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DLA Piper

Deals: 27
M&A: 16
Equity raisings: 11
Latest: Oct 2026

27 of 27 deals

Deals DLA Piper advised on, most recent first
									Advisers
Oct 2026	Europa Metals	–	–	IPO	Legal adviser to the issuer	Listed	4.0	Copper and base metals	GBA Capital (lead manager)Atkinson Corporate Lawyers (issuer)Moore Australia (issuer)Global Resources & Infrastructure (issuer)	Europa Metals IPO
Sep 2026	Sigma Lithium	–	–	Equity raising	Legal adviser to the issuer	Completed	–	Lithium and battery metals		Sigma Lithium equity raising
Aug 2026	Fermacell (James Hardie's European sustainable walling and flooring business)	James Hardie Industries	Holcim	Acquisition	Legal adviser to James Hardie Industries (seller)	Announced	1,376.3	Building materials	Goldman Sachs (sell-side)	Holcim acquisition of Fermacell (James Hardie's European sustainable walling and flooring business)
Aug 2026	WhiteRock Lithium Corp.	–	–	IPO	Legal adviser to the issuer	Listed	5.0	Lithium and battery metals	Thomsons (issuer)BDO (issuer)Cube Consulting (issuer)	WhiteRock Lithium Corp. IPO
Jul 2026	Starpharma Holdings	–	–	Entitlement offer	Legal adviser to the issuer	Completed	32.0	Biotech and pharmaceuticals	Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)	Starpharma Holdings entitlement offer
Apr 2026	Summerfield Battery Energy Storage System	–	Palisade Investment Partners	Asset sale	Legal adviser to Palisade Investment Partners (acquirer); Tax adviser to Intera Renewables (acquirer)	Completed	–	Renewable energy and storage		Palisade Investment Partners acquisition of Summerfield Battery Energy Storage System
Apr 2026	Solaris Australian Equity Income Plus	–	–	IPO	Legal and tax adviser to the issuer	Listed	190.0	Listed investment vehicles	Morgans (lead manager)Ord Minnett (lead manager)Taylor Collison (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)CommSec (lead manager)Shaw and Partners (lead manager)Pitcher Partners (issuer)	Solaris Australian Equity Income Plus IPO
Mar 2026	ABA Biologicals Pty Ltd (AgBiTech)	–	BASF SE	Acquisition	Legal adviser to BASF SE (acquirer)	Completed	–	Chemicals and fertilisers		BASF SE acquisition of ABA Biologicals Pty Ltd (AgBiTech)
Feb 2026	SDI	Jeffery James Cheetham	Beijing Guoci Kebo Technology Co.	Scheme	Legal adviser to SDI (target)	Completed	166.4	Medical devices and technology	Houlihan Lokey (sell-side)Rothschild & Co (buy-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side)	Beijing Guoci Kebo Technology Co. acquisition of SDI
Feb 2026	Infrawork Holdings	–	PeopleIN	Acquisition	Legal adviser to PeopleIN (acquirer)	Completed	–	Business and professional services		PeopleIN acquisition of Infrawork Holdings
Feb 2026	Neara	–	TCV	Stake	Legal adviser to the issuer; Legal adviser to Neara (target)	Completed	–	Software		TCV stake in Neara
Dec 2025	California Olive Ranch	–	Cobram Estate Olives	Acquisition	Legal adviser to Cobram Estate Olives (acquirer)	Completed	264.3	Food and beverage		Cobram Estate Olives acquisition of California Olive Ranch
Dec 2025	Winsome Resources	–	Li-FT Power	Scheme	Legal adviser to Winsome Resources (target)	Completed	–	Lithium and battery metals	Canaccord Genuity (buy-side)Allion Partners (buy-side)McCarthy Tétrault (buy-side)Azure Capital (sell-side)RSM (sell-side)MinVal (sell-side)PwC (sell-side)	Li-FT Power acquisition of Winsome Resources
Dec 2025	IND Technology	–	Energy Impact Partners	Stake	Legal adviser to the issuer	Announced	–	Industrial products and machinery	Mills Oakley (buy-side)Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt (buy-side)Ord Minnett (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side)	Energy Impact Partners stake in IND Technology
Oct 2025	IMPECT	–	Catapult Sports	Acquisition	Legal adviser to Catapult Sports (acquirer)	Completed	140.4	Software	Goldman Sachs (buy-side)Osborne Clarke (sell-side)Arnold Bloch Leibler (buy-side)ACCRALAW (buy-side)	Catapult Sports acquisition of IMPECT
Oct 2025	Pengana Global Private Credit Trust	–	–	Entitlement offer	Legal and tax adviser to the issuer	Completed	–	Listed investment vehicles	Taylor Collison (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager)MST Financial (lead manager)Shaw and Partners (lead manager)EY (issuer)	Pengana Global Private Credit Trust entitlement offer
Sep 2025	Cobram Estate Olives	–	–	Placement	Legal adviser to the issuer	Completed	175.0	Food and beverage	Aitken Mount Capital Partners (lead manager)	Cobram Estate Olives placement
Aug 2025	Complexica	–	Prophecy International Holdings	Acquisition	Legal adviser to Prophecy International Holdings (acquirer)	Withdrawn	–	Software	Ord Minnett (buy-side)	Prophecy International Holdings acquisition of Complexica
Aug 2025	All Energy Contracting (AEC)	–	OCU Group	Acquisition	Legal adviser to OCU Group (acquirer)	Announced	–	Engineering and construction		OCU Group acquisition of All Energy Contracting (AEC)
Jul 2025	La Trobe Private Credit Fund	–	–	IPO	Legal adviser to the issuer	Listed	300.0	Listed investment vehicles		La Trobe Private Credit Fund IPO
Jul 2025	Life360	–	–	Convertible	Legal adviser to the issuer	Completed	511.0	Software	Sidley Austin (issuer)	Life360 equity raising
Jul 2025	Southern Cross television licences and associated assets (Tasmania, Darwin, Spencer Gulf, Broken Hill, Mt Isa, Remote, Central and Eastern Australia)	Southern Cross Media Group	Seven West Media	Asset sale	Legal adviser to Seven West Media (acquirer)	Completed	3.8	Media, entertainment and online platforms		Seven West Media acquisition of Southern Cross television licences and associated assets (Tasmania, Darwin, Spencer Gulf, Broken Hill, Mt Isa, Remote, Central and Eastern Australia)
May 2025	SRT Logistics	–	Lindsay Australia	Acquisition	Legal adviser to Lindsay Australia (acquirer)	Completed	108.2	Transport and logistics	Ord Minnett (buy-side)	Lindsay Australia acquisition of SRT Logistics
Mar 2025	Whitefield Income	–	–	IPO	Legal adviser to the issuer	Listed	200.0	Listed investment vehicles		Whitefield Income IPO
Feb 2025	RPM Advisory Services	RPMGlobal Holdings	SLR Consulting Australia	Acquisition	Legal adviser to SLR Consulting Australia (acquirer)	Announced	63.0	Mining services and equipment	MA Moelis Australia (sell-side)Baker McKenzie (sell-side)Grant Thornton (sell-side)KPMG (buy-side)	SLR Consulting Australia acquisition of RPM Advisory Services
Jan 2025	DigiCo Infrastructure REIT	–	–	IPO	Legal adviser to the issuer	Listed	–	Data centres		DigiCo Infrastructure REIT IPO
Jan 2025	Patriot Battery Metals	–	Volkswagen	Stake	Legal adviser to Volkswagen (acquirer)	Completed	74.7	Lithium and battery metals	Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Allens (sell-side)	Volkswagen stake in Patriot Battery Metals