Australian M&A and equity raisings
1,823 deals since January 2025, each with its advisers and sources · as at 10 Nov 2026 · Venture rounds
1,823 deals · A$320bndisclosed · Clear
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| Date | Target | Vendor | Acquirer | Type | Status | Value A$m | Sector | Advisers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Klaar | – | Brosnan Group | Acquisition | Completed | – | Education and childcare | BDO (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Ortto | – | Canva | Acquisition | Completed | – | Software | Allens (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Simtheory | – | Canva | Acquisition | Completed | – | Software | Allens (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Renewable Metals | – | Clean Energy Finance | Stake | Announced | – | Waste and environmental services | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) |
| Apr 2026 | FTP Solutions | FTP Solutions shareholders | Five V Capital | Stake | Pending | – | Software | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side)PwC (buy-side)Arnold Bloch Leibler (buy-side)CTO Labs (buy-side)EY (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Steadfast Re broking business | – | Gallagher Reinsurance Australia | Asset sale | Completed | – | Insurance | MinterEllison (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Arafura Rare Earths | – | Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) | Stake | Pending | 82.6 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | MinterEllison (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Summerfield Battery Energy Storage System | – | Palisade Investment Partners | Asset sale | Completed | – | Renewable energy and storage | DLA Piper (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Twine | – | SafetyCulture | Acquisition | Announced | – | Software | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Solaris Australian Equity Income Plus | – | – | IPO | Listed | 190.0 | Listed investment vehicles | Pitcher Partners (issuer)DLA Piper (issuer)Morgans (lead manager)Ord Minnett (lead manager)Taylor Collison (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)CommSec (lead manager)Shaw and Partners (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Cboe Australia | Cboe Global Markets | TMX Group | Acquisition | Completed | – | Payments and fintech | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Zeus Street Greek | Founder shareholders of Zeus Street Greek | Whiteoak Growth Fund II LP | Acquisition | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Winnings Appliance Group | – | – | Convertible | Announced | 100.0 | Retail and e-commerce | Jones Day |
| Apr 2026 | Lachlan Star | – | – | Placement | Completed | 7.5 | Gold and silver | Bell Potter (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Lindian Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 100.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Petra Capital (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Noble Helium | – | – | Placement | Completed | 12.0 | Oil and gas | MST Financial (lead manager)Peak Asset Management (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Solstice Minerals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 32.6 | Copper and base metals | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Bell Potter (lead manager)Taylor Collison (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager)Chieftain Securities (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Desert Metals | – | – | Entitlement offer | Completed | 0.2 | Gold and silver | Steinepreis Paganin (issuer)CPS Capital Group (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Tamboran Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 283.0 | Oil and gas | Norton Rose Fulbright (issuer)RBC Capital Markets (lead manager)E&P Capital (lead manager)Wells Fargo Securities (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | TZ | – | – | Placement | Completed | 0.8 | Software | Henslow (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | 150 Charlotte Street, Brisbane | Australian Unity Office Fund | Fund managed by the Dexus Group | Asset sale | Pending | 40.0 | REITs and property funds | Mallesons (sell-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Beetaloo Energy Australia | – | – | Placement | Completed | 66.3 | Oil and gas | Baker McKenzie (issuer)Blue Ocean Equities (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Beetaloo Energy Australia | – | – | Share purchase plan | Completed | – | Oil and gas | Blue Ocean Equities (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | BluGlass | – | – | Placement | Completed | 8.0 | Hardware and semiconductors | Bell Potter (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Element 25 | – | – | Placement | Completed | 18.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Petra Capital (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Paymark Limited (trading as Worldline New Zealand) | Retail International Holding S.A.S. (Worldline) | Cuscal | Acquisition | Completed | 27.0 | Payments and fintech | BofA Securities (buy-side)Bell Gully (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Cuscal | – | – | Placement | Completed | 30.0 | Payments and fintech | Gilbert + Tobin (issuer)BofA Securities (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | DTI Group | – | Finico | Takeover | Completed | – | Industrial products and machinery | Blackwall Legal (sell-side)Lander & Rogers (buy-side)Shaw and Partners (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Simble Solutions | – | – | Placement | Completed | – | Software | Sixty Two Capital (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Kestrel Coal Group | EMR Capital Advisors | Yancoal Australia | Acquisition | Announced | 3,411.9 | Coal | UBS (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)Freshfields (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Omnia | – | – | Placement | Completed | 1.5 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | GTT Ventures (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Freshwater Metals | – | QEM | Acquisition | Announced | – | Other mining and exploration | Oakley Capital Partners (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | QEM | – | – | Placement | Completed | 2.6 | Lithium and battery metals | Oakley Capital Partners (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | McLaren Minerals | – | – | Share purchase plan | Completed | – | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Leeuwin Wealth (lead manager)Cumulus Wealth (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Midas Minerals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 28.0 | Copper and base metals | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Buru Energy | – | – | Placement | Completed | 5.3 | Oil and gas | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Evolution Capital (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Neometals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 13.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (issuer)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | NEXTDC | – | – | Entitlement offer | Completed | 1,508.0 | Data centres | Cadence Advisory (issuer)Mallesons (issuer) |
| Apr 2026 | Australian Silica Quartz Group | – | – | Placement | Completed | 0.8 | Other mining and exploration | Taylor Collison (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Invictus Energy | – | – | Placement | Completed | 10.0 | Oil and gas | Alpine Capital (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Riedel Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 2.5 | Gold and silver | 708 Capital (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | VHM | – | – | Placement | Completed | 5.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Jarden (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Meteoric Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 40.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)SCP Resource Finance (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | New Hope Corporation | – | – | Convertible | Completed | 300.0 | Coal | Mallesons (issuer)Linklaters (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Cavalier Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 4.0 | Gold and silver | Sanlam Private Wealth (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Hyterra | – | – | Entitlement offer | Completed | 7.0 | Oil and gas | Steinepreis Paganin (issuer) |
| Apr 2026 | Omega | – | – | Placement | Announced | 60.0 | Oil and gas | Bell Potter (lead manager)MST Financial (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Resolution Minerals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 20.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Oakley Capital Partners (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | L1 Gold Fund | – | – | IPO | Listed | 950.0 | Listed investment vehicles | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (issuer) |
| Apr 2026 | NT Minerals | – | – | Entitlement offer | Announced | 1.0 | Gold and silver | Steinepreis Paganin (issuer) |
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