What they do
Allens is an independent law partnership with offices in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam, advising on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and private equity, for companies and financial sponsors.
- Services
- M&A law, Capital markets law, Banking and finance law, Private equity law, Competition and regulatory approvals
- Specialties
- Mining, Energy, Healthcare, Real Estate, Agribusiness
- Kinds of deal
- Cross-border transactions, Carve-outs, Take-privates
- Deal size
- Recorded deals: median A$365m, from A$12m to A$12bn
- Clients
- Private equity, Listed companies
- Places served
- AU
- Network
- Linklaters (integrated alliance), Alliance with Linklaters LLP
From allens.com.au, checked 7 Nov 2026: /, /sectors-services/services/mergers-acquisitions/, /sectors-services/services/capital-markets/, /sectors-services/services/private-equity/
Deals
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| Oct 2026 | Cleanaway Waste Management | – | Sedum Group | Scheme | Legal adviser to EQT (acquirer) | Announced | 9,300.0 | Waste and environmental services | Barrenjoey (sell-side)Macquarie Capital (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)Kroll (sell-side) | EQT AB Group acquisition of Cleanaway Waste Management |
| Oct 2026 | Malabar Resources | – | New Hope Corporation | Scheme | Legal adviser to Malabar Resources (target) | Announced | 2,400.0 | Coal | Jarden (buy-side)Pitt Capital Partners (buy-side)Johnson Winter Slattery (buy-side)BofA Securities (sell-side) | New Hope acquisition of Malabar Resources |
| Oct 2026 | L1 Global Long Short Fund | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 482.7 | Listed investment vehicles | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)E&P Capital (lead manager)Taylor Collison (lead manager)Ord Minnett (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager)Shaw and Partners (lead manager)CommSec (lead manager)Bell Potter (lead manager)MST Financial (lead manager)National Australia Bank (lead manager) | L1 Global Long Short Fund entitlement offer |
| Oct 2026 | Meteoric Resources | – | Lynas Rare Earths | Scheme | Legal adviser to Meteoric Resources (target) | Announced | 968.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Barrenjoey (buy-side)Mallesons (buy-side)BMA Advogados (buy-side)Macquarie Capital (sell-side)Pinheiro Neto Advogados (sell-side) | Lynas Rare Earths acquisition of Meteoric Resources |
| Sep 2026 | Minerals 260 | – | – | Share purchase plan | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | – | Gold and silver | Minerals 260 share purchase plan | |
| Sep 2026 | Materra Metals | Dragon Field International | AIC Mines | Acquisition | Legal adviser to AIC Mines (acquirer) | Completed | 120.0 | Copper and base metals | Argonaut (sell-side)Thomsons (sell-side) | AIC Mines acquisition of Materra Metals |
| Sep 2026 | AIC Mines | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Announced | 70.0 | Copper and base metals | AIC Mines placement | |
| Sep 2026 | Storage King Group | Abacus Group Holdings | Ki Corporation | Stake | Legal adviser to Abacus Group Holdings (seller) | Announced | 163.5 | REITs and property funds | Morgan Stanley (sell-side)Barrenjoey (sell-side)Denison Partners (sell-side) | Ki stake in Storage King Group |
| Sep 2026 | Storage King Group | Abacus Group Holdings | – | Block trade | Legal adviser to Abacus Group Holdings (seller) | Completed | 121.3 | REITs and property funds | Barrenjoey (lead manager) | Storage King Group block trade |
| Sep 2026 | Reliance Worldwide Corporation | – | Brookfield Capital Partners | Scheme | Legal adviser to Brookfield (acquirer) | Announced | 4,100.0 | Building materials | Goldman Sachs (sell-side)Oaktower Partnership (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Grant Thornton (sell-side) | Brookfield Capital Partners acquisition of Reliance Worldwide Corporation |
| Sep 2026 | Minerals 260 | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 280.0 | Gold and silver | Argonaut (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Bell Potter (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager) | Minerals 260 placement |
