Law firm · Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
Baker McKenzie
- Deals
- 29
- M&A
- 22
- Equity raisings
- 7
- Latest
- Oct 2026
What they do
Baker McKenzie is an international law firm with more than 70 offices whose M&A lawyers advise on complex cross-border transactions across consumer, energy and infrastructure, financial institutions, healthcare, industrials and technology sectors.
- Services
- M&A law, Capital markets law, Banking and finance law, Private equity law, Competition and regulatory approvals, Restructuring and insolvency law
- Specialties
- Consumer Goods & Retail, Energy & Infrastructure, Financial Institutions, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Industrials, Manufacturing & Transportation, Technology
- Kinds of deal
- Complex cross-border transactions
- Deal size
- Recorded deals: median A$70.3m, from A$8m to A$1bn
From bakermckenzie.com, checked 7 Nov 2026: /en/expertise/practices/mergers--acquisitions, /en/
Deals
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29 of 29 deals
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| Oct 2026 | Australian renewable energy portfolio (approximately 2GW) | BayWa r.e. AG | Atmos Renewables | Asset sale | Legal adviser to BayWa r.e. AG (seller) | Completed | – | Renewable energy and storage | Atmos Renewables acquisition of Australian renewable energy portfolio (approximately 2GW) | |
| Oct 2026 | Epic Energy group | Australian Retirement Trust | Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (acquirer) | Announced | – | Electricity and gas networks and retail | Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners acquisition of Epic Energy group | |
| Sep 2026 | Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park | – | Hoi Hup Realty | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Hoi Hup Realty (acquirer) | Completed | 201.8 | REITs and property funds | Hoi Hup Realty acquisition of Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park | |
| Aug 2026 | Ausgold | – | OceanaGold | Scheme | Legal adviser to Ausgold (target) | Announced | 776.0 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)SCP Resource Finance (sell-side)Lonergan Edwards & Associates (sell-side)MinVal (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | OceanaGold acquisition of Ausgold |
| Aug 2026 | Ionic Rare Earths | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 8.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Ord Minnett (lead manager)Petra Capital (lead manager) | Ionic Rare Earths placement |
| Jun 2026 | Ciclón Copper Project | – | Norfolk | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Norfolk (acquirer) | Announced | 70.3 | Copper and base metals | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Norfolk acquisition of Ciclón Copper Project |
| Apr 2026 | Altair Minerals | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to Endeavour Mining | Completed | 28.2 | Gold and silver | Sixty Two Capital (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager)Steinepreis Paganin (issuer) | Altair Minerals placement |
| Apr 2026 | Beetaloo Energy Australia | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 66.3 | Oil and gas | Blue Ocean Equities (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager) | Beetaloo Energy Australia placement |
| Apr 2026 | Cboe Australia | Cboe Global Markets | TMX Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to TMX Group (acquirer) | Completed | – | Payments and fintech | TMX Group acquisition of Cboe Australia | |
| Mar 2026 | Oracle Group | – | Count | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Count (acquirer) | Completed | 65.6 | Asset and wealth management | E&P Capital (buy-side) | Count acquisition of Oracle Group |
| Mar 2026 | Count | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 35.9 | Asset and wealth management | E&P Capital (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager) | Count placement |
| Feb 2026 | Sierra Atacama Copper Project | – | Cobre | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Cobre (acquirer) | Announced | – | Copper and base metals | Tribeca Capital (buy-side) | Cobre acquisition of Sierra Atacama Copper Project |
| Feb 2026 | Food Odyssey | – | Genki Global Dining Concepts | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Genki Global Dining Concepts (acquirer) | Announced | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Genki Global Dining Concepts acquisition of Food Odyssey | |
| Oct 2025 | RPMGlobal Holdings | – | Caterpillar | Scheme | Legal adviser to RPMGlobal Holdings (target) | Completed | 1,048.0 | Software | MA Moelis Australia (sell-side)Grant Thornton (sell-side) | Caterpillar acquisition of RPMGlobal Holdings |
| Oct 2025 | Sekuro | – | Insight Enterprises | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Insight Enterprises (acquirer) | Completed | – | IT services | Equiteq (sell-side)Mills Oakley (sell-side) | Insight Enterprises acquisition of Sekuro |
| Oct 2025 | Coleambelly BESS project (100MW/400MWh), NSW | Risen Energy (Australia) | Octopus Australia | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Risen Energy (Australia) (seller) | Completed | – | Renewable energy and storage | Octopus Australia acquisition of Coleambelly BESS project (100MW/400MWh), NSW | |
