What they do
BDO Australia is an accounting network offering audit, tax and advisory services, including deal advisory, with M&A lead advisory for mid-market deals with transaction values typically between $20 million and $250 million.
- Services
- Sell-side M&A, Buy-side M&A, Takeovers and schemes, IPOs and listings, Private capital raising, Debt advice, Valuations, Independent expert reports, Restructuring and insolvency, Financial due diligence, Tax due diligence, Transaction tax and structuring
- Deal size
- Deals of A$20m to A$250m From their websiteRecorded deals: median A$40m, from A$5m to A$5.6bn
- Network
- BDO International Ltd, BDO International
- Founded
- 1975
From bdo.com.au, checked 7 Nov 2026: /en-au/home, /en-au/services/advisory/deal-advisory/mergers-and-acquisitions, /en-au/services/advisory/deal-advisory, /en-au/about/about-bdo-in-australia
Deals
Columns
85 of 85 deals
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| Oct 2026 | Normandy Minerals | – | – | IPO | Investigating accountant and independent expert to the issuer | Listed | 8.0 | Gold and silver | Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Steinepreis Paganin (issuer)SRK Consulting (issuer) | Normandy Minerals IPO |
| Sep 2026 | Engage Squared | – | Alceon Private Equity | Acquisition | Financial adviser to Engage Squared (target) | Completed | – | IT services | Alceon Private Equity acquisition of Engage Squared | |
| Sep 2026 | Tassielink Transit | – | Kinetic | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Kinetic (acquirer) | Announced | – | Transport and logistics | Kinetic acquisition of Tassielink Transit | |
| Sep 2026 | Welltech Total Water Management | – | Vysarn | Acquisition | Financial adviser to shareholders of Welltech Total Water Management (target) | Completed | – | Waste and environmental services | Vysarn acquisition of Welltech Total Water Management | |
| Aug 2026 | Peet | – | Ingenia Communities Group | Scheme | Financial due diligence to Peet (target) | Announced | 1,000.0 | Property development and services | Goldman Sachs (sell-side)Clayton Utz (sell-side)VECTOR Advisors (sell-side)EY (sell-side)Kroll (sell-side) | Ingenia Communities Group acquisition of Peet |
| Aug 2026 | WhiteRock Lithium Corp. | – | – | IPO | Investigating accountant to the issuer | Listed | 5.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Thomsons (issuer)DLA Piper (issuer)Cube Consulting (issuer) | WhiteRock Lithium Corp. IPO |
| Aug 2026 | Elk Range Mining | – | – | IPO | Investigating accountant and independent expert to the issuer | Listed | 7.0 | Gold and silver | Inyati Capital (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Thomsons (issuer)AMC Consultants (issuer) | Elk Range Mining IPO |
| Aug 2026 | Green Squares Energy | – | Igneo Infrastructure Partners | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Igneo Infrastructure Partners (acquirer) | Announced | – | Renewable energy and storage | Igneo Infrastructure Partners acquisition of Green Squares Energy | |
| Jul 2026 | Canyon Resources | – | A2MP Investments FZCO | Takeover | Independent expert to Canyon Resources (target) | Announced | 188.0 | Other mining and exploration | Norton Rose Fulbright (buy-side)Thomsons (sell-side)Jefferies (sell-side)ERM (sell-side) | A2MP Investments FZCO acquisition of Canyon Resources |
| Jul 2026 | Carnaby Resources | – | Evolution Mining | Scheme | Independent expert to Carnaby Resources (target) | Completed | 213.0 | Copper and base metals | Macquarie Capital (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side)Treadstone Resource Partners (buy-side)Allens (buy-side)ERM (sell-side) | Evolution Mining acquisition of Carnaby Resources |
| Jul 2026 | Vault Minerals | – | Genesis Minerals | Scheme | Independent expert to Vault Minerals (target) | Announced | 5,600.0 | Gold and silver | Sternship Advisers (buy-side)Macquarie Capital (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)RBC Capital Markets (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side)SRK Consulting (sell-side) | Genesis Minerals and Vault Minerals merger |
| Jul 2026 | Hammer Metals | – | Austral Resources Australia | Scheme | Independent expert to Hammer Metals (target) | Announced | 80.7 | Copper and base metals | Euroz Hartleys (buy-side)Shaw and Partners (buy-side)GLG Legal (buy-side)MinVal (sell-side)Thomsons (sell-side)Argonaut (sell-side) | Austral Resources Australia acquisition of Hammer Metals |