| Sep 2026 | Tabar Islands Holdings | St Barbara | Lingbao Gold Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to St Barbara (seller) | Completed | 453.0 | Gold and silver | Macquarie Capital (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Lingbao Gold Group acquisition of Tabar Islands Holdings |
| Sep 2026 | Secure Electronic Registries Victoria (SERV) | Aware Super | Macquarie Asset Management (through Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund) | Stake | Legal adviser to Aware Super (seller) | Pending | – | Software | Barrenjoey (sell-side)Macquarie Capital (buy-side)Gresham (buy-side)Mallesons (buy-side) | Macquarie Asset Management (through Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund) stake in Secure Electronic Registries Victoria (SERV) |
| Sep 2026 | Energy One | Fluxys | – | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Fluxys | Completed | 100.0 | Software | Linklaters | Acquisition of Energy One |
| Sep 2026 | Baranduda Electrical Energy Reserve | – | Aware Super | Joint venture | Legal adviser to Aware Super (acquirer) | Announced | – | Renewable energy and storage | Aware Super acquisition of Baranduda Electrical Energy Reserve | |
| Sep 2026 | New Simberi Gold Project | St Barbara | Lingbao Gold Group | Asset sale | Legal adviser to St Barbara (seller) | Announced | 453.0 | Gold and silver | Lingbao Gold Group acquisition of New Simberi Gold Project | |
| Sep 2026 | Centenario lithium brine project | – | Liontown | Joint venture | Legal adviser to Liontown (acquirer) | Announced | – | Lithium and battery metals | Liontown acquisition of Centenario lithium brine project | |
| Sep 2026 | NEXTDC | – | – | Convertible | Legal adviser to the lead managers | Completed | 1,100.0 | Data centres | Mallesons (issuer)Linklaters (lead manager) | NEXTDC equity raising |
| Aug 2026 | Yanco Battery Energy Storage System project | ACEnergy | BW ESS | Asset sale | Legal adviser to ACEnergy and vendors (seller) | Announced | – | Renewable energy and storage | Azure Capital (sell-side) | BW ESS acquisition of Yanco Battery Energy Storage System project |
| Aug 2026 | Fairview Equity Partners (Insignia's 40% interest) | Insignia Financial | Janus Henderson Investors | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Janus Henderson Investors (acquirer) | Announced | – | Asset and wealth management | Janus Henderson Investors acquisition of Fairview Equity Partners (Insignia's 40% interest) | |
| Aug 2026 | Everlight Radiology | Livingbridge | Radiology Partners | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Livingbridge (seller) | Announced | – | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Jones Day (buy-side)Linklaters (sell-side) | Radiology Partners acquisition of Everlight Radiology |
| Jul 2026 | Carnaby Resources | – | Evolution Mining | Scheme | Legal adviser to Evolution Mining (acquirer) | Completed | 213.0 | Copper and base metals | Macquarie Capital (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side)Treadstone Resource Partners (buy-side)BDO (sell-side)ERM (sell-side) | Evolution Mining acquisition of Carnaby Resources |
| Jul 2026 | OFX Group | – | Alakazam Holdings Bidco | Scheme | Legal adviser to OFX Group (target) | Announced | 233.0 | Payments and fintech | Goldman Sachs (sell-side) | Alakazam Holdings acquisition of OFX Group |
| Jul 2026 | Lotus Resources | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 60.1 | Uranium | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Gresham (issuer) | Lotus Resources entitlement offer |
| Jul 2026 | FDC Consolidated Holdings | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 400.0 | Engineering and construction | UBS (lead manager)MA Moelis Australia (lead manager)Ord Minnett (lead manager)Deloitte (issuer)KPMG (issuer)Oxford Economics Australia (issuer)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (lead manager)Moelis & Company (lead manager) | FDC Consolidated Holdings IPO |
| Jul 2026 | Vinpearl | – | SeaTown Private Credit Master Fund III | Stake | Legal adviser to SeaTown Private Credit Master Fund III and Vietnam Oman Investment (acquirer) | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Linklaters (buy-side) | SeaTown Private Credit Master Fund III stake in Vinpearl |
| Jun 2026 | KGL Resources | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 300.0 | Copper and base metals | Bell Potter (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager)CommSec (lead manager) | KGL Resources entitlement offer |
