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Australian M&A legal advisers: completed deals

H2 2026 to date · Australian M&A completed to 9 Nov 2026 · 68 deals · A$24bn disclosed

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Australian M&A legal advisers: completed deals, H2 2026 to date, ranked by deal value
1 Allens 8 deals · 64.3% share · was #8
2 Ashurst Perkins Coie 4 deals · 48.3% share · was #2
3 Thomsons 4 deals · 14.1% share · was #29
4 Gibson Dunn 1 deal · 12.4% share · new
4 Macfarlanes 1 deal · 12.4% share · new
4 Uria Menendez 1 deal · 12.4% share · new
7 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer 7 deals · 7.1% share · was #9
8 A&O Shearman 2 deals · 6.7% share · new
9 Gilbert + Tobin 3 deals · 4.7% share · was #1
10 Steinepreis Paganin 5 deals · 3.1% share · was #34
11 Hamilton Locke 9 deals · 2.9% share · was #24
12 Corrs Chambers Westgarth 6 deals · 2.4% share · was #7
13 Clayton Utz 3 deals · 2.3% share · was #19
14 Dentons Canada 1 deal · 1.8% share · new
14 Dorsey & Whitney 1 deal · 1.8% share · new
16 Bird & Bird 1 deal · 1.2% share · new
17 Baker McKenzie 4 deals · 1.1% share · was #34
18 MinterEllison 3 deals · 1.1% share · was #11
18 Kirkland & Ellis 1 deal · 1.1% share · new
18 Seward & Kissel 1 deal · 1.1% share · new
21 Fieldfisher 1 deal · 1.0% share · new
21 McCarthy Tétrault 1 deal · 1.0% share · new
21 Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt 1 deal · 1.0% share · new
24 HopgoodGanim Lawyers 1 deal · 0.9% share · was #20
25 DLA Piper 1 deal · 0.7% share · was #27
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Share of the table, H2 2026 to date
Australian M&A legal advisers: completed deals, H2 2026 to date: share of the tableAllens64.3%Ashurst Perkins Coie48.3%Thomsons14.1%Gibson Dunn12.4%Macfarlanes12.4%Uria Menendez12.4%Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer7.1%A&O Shearman6.7%Gilbert + Tobin4.7%Steinepreis Paganin3.1%

Top ten by deal value.

Rank by year
Australian M&A legal advisers: completed deals: rank by year#1#3#5#7#9#11#13#15#17#19#2020252026 YTDAllens: #3 in 2025Allens: #2 in 2026 YTD#2 AllensAshurst Perkins Coie: #2 in 2025Ashurst Perkins Coie: #1 in 2026 YTD#1 Ashurst Perkins CoieThomsons: #8 in 2026 YTD#8 ThomsonsGibson Dunn: #10 in 2026 YTD#10 Gibson DunnMacfarlanes: #10 in 2026 YTD#10 MacfarlanesUria Menendez: #10 in 2026 YTD#10 Uria MenendezHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer: #8 in 2025Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: #3 in 2026 YTD#3 Herbert Smith Freehills KramerA&O Shearman: #20 in 2026 YTD#20 A&O Shearman

This table's top firms in each year.

35 deals have no disclosed value. H2 2025 rank is the firm's place in the same period a year earlier, under the same filters. Methodology

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