| Jul 2026 | 100 Market Street | – | Aware Real Estate | Stake | Financial due diligence to Aware Real Estate (acquirer) | Completed | – | REITs and property funds | Aware Real Estate stake in 100 Market Street | |
| Jul 2026 | Cloudstaff Holdings | Navegar II (Singapore) | Engelmann Capital | Acquisition | Tax adviser to Cloudstaff Holdings (target) | Announced | – | Business and professional services | Mills Oakley (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side)Lawson Jepps & Co. (sell-side)William Blair | Engelmann Capital acquisition of Cloudstaff Holdings |
| Jul 2026 | DGtek | – | Gigacomm | Acquisition | Financial adviser to DGtek (target) | Announced | – | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Gigacomm acquisition of DGtek | |
| Jul 2026 | Beyond CRM | – | iCatalyst | Acquisition | Financial adviser to iCatalyst (acquirer) | Completed | – | Software | iCatalyst acquisition of Beyond CRM | |
| Jul 2026 | GB Galvanizing | – | Meneghello Industrial Group | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Meneghello Industrial Group (acquirer) | Announced | – | Industrial products and machinery | Blackpeak Capital (buy-side) | Meneghello Industrial Group acquisition of GB Galvanizing |
| Jul 2026 | GYRO.Group | – | Too Lost | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Too Lost (acquirer) | Announced | – | Media, entertainment and online platforms | TA Associates acquisition of GYRO.Group | |
| Jun 2026 | Central Coast Mariners FC | – | Total Soccer Growth Holdings | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Total Soccer Growth Holdings (acquirer) | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Total Soccer Growth Holdings acquisition of Central Coast Mariners FC | |
| May 2026 | KTEK Aerosystems | – | – | IPO | Investigating accountant to the issuer | Listed | 10.0 | Defence and aerospace | CPS Capital Group (lead manager)Steinepreis Paganin (issuer)Tomer Maharshak & Co (issuer) | KTEK Aerosystems IPO |
| May 2026 | Australian Scientific | – | HORIBA | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to HORIBA (acquirer) | Announced | – | Hardware and semiconductors | HORIBA acquisition of Australian Scientific | |
| Apr 2026 | Klaar | – | Brosnan Group | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Brosnan Group (acquirer) | Completed | – | Education and childcare | Brosnan Group acquisition of Klaar | |
| Mar 2026 | 49 Metals | – | – | IPO | Investigating accountant to the issuer | Listed | 10.0 | Gold and silver | CPS Capital Group (lead manager)Steinepreis Paganin (issuer)Parsons Behle & Latimer (issuer) | 49 Metals IPO |
| Mar 2026 | Emmerson Resources | – | Pan African Resources | Scheme | Independent expert to Emmerson Resources (target) | Completed | 300.0 | Gold and silver | Treadstone Resource Partners (sell-side)Thomsons (sell-side)SRK Consulting (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | Pan African Resources acquisition of Emmerson Resources |
| Mar 2026 | JAIX Logistics Software | JAIX shareholders | Arcadea Group | Acquisition | Financial adviser to JAIX Logistics Software (target) | Announced | – | Software | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side) | Arcadea Group acquisition of JAIX Logistics Software |
| Mar 2026 | Richard Jay | Shareholders of Richard Jay | Fortitude Investment Partners | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Fortitude Investment Partners (acquirer) | Announced | – | Business and professional services | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | Fortitude Investment Partners acquisition of Richard Jay |
| Mar 2026 | Master Instruments | – | KSB Sustainable Investments | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to KSB Sustainable Investments (acquirer) | Completed | – | Industrial products and machinery | KSB Sustainable Investments acquisition of Master Instruments | |
| Mar 2026 | Stornoway | – | Sonic Civil Investments | Acquisition | Financial adviser to Sonic Civil Investments (acquirer) | Completed | – | Engineering and construction | Sonic Civil Investments acquisition of Stornoway | |
| Mar 2026 | Guardhouse | – | Sundance Growth Management | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Sundance Growth Management (acquirer) | Completed | – | Business and professional services | Sundance Growth Management acquisition of Guardhouse | |
| Feb 2026 | Macallum New Energy | – | – | IPO | Independent expert to the issuer | Listed | 6.0 | Oil and gas | GBA Capital (lead manager)Thomsons (issuer)Moore Australia (issuer)Molyneux Advisors (issuer) | Macallum New Energy IPO |