| Jun 2026 | Moorabbin Airport | Goodman Group | Barings | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Barings (acquirer) | Announced | 1,500.0 | Transport infrastructure | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | Barings acquisition of Moorabbin Airport |
| Jun 2026 | Aspen Pharmacare Asia Pacific business | Aspen Pharmacare Holdings | BGH Capital | Acquisition | Legal adviser to BGH Capital (acquirer) | Announced | 2,370.0 | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | BGH Capital acquisition of Aspen Pharmacare Asia Pacific business | |
| Jun 2026 | Aztec Resources | MGX Resources | Crestlink | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Crestlink (acquirer) | Announced | – | Iron ore and steel | Voyager Legal (buy-side) | Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. acquisition of Aztec Resources |
| May 2026 | Abacus Storage Funds Management | Abacus Group Holdings | Abacus Storage King | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Abacus Group Holdings Limited (Independent Board Committee) (seller) | Announced | 19.0 | Asset and wealth management | Morgan Stanley (sell-side) | Abacus Storage King acquisition of Abacus Storage Funds Management |
| May 2026 | TelstraSuper | – | – | Merger | Legal adviser to Aware Super | Completed | – | Asset and wealth management | Aware Super and TelstraSuper merger | |
| May 2026 | La Trobe Financial Group | Brookfield Asset Management | Axight | Stake | Legal adviser to Axight (acquirer) | Completed | 3,000.0 | Banking and lending | Axight stake in La Trobe Financial Group | |
| May 2026 | I-MED Radiology Network | Permira | Jardine Matheson | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Jardine Matheson (acquirer) | Announced | 3,400.0 | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Linklaters (buy-side)Chapman Tripp (buy-side)Cooley (buy-side) | Jardine Matheson acquisition of I-MED Radiology Network |
| May 2026 | Imexpharm | SK Group | Lian SGP Holding | Acquisition | Legal adviser to SK Group (seller) | Announced | – | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Linklaters (sell-side) | Lian SGP Holding acquisition of Imexpharm |
| May 2026 | Estia Health | Bain Capital | Stonepeak | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Bain Capital (seller) | Completed | – | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Gresham (sell-side)MinterEllison (buy-side) | Stonepeak acquisition of Estia Health |
| Apr 2026 | Atlas Arteria | – | IFM | Takeover | Legal adviser to Diamond Infraco 1 (acquirer) | Announced | – | Transport infrastructure | UBS (sell-side)Flagstaff Partners (sell-side)Mallesons (sell-side)Kroll (sell-side) | IFM acquisition of Atlas Arteria |
| Apr 2026 | Grant Thornton Australia | – | Turbo Parent Partnership LP | Scheme | Legal adviser to Grant Thornton Australia (target) | Completed | – | Business and professional services | New Mountain Capital acquisition of Grant Thornton Australia | |
| Apr 2026 | Ortto | – | Canva | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Canva (acquirer) | Completed | – | Software | Canva acquisition of Ortto | |
| Apr 2026 | Simtheory | – | Canva | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Canva (acquirer) | Completed | – | Software | Canva acquisition of Simtheory | |
| Apr 2026 | Downtown Music Holdings | – | Universal Music Group (through Virgin Music Group) | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Downtown Music Holdings (target) | Completed | 1,104.0 | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Kirkland & Ellis (buy-side)Freshfields (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (sell-side)TozziniFreire Advogados (sell-side) | Universal Music Group (through Virgin Music Group) acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings |
| Mar 2026 | Core Lithium | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the lead managers | Completed | 120.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Argonaut (lead manager)Morgan Stanley (lead manager)Thomsons (issuer) | Core Lithium placement |
| Mar 2026 | Perpetual Wealth Management Group | Perpetual | Bain Capital Private Equity, LP | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Bain Capital (acquirer) | Announced | 500.0 | Asset and wealth management | Barrenjoey (sell-side)Mallesons (sell-side) | Bain Capital Private Equity, LP acquisition of Perpetual Wealth Management Group |
