Jun 2, 2026 – 9.58amThings seem to be looking up for Frontier Energy, an ASX-listed developer of West Australian renewables projects that in 2024 was almost chaired by former premier Mark McGowan. Frontier, which is capitalised at $146 million on the ASX, was wall crossing fund managers overnight for a chunky cash call that is expected to be backed by Perth-based family offices and a clutch of small-cap funds.Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?