| Feb 2026 | Magnetic Resources | – | Genesis Minerals | Scheme | Independent expert to Magnetic Resources (target) | Completed | 639.0 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (buy-side)Sternship Advisers (buy-side)Broadstream Advisory (buy-side)Jefferies (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side)SRK Consulting (sell-side) | Genesis Minerals acquisition of Magnetic Resources |
| Feb 2026 | Riverside Marine Holdings | – | Bhagwan Marine | Acquisition | Value Creation team to support the integration to Bhagwan Marine (acquirer) | Completed | 130.0 | Transport and logistics | Euroz Hartleys (buy-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Bhagwan Marine acquisition of Riverside Marine Holdings |
| Feb 2026 | Qoria | – | Aura Consolidated Group | Scheme | Financial due diligence to Qoria | Completed | 3,000.0 | Software | Grant Thornton (sell-side)Thomsons (sell-side)Gibson Dunn (sell-side)EY (sell-side)Azure Capital (sell-side)Stifel (sell-side)Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Macfarlanes (sell-side)Uria Menendez (sell-side) | Aura Consolidated Group acquisition of Qoria |
| Jan 2026 | Australian Strategic Materials | – | Energy Fuels | Scheme | Independent expert to Australian Strategic Materials (target) | Completed | 447.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | MA Moelis Australia (sell-side)Moelis & Company (sell-side)A&O Shearman (sell-side)Goldman Sachs (buy-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side)Dentons Canada (buy-side)Dorsey & Whitney (buy-side)SRK Consulting (sell-side)KPMG | Energy Fuels acquisition of Australian Strategic Materials |
| Jan 2026 | Unity Metals | – | – | IPO | Investigating accountant to the issuer | Listed | 8.0 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Bacchus Capital (lead manager)JS First (lead manager)Blackwall Legal (issuer)Sok Siphana Sethalay (issuer)South Asia Law (issuer) | Unity Metals IPO |
| Jan 2026 | Flexible Packaging Solutions | – | St. Johns Packaging | Acquisition | Financial adviser to Flexible Packaging Solutions (FPS) (target) | Completed | – | Packaging, paper and forestry | St. Johns Packaging acquisition of Flexible Packaging Solutions | |
| Dec 2025 | Hartshead Resources | – | ACAM GP | Scheme | Independent expert to Hartshead Resources (target) | Completed | 40.0 | Oil and gas | Blackwall Legal (sell-side)S&F Investment Advisors (buy-side)Auctus Advisors (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)Watson Farley & Williams (buy-side)Miles Thomas (sell-side)Yaxley Tax Consulting (sell-side) | ACAM GP acquisition of Hartshead Resources |
| Dec 2025 | Advanced Energy Minerals | – | – | IPO | Investigating accountant to the issuer | Listed | 40.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Ord Minnett (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)WSP (issuer)CM Group (issuer)Thomsons (issuer) | Advanced Energy Minerals IPO |
| Dec 2025 | African Gold | – | Montage Gold Corp. | Scheme | Independent expert to African Gold (target) | Completed | – | Gold and silver | SCP Resource Finance (sell-side)Allens (sell-side)Cozen O'Connor (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side)Cassels (buy-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Montage Gold Corp. acquisition of African Gold |
| Dec 2025 | IntelliDesign | – | Circuitwise Group | Acquisition | Financial adviser to IntelliDesign (target) | Completed | – | Hardware and semiconductors | Quadrant acquisition of IntelliDesign | |
| Dec 2025 | AC Industries | – | Volution Group | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Volution Group (acquirer) | Completed | 178.9 | Industrial products and machinery | Volution Group acquisition of AC Industries | |
| Nov 2025 | Black Horse Mining | – | – | IPO | Independent expert to the issuer | Listed | 8.0 | Gold and silver | Inyati Capital (lead manager)Veritas Securities (lead manager)Hamilton Locke (issuer)William Buck (issuer)Billandbry Consulting (issuer) | Black Horse Mining IPO |
| Nov 2025 | Harrier National | – | Banyan Software | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Banyan Software (acquirer) | Completed | – | Software | Record Point (sell-side) | Banyan Software acquisition of Harrier National |