| Mar 2026 | Infinite Care | MA Financial Group | Anglicare Sydney | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Anglican Community Services (Anglicare) (acquirer) | Pending | – | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Canterbury Partners (buy-side)Russell Kennedy (buy-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side) | Anglicare Sydney acquisition of Infinite Care |
| Mar 2026 | Doohly | – | Canva | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Canva (acquirer) | Completed | – | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Canva acquisition of Doohly | |
| Mar 2026 | HBRE Gia Lai Wind Power Joint Stock Company | – | Levana Renewables (Levanta) | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Levanta Renewables (acquirer) | Announced | – | Renewable energy and storage | Levana Renewables (Levanta) acquisition of HBRE Gia Lai Wind Power Joint Stock Company | |
| Mar 2026 | Critical minerals royalty portfolio (Western Australia) | RCF Management | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (acquirer) | Completed | – | Lithium and battery metals | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board acquisition of Critical minerals royalty portfolio (Western Australia) | |
| Mar 2026 | Opal Healthcare | – | Pacific Equity Partners | Stake | Legal adviser to Pacific Equity Partners (acquirer) | Completed | – | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Pacific Equity Partners stake in Opal Healthcare | |
| Mar 2026 | Aura Holdings | – | Stonepeak | Stake | Legal adviser to Stonepeak (acquirer) | Completed | – | Property development and services | Stonepeak stake in Aura Holdings | |
| Feb 2026 | PMET Resources | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 150.6 | Lithium and battery metals | Raymond James (lead manager)BMO Capital Markets (lead manager)National Bank Financial (lead manager)ATB Cormark Capital Markets (lead manager)Desjardins Capital Markets (lead manager)PearTree Securities (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)RBC Capital Markets (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager)Norton Rose Fulbright (issuer)Rimon Law (issuer)Dentons Canada (lead manager) | PMET Resources placement |
| Feb 2026 | Lotus Resources | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 76.0 | Uranium | Macquarie Capital (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Barrenjoey (lead manager)Jett Capital Advisors (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager) | Lotus Resources placement |
| Feb 2026 | Minerals 260 | – | Franco-Nevada | Stake | Legal adviser to the issuer | Announced | 50.0 | Gold and silver | Franco-Nevada stake in Minerals 260 | |
| Jan 2026 | PIHL Holdings | – | AUB Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to AUB Group (acquirer) | Announced | 432.0 | Insurance | AUB Group acquisition of PIHL Holdings | |
| Dec 2025 | Simberi Gold Project | St Barbara | Kumul Mineral Holdings | Stake | Legal adviser to St Barbara (seller) | Announced | 100.0 | Gold and silver | Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | Kumul Mineral Holdings stake in Simberi Gold Project |
| Dec 2025 | Talga Group | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 14.5 | Lithium and battery metals | Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Bell Potter (lead manager) | Talga Group placement |
| Dec 2025 | African Gold | – | Montage Gold Corp. | Scheme | Legal adviser to African Gold (target) | Completed | – | Gold and silver | SCP Resource Finance (sell-side)Cozen O'Connor (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side)Cassels (buy-side)BDO (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Montage Gold Corp. acquisition of African Gold |
| Dec 2025 | Zenith Energy | – | – | Joint venture | Legal adviser to Zenith Energy | Announced | – | Electricity and gas networks and retail | Acquisition of Zenith Energy | |
| Dec 2025 | UniLodge | Pamoja Capital | Samty Holdings | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Pamoja Capital (seller) | Announced | – | Property development and services | Samty Holdings acquisition of UniLodge | |