| Sep 2025 | Murray Cod Australia | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 17.0 | Agriculture and agribusiness | Ord Minnett (lead manager)Stralis Capital Partners (lead manager)Blackpeak Capital (issuer) | Murray Cod Australia placement |
| Sep 2025 | Around 340 mobile tower and rooftop sites | Optus | Waveconn | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Waveconn (acquirer) | Pending | – | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | Waveconn acquisition of Around 340 mobile tower and rooftop sites |
| Jul 2025 | Caleb and Brown Holdings | – | Swyftx | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Swyftx (acquirer) | Completed | – | Payments and fintech | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side) | Swyftx acquisition of Caleb and Brown Holdings |
| May 2025 | Empire Energy Group | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 28.0 | Oil and gas | Blue Ocean Equities (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager) | Empire Energy Group placement |
| Mar 2025 | Engenco | – | Elph Investments | Takeover | Legal adviser to Engenco (target) | Completed | – | Industrial products and machinery | Pinsent Masons (buy-side)RSM (sell-side) | Elph Investments acquisition of Engenco |
| Mar 2025 | Protecht Group Holdings | Shareholders of Protecht Group | PSG Equity L.L.C. | Acquisition | Legal adviser to PSG Equity L.L.C. (acquirer) | Announced | 445.0 | Software | Johnson Winter Slattery (sell-side)Weil, Gotshal & Manges (buy-side) | PSG Equity L.L.C. acquisition of Protecht Group Holdings |
| Feb 2025 | PointsBet Holdings | – | BlueBet Holdings | Takeover | Legal adviser to PointsBet Holdings (target) | Announced | 360.0 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Jarden (buy-side)Morgans (buy-side)Ord Minnett (buy-side)Arnold Bloch Leibler (buy-side)Flagstaff Partners (sell-side)PwC (sell-side) | BlueBet Holdings acquisition of PointsBet Holdings |
| Feb 2025 | PointsBet Holdings | – | MIXI Australia | Scheme | Legal adviser to PointsBet Holdings (target) | Announced | 402.0 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Flagstaff Partners (sell-side)PwC (sell-side)Grant Samuel (sell-side)Nomura (buy-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side)Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (buy-side)Senet (buy-side)Aird & Berlis (buy-side)Arnold Bloch Leibler | MIXI Australia acquisition of PointsBet Holdings |
| Feb 2025 | RPM Advisory Services | RPMGlobal Holdings | SLR Consulting Australia | Acquisition | Legal adviser to RPMGlobal Holdings (seller) | Announced | 63.0 | Mining services and equipment | MA Moelis Australia (sell-side)Grant Thornton (sell-side)KPMG (buy-side)DLA Piper (buy-side) | SLR Consulting Australia acquisition of RPM Advisory Services |
| Feb 2025 | Evidentia Group Holdings | – | Generation Development Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Generation Development Group (acquirer) | Completed | 320.0 | Asset and wealth management | Luminis Partners (buy-side) | Generation Development Group acquisition of Evidentia Group Holdings |
| Feb 2025 | Generation Development Group | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 288.0 | Asset and wealth management | Jefferies (lead manager)MA Moelis Australia (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager) | Generation Development Group entitlement offer |
| Feb 2025 | Portfolio of more than 1GW of renewable assets across Australia | CVC DIF | Potentia Energy | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Potentia Energy (acquirer) | Completed | – | Renewable energy and storage | Potentia Energy acquisition of Portfolio of more than 1GW of renewable assets across Australia | |
| Dec 2024 | AuCyber | – | 5G Networks | Takeover | Legal adviser to AuCyber (target) | Withdrawn | – | IT services | Latimer Partners (sell-side)Morgans (buy-side) | 5G Networks acquisition of AuCyber |
Listed on their website
- Thoma Bravo acquisition of Boeing’s Digital Aviation Solutions business USD 10.55 Billion
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners acquisition of Epic Energy
- Valmet acquisition of Tieto's MES business
- Sansiri Capital Group acquisition of The Lake Como EDITION
- Walgreens Boots Alliance carve-out and reorganization aspects of its acquisition by Sycamore Partners USD 23.7 Billion
- VINCI Energies delisting offer for All for One Group SE
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
- Morgans
2 dealsCompare - Clayton Utz
2 dealsCompare - Nomura
1 dealCompare - Mori Hamada & Matsumoto1 dealCompare
- Senet
1 dealCompare - Aird & Berlis1 dealCompare
- Pinsent Masons1 dealCompare
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth1 dealCompare
Firms advising the other side of the same deals.
Repeat clients
- Count2 deals
- Generation Development Group2 deals
- PointsBet Holdings2 deals
- RPMGlobal Holdings2 deals
People on these deals
All 85 people →- Lynsey Edgar Partner · 4 deals
- Raymond Lou 3 deals
- Sarah Merrett 3 deals
- William Tai 3 deals
- Caitlin Whale 2 deals
- Eric Thianpiriya 2 deals
- Howard Fraser 2 deals
- Macy Jong 2 deals
- Miles Hurst 2 deals
- Miles Wadley 2 deals
- Naasha Loopoo 2 deals
- Simone Blackadder 2 deals
Offices and contact
Offices
- Brisbane Riparian Plaza, Level 32, 71 Eagle Street, QLD 4000 +61 7 3069 6200 Office page ↗
- Melbourne Level 19, 181 William Street, VIC 3000 +61 3 9617 4200 Office page ↗
- Sydney Tower One - International Towers Sydney, Level 46, 100 Barangaroo Avenue, NSW 2000 +61 2 9225 0200 Office page ↗