Deals
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24 of 24 deals
| Advisers | ||||||||||
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| Oct 2026 | Tahmoor and Bargo Collieries | – | Golden Energy and Resources (GEAR) & M Resources | Acquisition | Adviser to Golden Energy and Resources (GEAR) & M Resources (acquirer) | Completed | – | Coal | Golden Energy and Resources (GEAR) & M Resources acquisition of Tahmoor and Bargo Collieries | |
| Oct 2026 | C3 | Brookfield | InfraRed Capital Partners | Acquisition | Adviser to InfraRed Capital Partners (acquirer) | Announced | – | Business and professional services | Clayton Utz (buy-side)Chapman Tripp (buy-side) | InfraRed Capital Partners acquisition of C3 |
| Sep 2026 | Aluminium Business | South32 | Alcoa | Asset sale | Independent expert to South32 | Announced | – | Copper and base metals | Alcoa acquisition of Aluminium Business | |
| Sep 2026 | KSK Contract of Work (BKM Copper Project) | Asiamet Resources | Norin Mining | Asset sale | Adviser to Asiamet Resources (seller) | Completed | 149.1 | Copper and base metals | Norin Mining acquisition of KSK Contract of Work (BKM Copper Project) | |
| Aug 2026 | oOh!media | – | OOH BidCo | Scheme | Independent expert to oOh!media (target); Independent expert to oOh!Media | Announced | 1,040.0 | Media, entertainment and online platforms | UBS (sell-side)Mallesons (sell-side)White & Case (buy-side) | I Squared Capital acquisition of oOh!media |
| Jun 2026 | Euroz Hartleys Capital Markets business | Euroz Hartleys Group | BMO Financial Group | Acquisition | Financial adviser to Euroz Hartleys Group (seller) | Announced | 145.0 | Asset and wealth management | Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side)Lonergan Edwards & Associates (sell-side) | BMO Financial Group acquisition of Euroz Hartleys Capital Markets business |
| Jun 2026 | Interfi Systems | – | Perpetual | Acquisition | Adviser to Interfi Systems (target) | Announced | – | Software | Perpetual acquisition of Interfi Systems | |
| May 2026 | Ordermentum | – | Five V Capital | Acquisition | Adviser to Five V Capital (acquirer) | Announced | – | Software | Johnson Winter Slattery (buy-side)Alvarez & Marsal (buy-side)Crosslake Technologies (buy-side)L.E.K. Consulting (buy-side) | Five V Capital acquisition of Ordermentum |
| May 2026 | Pedal Group | Flight Centre Travel Group | Turner Collective | Stake | Adviser to Flight Centre Travel Group (seller) | Completed | 131.3 | Retail and e-commerce | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Turner Collective stake in Pedal Group |
| Mar 2026 | Household Capital | – | – | Equity raising | Adviser to the issuer | Announced | – | Banking and lending | Household Capital equity raising | |
| Jan 2026 | two retirement villages | – | IPLiving | Acquisition | Adviser to IPLiving (acquirer) | Announced | – | Property development and services | IPLiving acquisition of two retirement villages | |
| Dec 2025 | SCF | ICG | ABL | Acquisition | Adviser to ABL (acquirer) | Announced | – | Banking and lending | ABL acquisition of SCF | |
| Dec 2025 | Arc Energy | – | Energy Locals | Acquisition | Adviser to Energy Locals (acquirer) | Announced | – | Electricity and gas networks and retail | Energy Locals acquisition of Arc Energy | |
| Dec 2025 | Brennan | – | Macquarie Principal Finance | Stake | Adviser to Brennan (target) | Completed | – | IT services | Thomsons (sell-side) | Macquarie Principal Finance stake in Brennan |
| Nov 2025 | Qube Holdings | UniSuper | Macquarie Asset Management | Scheme | Independent expert to Qube Holdings (target) | Completed | 11,700.0 | Transport and logistics | UBS (sell-side)Allens (sell-side)KPMG (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) | Macquarie Asset Management acquisition of Qube Holdings |
| Nov 2025 | Energy Locals' retail business | Energy Locals | – | Asset sale | Adviser to Energy Locals (target) | Announced | – | Electricity and gas networks and retail | Acquisition of Energy Locals' retail business | |
| Aug 2025 | Apiam Animal Health | – | Adamantem Capital Management | Scheme | Adviser to Adamantem Capital (acquirer) | Completed | 228.4 | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Luminis Partners (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Kroll (sell-side)GRT Lawyers (sell-side) | Adamantem Capital Management acquisition of Apiam Animal Health |
| Apr 2025 | The Star | – | Bally's | Stake | Independent expert to The Star Entertainment Group | Completed | 266.0 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Bally's stake in The Star | |
| Apr 2025 | Qenos | – | ESR Real Estate (Australia) | Acquisition | Adviser to ESR Real Estate (Australia) (acquirer) | Completed | – | Chemicals and fertilisers | ESR Real Estate (Australia) acquisition of Qenos | |
| Feb 2025 | PointsBet Holdings | – | MIXI Australia | Scheme | Independent expert to PointsBet Holdings (target) | Announced | 402.0 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Flagstaff Partners (sell-side)Baker McKenzie (sell-side)PwC (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 | Domain | – | CoStar Group | Scheme | Independent expert to Domain Holdings Australia (target) | Completed | 3,000.0 | Media, entertainment and online platforms | UBS (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Alvarez & Marsal (sell-side)Macquarie Capital (buy-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | CoStar Group acquisition of Domain |
| Feb 2025 | Perpetual Wealth Management and Corporate Trust businesses | Perpetual | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. | Scheme | Independent expert to Perpetual | Announced | – | Asset and wealth management | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. acquisition of Perpetual Wealth Management and Corporate Trust businesses | |
| Jan 2025 | Splend Group | – | IFM Investors | Stake | Adviser to the issuer | Announced | – | Transport and logistics | IFM Investors stake in Splend Group | |
| Jan 2025 | Dennis Family Homes | – | Simonds | Acquisition | Adviser to Dennis Family Homes (target) | Completed | – | Home building and durables | Maddocks (buy-side) | Simonds acquisition of Dennis Family Homes |
Activity
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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
- Nomura
1 dealCompare - Clayton Utz
1 dealCompare - Mori Hamada & Matsumoto1 dealCompare
- Senet
1 dealCompare - Aird & Berlis1 dealCompare
- Macquarie Capital
1 dealCompare - Corrs Chambers Westgarth1 dealCompare
- Ashurst Perkins Coie1 dealCompare
Firms advising the other side of the same deals.
Repeat clients
- Energy Locals2 deals
League table positions
| Table | 2026 YTD | CY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Independent experts | – | #3 (4) |
Rank as each table opens (by deal value, independent experts by number of reports), with the deal count in brackets. Top ten places shown.
Offices and contact
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