| Nov 2025 | Qube Holdings | UniSuper | Macquarie Asset Management | Scheme | Legal adviser to Qube Holdings (target) | Completed | 11,700.0 | Transport and logistics | Grant Samuel (sell-side)UBS (sell-side)KPMG (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) | Macquarie Asset Management acquisition of Qube Holdings |
| Nov 2025 | Latitude.sh | – | Megaport | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Latitude.sh (target) | Completed | 229.2 | IT services | BofA Securities (buy-side)Cooley (buy-side)Pinheiro Neto Advogados (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)Citizens JMP (sell-side)Linklaters (sell-side)BMA Advogados (sell-side)BZCP Advogados (sell-side) | Megaport acquisition of Latitude.sh |
| Nov 2025 | Tilt Renewables | AGL Energy | Queensland Investment | Stake | Legal adviser to AGL Energy (seller) | Completed | 750.0 | Renewable energy and storage | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) | Queensland Investment stake in Tilt Renewables |
| Nov 2025 | Endura Mining | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 150.0 | Other mining and exploration | Endura Mining placement | |
| Nov 2025 | El Jannah | Founders and shareholders of El Jannah | General Atlantic | Acquisition | Legal adviser to the founders and shareholders of El Jannah (target) | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | General Atlantic acquisition of El Jannah | |
| Nov 2025 | ProTen | Aware Super | KKR | Acquisition | Legal adviser to KKR (acquirer) | Completed | – | Agriculture and agribusiness | Macquarie Capital (sell-side) | KKR acquisition of ProTen |
| Oct 2025 | AUB Group | – | Arbutus | Scheme | Legal adviser to AUB Group (target) | Announced | – | Insurance | Macquarie Capital (sell-side) | EQT AB acquisition of AUB Group |
| Oct 2025 | Northern Minerals | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 60.5 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Petra Capital (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager)Shaw and Partners (lead manager) | Northern Minerals placement |
| Oct 2025 | Podium Minerals | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 12.0 | Other mining and exploration | Leeuwin Wealth (lead manager)Cumulus Wealth (lead manager) | Podium Minerals entitlement offer |
| Oct 2025 | IREN | – | – | Convertible | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 1,539.3 | Data centres | IREN equity raising | |
| Sep 2025 | Eildon Capital Group | – | Samuel Terry Asset Management (STAM) | Takeover | Legal adviser to Samuel Terry Asset Management (acquirer) | Completed | – | Property development and services | Jones Day (sell-side)Grant Thornton (sell-side) | Samuel Terry Asset Management (STAM) acquisition of Eildon Capital Group |
| Sep 2025 | Automic Group | – | Advent International | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Advent International (acquirer) | Announced | – | Payments and fintech | Goldman Sachs (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)EY (sell-side)Boston Consulting Group (sell-side)Crosslake Technologies (sell-side)Privatus Capital Partners (sell-side) | Advent International acquisition of Automic Group |
| Sep 2025 | Ezypay | – | Xplor Technologies | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Xplor Technologies (acquirer) | Announced | – | Payments and fintech | Advent International acquisition of Ezypay | |
| Sep 2025 | Fonterra's consumer and associated businesses | Fonterra | Lactalis | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Lactalis (acquirer) | Completed | – | Food and beverage | Freshfields (buy-side)Bell Gully (buy-side)Rothschild & Co (buy-side)Cameron Partners (buy-side)Deloitte (buy-side) | Lactalis acquisition of Fonterra's consumer and associated businesses |
| Sep 2025 | Aveo retirement living business | Brookfield | Scape Australia | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Brookfield (seller) | Completed | 3,850.0 | Property development and services | Clifford Chance (buy-side) | Scape Australia acquisition of Aveo retirement living business |
| Aug 2025 | Liontown Resources | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 316.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Greenhill (issuer)UBS (lead manager)Bell Potter (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager) | Liontown Resources placement |
