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Baker McKenzie

Deals
29
M&A
22
Equity raisings
7
Latest
Oct 2026
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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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Deals Baker McKenzie advised on, most recent first
Advisers
Oct 2026 Australian renewable energy portfolio (approximately 2GW) BayWa r.e. AGAtmos RenewablesAsset saleLegal 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 TrustMorgan Stanley Infrastructure PartnersAcquisitionLegal 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 RealtyAsset saleLegal adviser to Hoi Hup Realty (acquirer)Completed201.8REITs and property funds Hoi Hup Realty acquisition of Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park
Aug 2026 Ausgold –OceanaGoldSchemeLegal adviser to Ausgold (target)Announced776.0Gold 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 ––PlacementLegal adviser to the issuerCompleted8.0Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals Ord Minnett (lead manager)Petra Capital (lead manager) Ionic Rare Earths placement
Jun 2026 Ciclón Copper Project –NorfolkAsset saleLegal adviser to Norfolk (acquirer)Announced70.3Copper and base metals Hamilton Locke (buy-side) Norfolk acquisition of Ciclón Copper Project
Apr 2026 Altair Minerals ––PlacementLegal adviser to Endeavour MiningCompleted28.2Gold and silver Sixty Two Capital (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager)Steinepreis Paganin (issuer) Altair Minerals placement
Apr 2026 Beetaloo Energy Australia ––PlacementLegal adviser to the issuerCompleted66.3Oil and gas Blue Ocean Equities (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager) Beetaloo Energy Australia placement
Apr 2026 Cboe Australia Cboe Global MarketsTMX GroupAcquisitionLegal adviser to TMX Group (acquirer)Completed–Payments and fintech TMX Group acquisition of Cboe Australia
Mar 2026 Oracle Group –CountAcquisitionLegal adviser to Count (acquirer)Completed65.6Asset and wealth management E&P Capital (buy-side) Count acquisition of Oracle Group
Mar 2026 Count ––PlacementLegal adviser to the issuerCompleted35.9Asset and wealth management E&P Capital (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager) Count placement
Feb 2026 Sierra Atacama Copper Project –CobreAsset saleLegal 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 ConceptsAcquisitionLegal adviser to Genki Global Dining Concepts (acquirer)Announced–Hospitality, leisure and gaming Genki Global Dining Concepts acquisition of Food Odyssey
Oct 2025 RPMGlobal Holdings –CaterpillarSchemeLegal adviser to RPMGlobal Holdings (target)Completed1,048.0Software MA Moelis Australia (sell-side)Grant Thornton (sell-side) Caterpillar acquisition of RPMGlobal Holdings
Oct 2025 Sekuro –Insight EnterprisesAcquisitionLegal 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 AustraliaAsset saleLegal 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 ––PlacementLegal adviser to the issuerCompleted17.0Agriculture 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 OptusWaveconnAsset saleLegal 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 –SwyftxAcquisitionLegal adviser to Swyftx (acquirer)Completed–Payments and fintech Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side) Swyftx acquisition of Caleb and Brown Holdings
May 2025 Empire Energy Group ––PlacementLegal adviser to the issuerCompleted28.0Oil and gas Blue Ocean Equities (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager) Empire Energy Group placement
Mar 2025 Engenco –Elph InvestmentsTakeoverLegal 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 GroupPSG Equity L.L.C.AcquisitionLegal adviser to PSG Equity L.L.C. (acquirer)Announced445.0Software 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 HoldingsTakeoverLegal adviser to PointsBet Holdings (target)Announced360.0Hospitality, 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 AustraliaSchemeLegal adviser to PointsBet Holdings (target)Announced402.0Hospitality, 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 HoldingsSLR Consulting AustraliaAcquisitionLegal adviser to RPMGlobal Holdings (seller)Announced63.0Mining 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 GroupAcquisitionLegal adviser to Generation Development Group (acquirer)Completed320.0Asset and wealth management Luminis Partners (buy-side) Generation Development Group acquisition of Evidentia Group Holdings
Feb 2025 Generation Development Group ––Entitlement offerLegal adviser to the issuerCompleted288.0Asset 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 DIFPotentia EnergyAcquisitionLegal 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 NetworksTakeoverLegal 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

Deals by year
Baker McKenzie: deals by year2025: 15, 2026 YTD: 13051015202025: 12 M&A2025: 3 Equity raisings1520252026 YTD: 9 M&A2026 YTD: 4 Equity raisings132026 YTDM&AEquity raisings

By announcement date; raisings and IPOs by their own date.

Deals by sector
Baker McKenzie: deals by sectorMaterials and mining6Financial services6Utilities and renewables4Technology4Consumer discretionary3Energy2Other sectors4

Sector of the business bought or funded.

Deals by size
Baker McKenzie: deals by sizeUnder A$100m9A$100–500m6A$500m–1bn1A$1bn+1Undisclosed12

Disclosed value in Australian dollars.

Most often across the table

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Repeat clients

  • Count2 deals
  • Generation Development Group2 deals
  • PointsBet Holdings2 deals
  • RPMGlobal Holdings2 deals

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