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Grant Thornton

Deals
23
M&A
21
IPOs
2
Latest
Sep 2026
Independent experts, 2026 to date
#2
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What they do

Grant Thornton Australia is an audit, tax and advisory firm whose deals team advises on mergers and acquisitions, business sales, acquisition searches, financial due diligence and valuations. It acts for private business owners and corporates and has offices across Australia.

Services
Sell-side M&A, Buy-side M&A, Management buy-outs, Financial due diligence, Vendor due diligence, Tax due diligence, Transaction tax and structuring, Investigating accountant reports, Valuations, Debt advice, Restructuring and insolvency
Specialties
Agribusiness, Food & Beverage, Energy, Renewables, Financial Services, Health & Aged Care, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining & Mining Services, Not for Profit, Professional Services, Real Estate, Construction, Retail, Consumer Products, Technology, Media, Telecommunications
Kinds of deal
carve out process, cross-border transaction experience, family businesses, Advising buy-out and buy-in teams
Deal size
Recorded deals: median A$222m, from A$54.5m to A$4.1bn
Clients
Business owners and founders, Corporates
Network
Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL); part of the Grant Thornton Advisors platform, Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL)
Licences
Australian Financial Services Licence (number not stated)
Team
1500+

From grantthornton.com.au, checked 7 Nov 2026: /services/deals/, /services/deals/mergers-and-acquisitions/, /services/deals/transaction-advisory/, /, /services/deals/selling-a-business/, /services/finance-and-funding/capital-markets/