| Aug 2025 | Infomedia | – | TPG Capital | Scheme | Legal adviser to TPG Capital (acquirer) | Completed | 651.0 | Software | Gresham (sell-side)Greenhill (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side) | TPG Capital Asia acquisition of Infomedia |
| Aug 2025 | Kogarah Golf Club site, Arncliffe | – | – | Joint venture | Legal adviser to Stockland (acquirer) | Announced | – | Data centres | MinterEllison | Acquisition of Kogarah Golf Club site, Arncliffe |
| Aug 2025 | DBG Health | – | BDT & MSD Partners | Stake | Legal adviser to BDT & MSD Partners (acquirer) | Completed | 1,600.0 | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Sidley Austin (buy-side)MinterEllison (sell-side) | BDT & MSD Partners stake in DBG Health |
| Aug 2025 | Australian Venue Co. | PAG | CVC | Stake | Legal adviser to PAG (seller) | Announced | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | CVC stake in Australian Venue Co. | |
| Aug 2025 | Curtin University Student Accommodation project | InfraRed Capital Partners | IFM Investors | Asset sale | Legal adviser to InfraRed Capital Partners (seller) | Completed | – | REITs and property funds | IFM Investors acquisition of Curtin University Student Accommodation project | |
| Jul 2025 | New World Resources | – | Kinterra Capital GP Corp. II | Takeover | Legal adviser to Kinterra Capital GP Corp. II (acquirer) | Completed | 250.0 | Copper and base metals | MA Moelis Australia (buy-side)Moelis & Company (buy-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Sternship Advisers (sell-side) | Kinterra Critical Materials & Infrastructure Opportunities Fund II, L.P. acquisition of New World Resources |
| Jun 2025 | Aurumin | – | Brightstar Resources | Scheme | Legal adviser to Aurumin (target) | Completed | – | Gold and silver | BDO (sell-side) | Brightstar Resources and Aurumin merger |
| Jun 2025 | AIC Mines | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 55.0 | Copper and base metals | Argonaut (lead manager)Jett Capital Advisors (lead manager)Shaw and Partners (lead manager)Tamesis Partners (lead manager) | AIC Mines placement |
| Jun 2025 | MagicBrief | – | Canva | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Canva (acquirer) | Completed | – | Software | Canva acquisition of MagicBrief | |
| Jun 2025 | Greatland Resources | Newmont | – | Sell-down | Legal adviser to Newmont (seller) | Completed | – | Gold and silver | Greatland Resources equity raising | |
| Jun 2025 | Zenith Energy | OPTrust | KKR | Acquisition | Legal adviser to the shareholders of Zenith Energy (OPTrust, Foresight Group, Pacific Equity Partners and management) (target) | Completed | – | Electricity and gas networks and retail | Gresham (buy-side) | KKR acquisition of Zenith Energy |
| Jun 2025 | Pacific Energy | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 370.0 | Electricity and gas networks and retail | Pacific Energy placement | |
| Jun 2025 | Aveo | Brookfield | The Living Company | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Brookfield (seller) | Completed | 3,850.0 | Property development and services | The Living Company acquisition of Aveo | |
| Jun 2025 | Virgin Australia | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the lead managers | Listed | 685.0 | Transport and logistics | Gilbert + Tobin (issuer)Goldman Sachs (lead manager)UBS (lead manager)Barrenjoey (lead manager)Sidley Austin (issuer)Reunion Capital Partners (issuer) | Virgin Australia IPO |
| May 2025 | Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) | – | Hutchison Telecommunications (Amsterdam) | Takeover | Legal adviser to Hutchison Telecommunications (Amsterdam) (acquirer) | Completed | 434.3 | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Goldman Sachs (buy-side)KPMG (sell-side)Barrenjoey (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) | Hutchison Telecommunications (Amsterdam) acquisition of Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) |
| May 2025 | Misima Gold Project | Kingston Resources | Ok Tedi Mining | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Ok Tedi Mining (acquirer) | Announced | 95.0 | Gold and silver | Argonaut (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)Treadstone Resource Partners (buy-side)PwC (buy-side)AMC Consultants (buy-side) | Ok Tedi Mining acquisition of Misima Gold Project |