| Nov 2025 | Cogent Scaffolding | – | APS Industrial Services | Acquisition | Financial adviser | Announced | – | Engineering and construction | HopgoodGanim Lawyers (sell-side) | APS Industrial Services acquisition of Cogent Scaffolding |
| Nov 2025 | Alba Cheese | – | Apta Group | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Apta Group (acquirer) | Completed | – | Food and beverage | Apta Group acquisition of Alba Cheese | |
| Nov 2025 | ten Barry Bourke Motors dealerships in Victoria | – | Autosports Group | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Autosports Group (acquirer) | Announced | 34.0 | Automotive | Autosports Group acquisition of ten Barry Bourke Motors dealerships in Victoria | |
| Nov 2025 | Business Automation Works | – | Five V Capital | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Five V Capital (acquirer) | Announced | – | Software | Five V Capital acquisition of Business Automation Works | |
| Oct 2025 | Right Resources | – | – | IPO | Investigating accountant to the issuer | Listed | 8.0 | Gold and silver | Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)PacificOne (issuer)Gilbert + Tobin (issuer)Valuation and Resource Management (issuer) | Right Resources IPO |
| Oct 2025 | Toro Energy | – | IsoEnergy | Scheme | Independent expert to Toro Energy (target) | Completed | 75.0 | Uranium | SCP Resource Finance (buy-side)Cassels (buy-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Paul, Weiss (buy-side)Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Cardinals Lawyers and Consultants (sell-side)MinVal (sell-side) | IsoEnergy acquisition of Toro Energy |
| Oct 2025 | Global Uranium and Enrichment | – | Snow Lake Resources | Scheme | Independent expert to Global Uranium and Enrichment (target) | Completed | 44.5 | Uranium | Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Thomsons (sell-side)MinVal (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Sternship Advisers (buy-side)Garfinkle BidermanNauth LPC | Snow Lake Resources acquisition of Global Uranium and Enrichment |
| Oct 2025 | Entag Group | – | Anchorage Capital Partners | Stake | Financial adviser to Entag Group (target) | Announced | – | IT services | HopgoodGanim Lawyers (sell-side) | Anchorage Capital Partners stake in Entag Group |
| Oct 2025 | Desert Minerals | – | – | IPO | Investigating accountant to the issuer | Listed | 5.0 | Other mining and exploration | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Hamilton Locke (issuer)Marvel & Marvel (issuer)Dahrouge (issuer) | Desert Minerals IPO |
| Oct 2025 | Rubicon8 | – | Entag Group | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Entag Group (acquirer) | Announced | – | IT services | HopgoodGanim Lawyers (buy-side) | Entag Group acquisition of Rubicon8 |
| Oct 2025 | JUICE Technologies | – | OWNA | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to OWNA (acquirer) | Announced | – | Software | OWNA acquisition of JUICE Technologies | |
| Sep 2025 | Doors Plus Group | owners of Doors Plus | Colinton Capital Partners | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Doors Plus Group (target) | Completed | 60.0 | Building materials | Ellerston Capital Solutions (sell-side)Hall & Wilcox | Colinton Capital Partners acquisition of Doors Plus Group |
| Sep 2025 | Titan ICT | – | BAI Communications | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to BAI Communications (acquirer) | Completed | – | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Allion Partners (sell-side)Lander & Rogers (buy-side) | BAI Communications acquisition of Titan ICT |
| Sep 2025 | Libertas | – | LVP (nee Liverpool Partners) | Acquisition | Tax adviser to LVP (nee Liverpool Partners) (acquirer) | Completed | – | IT services | LVP (nee Liverpool Partners) acquisition of Libertas | |
| Aug 2025 | Zoleo | Beam Communications Holdings | Roadpost | Acquisition | Advice on available options on the distribution of the proceeds to Beam Communications Holdings (seller) | Announced | 21.9 | Hardware and semiconductors | Secretariat | Roadpost acquisition of Zoleo |
| Aug 2025 | Umwelt Environmental & Social Consultants | – | Five V Capital | Acquisition | Financial due diligence and our advisers to Five V Capital (acquirer) | Announced | – | Business and professional services | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)PwC (buy-side)OC&C Strategy Consultants (buy-side) | Five V Capital acquisition of Umwelt Environmental & Social Consultants |
