What they do
Addisons is a full-service Australian commercial law firm in Sydney whose practice includes mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, private equity, venture capital, banking and finance and insolvency work for Australian and international clients.
- Services
- M&A law, Capital markets law, Private equity law, Banking and finance law, Competition and regulatory approvals, Restructuring and insolvency law
- Specialties
- Agribusiness, Construction & Infrastructure, Consumer Brands & Retail, Gaming & Gambling, Media & Entertainment, Property
- Deal size
- Recorded deals: median A$103m, from A$29.4m to A$10bn
- Places served
- AU
From addisons.com, checked 7 Nov 2026: /
Deals
Columns
17 of 17 deals
| Advisers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | SoupedUp Solutions | – | Cater Care Australia | Asset sale | Legal adviser to SoupedUp Solutions (target) | Completed | – | Software | Cater Care Australia acquisition of SoupedUp Solutions | |
| Jul 2026 | LaCorium Health | founders of LaCorium Health | Prestige Consumer Healthcare | Acquisition | Legal adviser to founders of LaCorium Health (seller) | Completed | – | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Pitcher Partners (buy-side) | Prestige Consumer Healthcare acquisition of LaCorium Health |
| Jul 2026 | Australian Professional Shopfitters | – | SHAPE Australia Corporation | Acquisition | Legal adviser to SHAPE Australia Corporation (acquirer) | Completed | 29.4 | Engineering and construction | SHAPE Australia acquisition of Australian Professional Shopfitters | |
| Jul 2026 | GYROstream Holdings Pty Ltd (GYRO.Group) | – | Too Lost | Acquisition | Legal adviser to GYROstream Holdings Pty Ltd (GYRO.Group) (target) | Completed | – | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Too Lost acquisition of GYROstream Holdings Pty Ltd (GYRO.Group) | |
| Jul 2026 | MicroTau IP | – | Virescent Ventures | Stake | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | – | Renewable energy and storage | Virescent Ventures stake in MicroTau IP | |
| May 2026 | TruScreen Group | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | – | Medical devices and technology | Russell McVeagh (issuer) | TruScreen Group entitlement offer |
| May 2026 | Boral | – | – | Joint venture | Legal adviser to Boral | Announced | – | Building materials | Acquisition of Boral | |
| Mar 2026 | BMM Group | – | The Visualize Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to BMM Group (target) | Completed | – | Business and professional services | The Visualize Group acquisition of BMM Group | |
| Jan 2026 | Hullbot (Armata Systems Pty Ltd) | – | – | Stake | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | – | Industrial products and machinery | Stake in Hullbot (Armata Systems Pty Ltd) | |
| Dec 2025 | Arden Group | – | SHAPE Australia Corporation | Asset sale | Legal adviser to SHAPE Australia Corporation (acquirer) | Completed | 32.0 | Engineering and construction | SHAPE Australia acquisition of Arden Group | |
| Aug 2025 | PlayAGS | – | Brightstar Capital Partners | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Brightstar Capital Partners (acquirer) | Announced | 1,756.5 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Brightstar Capital Partners acquisition of PlayAGS | |
| Jul 2025 | International Game Technology PLC's Gaming & Digital Business | – | Apollo Funds | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Apollo Funds (acquirer) | Completed | 10,060.0 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Apollo Funds acquisition of International Game Technology PLC's Gaming & Digital Business | |
| Jun 2025 | Duxton Dairies (Cobram) | – | Duxton Farms | Scheme | Legal adviser to the Merger Companies (target) | Completed | 102.9 | Agriculture and agribusiness | Chapman Capital Partners (buy-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side)Grant Thornton | Duxton Farms acquisition of Duxton Dairies (Cobram) |
| May 2025 | Prime100 | – | Colgate-Palmolive | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Colgate-Palmolive Company (acquirer) | Completed | 500.0 | Food and beverage | Houlihan Lokey (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)PwC (sell-side)Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (buy-side) | Colgate-Palmolive acquisition of Prime100 |
| Apr 2025 | BMM Testlabs | – | The Visualize Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to BMM Testlabs (target) | Announced | – | Business and professional services | The Visualize Group acquisition of BMM Testlabs | |
| Mar 2025 | Force Fire Holdings | Anacacia Capital | Southern Cross Electrical Engineering | Acquisition | Legal adviser to shareholders of Force Fire Holdings (target) | Completed | 53.5 | Engineering and construction | MA Moelis Australia (buy-side)EY (buy-side)K&L Gates (buy-side)Greenstone Partners (sell-side)HLB Mann Judd (sell-side) | Southern Cross Electrical Engineering acquisition of Force Fire Holdings |
| Dec 2024 | Billson's alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage brands | Billson's Beverages | The Coca-Cola Company | Asset sale | Legal adviser to The Coca-Cola Company (acquirer) | Completed | – | Food and beverage | MinterEllison (sell-side) | The Coca-Cola Company acquisition of Billson's alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage brands |
Listed on their website
- SoupedUp sale to Cater Care 2026
- SHAPE acquisition of Australian Professional Shopfitters up to $29,400,000 · 2026
- GYRO.Group sale to Too Lost 2026
- SHAPE acquisition of Arden Group up to $32 million · 2026
- Duxton Farms merger with four agribusinesses 2025
- Brightstar Capital Partners acquisition of PlayAGS US$1.1 billion · 2025
- Colgate-Palmolive acquisition of Prime100 2025
- Force Fire Holdings sale to Southern Cross Electrical Engineering 2025
- TCCC acquisition of Billson’s brands 2025
- Bega Cheese purchase of Lion Dairy & Drinks $534 million
- Bega Cheese acquisition of assets from Mondelez Australia $460 million
- Payton Capital sale to HMC Capital $144 million
Transactions the firm lists on its own website, checked 7 Nov 2026. Those FundComb has recorded link to the deal.
Activity
By announcement date; raisings and IPOs by their own date.
Sector of the business bought or funded.
Disclosed value in Australian dollars.
Most often across the table
- Chapman Capital Partners
1 dealCompare - Clayton Utz
1 dealCompare - MinterEllison
1 dealCompare - MA Moelis Australia
1 dealCompare - EY
1 dealCompare - K&L Gates
1 dealCompare - Houlihan Lokey1 dealCompare
- Gilbert + Tobin1 dealCompare
Firms advising the other side of the same deals.
Repeat clients
- SHAPE Australia Corporation2 deals
People on these deals
All 35 people →- Jamie Nettleton Partner · 4 deals
- Max Jamieson Senior Associate · 4 deals
- Kieren Parker 3 deals
- Rebecca Dooley 3 deals
- Samuel Gauci 3 deals
- Cathy Tran 2 deals
- Daniel Goldberg 2 deals
- Jessenia Prado-Banton 2 deals
- Laura Hartley 2 deals
- Angelika Yates 1 deal
- Brenda Li 1 deal
- CC Ma 1 deal
Offices and contact
Contact
- Website
- addisons.com ↗
- Phone
- +61 2 8915 1000
- Enquiries
- Contact page ↗
- Company page ↗
From the firm's own website.
Offices
- SydneyHead office Level 10, 2 Park Street, NSW 2000 +61 2 8915 1000 Office page ↗