| May 2025 | Xanadu Mines | – | Bastion | Takeover | Legal adviser to Bastion (acquirer) | Completed | 160.0 | Copper and base metals | Jefferies (sell-side)HopgoodGanim Lawyers (sell-side)Bennett Jones (sell-side)CIBC Capital Markets (buy-side)ATB Cormark Capital Markets (buy-side)Stikeman Elliott (buy-side)BDO (sell-side) | Bastion acquisition of Xanadu Mines |
| May 2025 | Mirrabooka Investments | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 85.0 | Listed investment vehicles | Mirrabooka Investments entitlement offer | |
| May 2025 | L1 Capital | – | Platinum Asset Management | Merger | Legal adviser to Platinum Asset Management (acquirer) | Completed | – | Asset and wealth management | Jefferies (buy-side)Macquarie Capital (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side) | Platinum Asset Management and L1 Capital merger |
| May 2025 | RAC WA Insurance business | Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC WA) | Insurance Australia Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Insurance Australia Group (acquirer); Legal adviser to Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) | Completed | 1,350.0 | Insurance | Insurance Australia Group acquisition of RAC WA Insurance business | |
| May 2025 | Yarraloola Iron Ore Project assets | Zanthus Resources | Rio Tinto | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Rio Tinto (acquirer) | Completed | – | Iron ore and steel | Rio Tinto acquisition of Yarraloola Iron Ore Project assets | |
| May 2025 | Speewah Fluorite Project | – | Sumitomo | Joint venture | Legal adviser to Sumitomo (acquirer) | Completed | – | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Gilbert + Tobin | Sumitomo acquisition of Speewah Fluorite Project |
| May 2025 | Winu copper-gold project | Rio Tinto | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. | Stake | Legal adviser to Rio Tinto (seller) | Announced | 430.4 | Copper and base metals | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. stake in Winu copper-gold project | |
| May 2025 | Craig Investment Partners | – | TA Associates | Stake | Legal adviser to TA Associates (acquirer) | Completed | – | Asset and wealth management | Chapman Tripp (buy-side) | TA Associates stake in Craig Investment Partners |
| Apr 2025 | Foxtel Group | News | DAZN | Acquisition | Legal adviser to News Corp (seller) | Completed | 3,400.0 | Media, entertainment and online platforms | DAZN acquisition of Foxtel Group | |
| Apr 2025 | Purpose-built student accommodation portfolio (seven assets) | Wee Hur | Greystar | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Greystar (acquirer) | Completed | 1,600.0 | REITs and property funds | MinterEllison (sell-side) | Greystar acquisition of Purpose-built student accommodation portfolio (seven assets) |
| Mar 2025 | Destination Brisbane Consortium | The Star Entertainment Group | Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and Far East Consortium International Limited (Joint Venture Partners) | Asset sale | Legal adviser to The Star Entertainment Group (seller) | Pending | 53.0 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | UBS (sell-side) | Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and Far East Consortium International Limited (Joint Venture Partners) acquisition of Destination Brisbane Consortium |
| Mar 2025 | Waste Services Group | – | The Carlyle Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser | Announced | – | Waste and environmental services | Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Liberty Corporate Finance (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer | The Carlyle Group acquisition of Waste Services Group |
| Feb 2025 | Mayur Resources | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the lead managers | Completed | 100.0 | Building materials | Barrenjoey (lead manager)Jones Day (issuer) | Mayur Resources placement |
| Feb 2025 | Tasmania JackJumpers | LK Group | Altor Capital | Acquisition | Legal adviser to LK Group (seller) | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Altor Capital acquisition of Tasmania JackJumpers | |
| Feb 2025 | Limestone Coast North Energy Park BESS | Pacific Green | Intera Renewables | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Pacific Green (seller) | Completed | – | Renewable energy and storage | Palisade Partners acquisition of Limestone Coast North Energy Park BESS | |