| Aug 2025 | Neoen Australia Victorian renewable energy portfolio | Neoen Australia | HMC Capital | Asset sale | Support the divestment process; separation and Transitional Services Agreement to Neoen Australia (target) | Announced | – | Renewable energy and storage | HMC Capital acquisition of Neoen Australia Victorian renewable energy portfolio | |
| Aug 2025 | eight Crunch Fitness gym locations in Victoria | – | Revo Fitness | Asset sale | Financial due diligence to Revo Fitness (acquirer) | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Revo Fitness acquisition of eight Crunch Fitness gym locations in Victoria | |
| Aug 2025 | MYP Technologies | – | System C Healthcare | Acquisition | Advised; vendor assist services to MYP Technologies (target) | Announced | – | Software | System C Healthcare acquisition of MYP Technologies | |
| Jul 2025 | Warriedar Resources | – | Capricorn Metals | Scheme | Independent expert to Warriedar Resources (target) | Completed | – | Gold and silver | Longreach Capital (buy-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)Discovery Capital Partners (sell-side)Thomsons (sell-side)Valuation and Resource Management (sell-side) | Capricorn Metals acquisition of Warriedar Resources |
| Jul 2025 | Gulson Canberra | – | Autosports Group | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Autosports Group (acquirer) | Announced | 13.0 | Automotive | Autosports Group acquisition of Gulson Canberra | |
| Jul 2025 | Aqua Metro | – | Saunders International | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to Saunders International (acquirer) | Completed | 30.0 | Engineering and construction | MinterEllison (buy-side) | Saunders International acquisition of Aqua Metro |
| Jul 2025 | Regent Motors | The Van Helvoort family | – | Acquisition | Led this important transaction on behalf of the Van Helvoort family to The Van Helvoort family (seller) | Completed | – | Automotive | Acquisition of Regent Motors | |
| Jul 2025 | Ballard Mining | – | – | IPO | Investigating accountant to the issuer | Announced | 25.0 | Gold and silver | Argonaut (lead manager)Bell Potter (lead manager)Thomsons (issuer)SRK Consulting (issuer) | Ballard Mining IPO |
| Jul 2025 | HS Roads | Hill & Smith | Onsite Rental Group | Acquisition | Advised to Hill & Smith (seller) | Completed | – | Industrial products and machinery | Onsite Rental Group acquisition of HS Roads | |
| Jul 2025 | 1300TempFence | Martin and Bruce Fouracre | Straight Bat Private Equity | Stake | Financial due diligence to Straight Bat Private Equity (acquirer) | Announced | – | Business and professional services | Mills Oakley (buy-side) | Straight Bat Private Equity stake in 1300TempFence |
| Jun 2025 | Aurumin | – | Brightstar Resources | Scheme | Independent expert to Aurumin (target) | Completed | – | Gold and silver | Allens (sell-side) | Brightstar Resources and Aurumin merger |
| Jun 2025 | Infragreen Group | – | – | IPO | Investigating accountant to the issuer | Listed | 40.0 | Waste and environmental services | Infragreen Group IPO | |
| May 2025 | Matrix Composites & Engineering | – | Advanced Innergy Holdings | Scheme | Independent expert to Matrix Composites & Engineering (target) | Withdrawn | – | Energy services | Henslow (buy-side)MinterEllison (buy-side)Azure Capital (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side) | Advanced Innergy Holdings acquisition of Matrix Composites & Engineering |
| May 2025 | Xanadu Mines | – | Bastion | Takeover | Independent expert to Xanadu Mines (target) | 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)Allens (buy-side)Stikeman Elliott (buy-side) | Bastion acquisition of Xanadu Mines |
| May 2025 | Ruah Community Services | – | – | Merger | Financial due diligence to Ruah Community Services | Completed | – | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | 360 Health + Community and Ruah Community Services merger | |
| Apr 2025 | Farrelly Construction Services | – | Ahrens Group | Acquisition | Financial adviser to Farrelly Construction Services (target) | Announced | – | Engineering and construction | Ahrens Group acquisition of Farrelly Construction Services | |
| Apr 2025 | Touchstream | – | Banyan Software | Acquisition | Financial adviser to shareholders of Touchstream (target) | Completed | – | Software | Banyan Software acquisition of Touchstream | |
| Apr 2025 | Marimaca Copper Corp. | – | – | IPO | Investigating accountant to the issuer | Listed | – | Copper and base metals | Thomsons (issuer)Cassels (issuer)Carey (issuer)SRK Consulting (issuer) | Marimaca Copper Corp. IPO |
