transaction reported at over A$2 billion following a bidding contest.
AuManufacturing roundup of brief industry news: Wide Open Agriculture banks a $7.5 million raise, Liontown adds a lithium offtake partner, Osteopore signs Zimmer Biomet for distribution, plus quantum, defence, rail and recycling items.
Canberra announces up to $840m for Arafura's Northern Territory rare earths project, while Liontown secures $550m in bank debt for its Kathleen Valley mine, with CEFC and Export Finance Australia among lenders.
5B, a New South Wales solar technology firm, has hired Sun Cable's co-founder and ex-CEO David Griffin as its new chief executive, succeeding co-founder Chris McGrath.
Climate Energy Finance analysts review Australian federal and state programs backing critical minerals projects, covering government grants, low-cost loans, new budget funds and the private equity raises and debt facilities they catalysed.