| Jan 2025 | Bullabulling Gold Project | Norton Gold Fields | Minerals 260 | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Minerals 260 (acquirer) | Completed | 166.5 | Gold and silver | Greenhill (buy-side)HFW (sell-side) | Minerals 260 acquisition of Bullabulling Gold Project |
| Jan 2025 | ZEN Energy | – | – | Joint venture | Legal adviser to ZEN Energy | Announced | – | Renewable energy and storage | Acquisition of ZEN Energy | |
| Jan 2025 | Connexa | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) | Stake | Legal adviser to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) (acquirer) | Completed | – | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Russell McVeagh (buy-side) | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) stake in Connexa |
| Jan 2025 | Westpoint Shopping Centre | Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) | Haben | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) (seller) | Completed | 900.0 | REITs and property funds | Haben acquisition of Westpoint Shopping Centre | |
| Jan 2025 | Patriot Battery Metals | – | Volkswagen | Stake | Legal adviser to Patriot Battery Metals (target) | Completed | 74.7 | Lithium and battery metals | Hamilton Locke (buy-side)DLA Piper (buy-side) | Volkswagen stake in Patriot Battery Metals |
| 2025 | Vingroup | SK Group | – | Stake | Legal adviser to SK Group (seller) | Completed | – | Property development and services | Stake in Vingroup | |
| Nov 2024 | AVJennings | – | PM Nominees C | Scheme | Legal adviser to AVJennings (target) | Completed | 365.0 | Property development and services | Barrenjoey (sell-side)PwC (sell-side)Kroll (sell-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Proprium Capital Partners (Australia) acquisition of AVJennings |
Listed on their website
- Pacific Equity Partners acquisition of SG Fleet A$1.4 billion · 2024
- Sydney Airport acquisition by Sydney Aviation Alliance $32 billion
- Oil Search and Santos merger $22 billion
- Acquisition of Spark Infrastructure $5.2 billion
- Sale of One Rail to Aurizon $2.35 billion
- Acquisition of Boral $8.8 billion
- TPG Capital take-private of Infomedia $651 million
- Brookfield sale of Aveo Group A$3.85 billion
- Viva Energy IPO
- Mirvac $750 million equity raising $750 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.
Headline tables where the firm reached the top ten, ranked as each table opens.
Sector of the business bought or funded.
Disclosed value in Australian dollars.
Most often across the table
- Macquarie Capital
5 dealsCompare - Ashurst Perkins Coie5 dealsCompare
- Barrenjoey
4 dealsCompare - Mallesons4 dealsCompare
- Gilbert + Tobin4 dealsCompare
- MinterEllison
3 dealsCompare - Gresham
3 dealsCompare - Clayton Utz
2 dealsCompare
Firms advising the other side of the same deals.
Repeat clients
- Canva4 deals
- Minerals 2604 deals
- AIC Mines3 deals
- Aware Super3 deals
- Brookfield3 deals
- St Barbara3 deals
- Abacus Group Holdings2 deals
- AUB Group2 deals
League table positions
| Table | 2026 YTD | CY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| M&A legal advisers | #1 (32) | #3 (35) |
| M&A legal advisers, completed | #2 (14) | #7 (23) |
Rank as each table opens (by deal value, independent experts by number of reports), with the deal count in brackets. Top ten places shown.
People on these deals
All 482 people →- Andrew Wong Mergers & Acquisitions Counsel · 11 deals
- Felicity McMahon Partner · 9 deals
- Jacqueline Downes Partner, Practice Group Leader, Competition, Consumer & Regulatory · 9 deals
- Tom Story Partner · 8 deals
- David Couper Partner · 7 deals
- Ellen Thomas Partner, Practice Group Leader - Tax · 7 deals
- Emin Altiparmak Partner, Private Capital Sector Leader · 7 deals
- Rod Aldus Partner · 7 deals
- Alexander Ninkov Partner · 6 deals
- Chris Blane Partner · 6 deals
- James Royce 6 deals
- Jessica Mottau Partner · 6 deals
Offices and contact
Contact
- Website
- allens.com.au ↗
- Enquiries
- Contact page ↗
- Company page ↗
From the firm's own website.
Offices
- Brisbane Level 26, 480 Queen Street, QLD 4000 +61 7 3334 3000 Office page ↗
- Melbourne Level 37, 101 Collins Street, VIC 3000 +61 3 9614 1011 Office page ↗
- Perth Mia Yellagonga Tower 2, 5 Spring Street, WA 6000 +61 8 9488 3700 Office page ↗
- Sydney Level 25, 33 Alfred Street, NSW 2000 +61 2 9230 4000 Office page ↗