| Apr 2025 | Telwater | BRP | Yamaha Motor Australia | Acquisition | Financial due diligence to BRP (seller) | Announced | – | Consumer brands and apparel | Yamaha Motor Australia acquisition of Telwater | |
| Mar 2025 | Donaco International | – | On Nut Road | Scheme | Independent expert to Donaco International (target) | Completed | 55.6 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Knight Frank (sell-side) | Argyle Street Management acquisition of Donaco International |
| Feb 2025 | Clean Seas Seafood | – | Yumbah Aquaculture | Scheme | Independent expert to Clean Seas Seafood (target) | Completed | 29.3 | Agriculture and agribusiness | Candour Advisory (sell-side)HWLE Lawyers (sell-side)K&L Gates (buy-side)William Buck | Yumbah Aquaculture acquisition of Clean Seas Seafood |
| Feb 2025 | IDM International | – | Blackstone Minerals | Scheme | Independent expert to IDM International (target) | Announced | – | Copper and base metals | Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side)Discovery Capital Partners (sell-side)Johnson Winter Slattery (sell-side) | Blackstone Minerals and IDM International merger |
| Feb 2025 | Xref | – | SEEK International Investments | Scheme | Independent expert to Xref (target) | Withdrawn | – | Software | SEEK International Investments acquisition of Xref | |
| Feb 2025 | Bligh Tanner | – | Tonkin + Taylor Group | Acquisition | Financial adviser to Bligh Tanner (target) | Completed | – | Engineering and construction | Tonkin + Taylor Group acquisition of Bligh Tanner | |
| Jan 2025 | Red Hawk Mining | – | Fortescue | Takeover | Independent expert to Red Hawk Mining (target) | Completed | 254.0 | Iron ore and steel | Barrenjoey (sell-side)Peloton Legal (sell-side)SRK Consulting (sell-side)Thomsons (buy-side) | Fortescue acquisition of Red Hawk Mining |
| Jan 2025 | Dropsuite | – | NinjaOne | Scheme | Independent expert to Dropsuite (target) | Completed | 420.0 | Software | Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Goodwin (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)Alvarez & Marsal (sell-side) | NinjaOne acquisition of Dropsuite |
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
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- Hamilton Locke
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- Allens
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- Ashurst Perkins Coie2 dealsCompare
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Firms advising the other side of the same deals.
Repeat clients
- Autosports Group2 deals
- Entag Group2 deals
- Five V Capital2 deals
League table positions
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 47 people →- Daniel Coote Partner, Deal Advisory · 9 deals
- Greg Ellis Partner, Deal Advisory; National Leader, Private Equity · 7 deals
- Sebastian Stevens National Leader, Transaction Advisory Services · 7 deals
- Brian Tin 5 deals
- Byron Watson Partner, Deal Advisory · 5 deals
- James Momsen Partner, Corporate & International Tax; Leader, M&A Tax · 5 deals
- Lachlan Cantwell Director, Deal Advisory · 5 deals
- Tony Schiavello National Leader, Mergers and Acquisitions (Deal Advisory, Private Equity) · 5 deals
- Gemma Lynam Partner, Deal Advisory · 4 deals
- Chris Lightfoot 3 deals
- Matt O’Bryne 3 deals
- Silvio Colaluca 3 deals
Offices and contact
Contact
- Website
- bdo.com.au ↗
- Phone
- 1300 138 991
- Enquiries
- Contact page ↗
- Company page ↗
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Offices
- Adelaide Level 19, 30 Pirie Street, SA 5000 +61 8 7324 6000 Office page ↗
- Brisbane Level 18, 360 Queen Street, QLD 4000 +61 7 3237 5999 Office page ↗
- Cairns Cairns Corporate Tower, Level 1, 15 Lake Street, QLD 4870 +61 7 4046 0000 Office page ↗
- Canberra Level 7, 5 Farrell Place, ACT 2601 +61 2 6120 6900 Office page ↗
- Darwin 72 Cavenagh St, NT 0800 +61 8 8981 7066 Office page ↗
- Gold Coast Suite 2.06, 21 Crombie Avenue, Bundall, QLD 4217 +61 7 3237 5999 Office page ↗
- Hobart 8/85 Macquarie St, TAS 7000 +61 03 6234 2499 Office page ↗
- Maroochydore Level 3, 2 Emporio Place, 2 Maroochy Blvd, QLD 4558 +61 7 5456 7999 Office page ↗
- McLaren Vale 265 Main Road, SA 5171 +61 8 8323 8752 Office page ↗
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- Perth Level 9, Mia Yellagonga Tower 2, 5 Spring Street, WA 6000 +61 8 6382 4600 Office page ↗
- Sydney Parkline Place, Level 25, 252 Pitt Street, NSW 2000 +61 2 9251 4100 Office page ↗
- Townsville Level 1, 51 Sturt Street, QLD 4810 +61 7 4729 8600 Office page ↗