Deals

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23 of 23 deals

Deals Grant Thornton advised on, most recent first
Advisers
Sep 2026 Reliance Worldwide Corporation –Brookfield Capital PartnersSchemeIndependent expert to Reliance Worldwide Corporation (target)Announced4,100.0Building materials Goldman Sachs (sell-side)Oaktower Partnership (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) Brookfield Capital Partners acquisition of Reliance Worldwide Corporation
Sep 2026 Evolution Business Systems –Pine Services GroupAcquisitionFinancial adviser to Evolution Business Systems (target)Completed–IT services Pine Services Group acquisition of Evolution Business Systems
Jul 2026 Noumi –ArrovestSchemeIndependent expert to Noumi (target)Announced737.0Food and beverage MA Moelis Australia (sell-side)Arnold Bloch Leibler (sell-side)Alvarez & Marsal (sell-side) Arrovest acquisition of Noumi
Jun 2026 Ausgroup Industrial Services (AGIS) –AcrowAcquisitionFinancial due diligence and tax adviser to Acrow (acquirer)Announced54.5Engineering and construction Owen Hodge Lawyers (buy-side) Acrow acquisition of Ausgroup Industrial Services (AGIS)
Jun 2026 Cygnus Metals –Central Asia MetalsSchemeIndependent expert to Cygnus Metals (target)Completed232.0Copper and base metals BMO Capital Markets (buy-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)McCarthy Tétrault (buy-side)Fieldfisher (buy-side)Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (sell-side)AMC Consultants (sell-side) Central Asia Metals acquisition of Cygnus Metals
Feb 2026 ClearView Wealth –Zurich Financial Services AustraliaSchemeIndependent expert to ClearView Wealth (target)Completed–Insurance Greenhill (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side) Zurich Financial Services Australia acquisition of ClearView Wealth
Feb 2026 Peel Mining –Aeris ResourcesSchemeIndependent expert to Peel Mining (target)Completed214.0Copper and base metals Euroz Hartleys (sell-side)Sternship Advisers (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side)HopgoodGanim Lawyers (buy-side)Jefferies (buy-side) Aeris Resources acquisition of Peel Mining
Feb 2026 Qoria –Aura Consolidated GroupSchemeIndependent expert to Qoria (target)Completed3,000.0Software 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)BDO Aura Consolidated Group acquisition of Qoria
Dec 2025 Saluda Medical ––IPOInvestigating accountant and tax adviser to the issuerListed230.8Medical devices and technology Bell Potter (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager)E&P Capital (lead manager)CommSec (lead manager)TPG Capital BD (issuer)Latham & Watkins (issuer)Johnson Winter Slattery (issuer)Barnes & Thornburg (issuer) Saluda Medical IPO
Dec 2025 CJ Duncan –Johns Lyng GroupAcquisitionFinancial adviser to shareholders of CJ Duncan (target)Announced–Engineering and construction Liberty Corporate Finance (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side) Johns Lyng Group acquisition of CJ Duncan
Oct 2025 RPMGlobal Holdings –CaterpillarSchemeIndependent expert to RPMGlobal Holdings (target)Completed1,048.0Software MA Moelis Australia (sell-side)Baker McKenzie (sell-side) Caterpillar acquisition of RPMGlobal Holdings
Sep 2025 360 Capital Group –TT InvestmentsTakeoverIndependent expert to 360 Capital Group (target)Completed–Asset and wealth management Clayton Utz (sell-side)K&L Gates (buy-side)Morgans (buy-side)EY (sell-side) TT Investments acquisition of 360 Capital Group
Sep 2025 Eildon Capital Group –Samuel Terry Asset Management (STAM)TakeoverIndependent expert to Eildon Capital Group (target)Completed–Property development and services Allens (buy-side)Jones Day (sell-side) Samuel Terry Asset Management (STAM) acquisition of Eildon Capital Group
Sep 2025 Advanced Innergy Holdings ––IPOInvestigating accountant and financial due diligence and tax adviser to the issuerListed150.0Industrial products and machinery Henslow (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager)MinterEllison (issuer)Grant Thornton UK (issuer) Advanced Innergy Holdings IPO
Jun 2025 Duxton Dairies (Cobram) –Duxton FarmsSchemeInvestigating accountantCompleted102.9Agriculture and agribusiness Chapman Capital Partners (buy-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side)Addisons (sell-side) Duxton Farms acquisition of Duxton Dairies (Cobram)
Jun 2025 Atlantic Tin –Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining CoTakeoverTax adviser to Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining Co (acquirer)Announced–Copper and base metals Johnson Winter Slattery (buy-side)Mokhtari Avocats (buy-side) Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining Co acquisition of Atlantic Tin
Jun 2025 Atlas Engineering Group –SequanaAcquisitionFinancial adviser to Atlas Engineering Group (target)Announced–Engineering and construction Sequana acquisition of Atlas Engineering Group
May 2025 Envirosuite –IdeagenSchemeIndependent expert to Envirosuite (target)Completed132.2Software Mallesons (sell-side)MA Moelis Australia (sell-side) HgCapital LLP acquisition of Envirosuite
Apr 2025 ADP Consulting –AyesaAcquisitionFinancial adviser to ADP Consulting (target)Announced–Engineering and construction Ayesa acquisition of ADP Consulting
Feb 2025 SelfWealth –Bell Financial GroupSchemeIndependent expert to SelfWealth (target)Withdrawn–Asset and wealth management Flagstaff Partners (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) Bell Financial Group acquisition of SelfWealth
Feb 2025 RPM Advisory Services RPMGlobal HoldingsSLR Consulting AustraliaAcquisitionAdvised RPM to RPMGlobal Holdings (seller)Announced63.0Mining services and equipment MA Moelis Australia (sell-side)Baker McKenzie (sell-side)KPMG (buy-side)DLA Piper (buy-side) SLR Consulting Australia acquisition of RPM Advisory Services
Feb 2025 Herron Todd White –Quadrant Private EquityAcquisitionFinancial adviser to Herron Todd White (target)Completed–Property development and services Ad Astra Corporate Advisory (buy-side)HWLE Lawyers (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) Quadrant Private Equity acquisition of Herron Todd White
Dec 2024 SG Fleet Group –Westmann BidcoSchemeIndependent expert to SG Fleet Group (target)Completed–Business and professional services BofA Securities (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side) Pacific Equity Partners acquisition of SG Fleet Group

Listed on their website

  • Innovior acquired by Probe CX 2022
  • IVE acquired Ovato assets 2022
  • Sale of Box+Dice

Transactions the firm lists on its own website, checked 7 Nov 2026. Those FundComb has recorded link to the deal.

Activity

Deals by year
Grant Thornton: deals by year2025: 14, 2026 YTD: 8051015202025: 12 M&A2025: 2 Equity raisings1420252026 YTD: 8 M&A82026 YTDM&AEquity raisings

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

League table rank by year
Grant Thornton: league table rank by year#1#2#3#4#520252026 YTDIndependent experts: #3 in 2025Independent experts: #2 in 2026 YTD#2 Independent experts

Headline tables where the firm reached the top ten, ranked as each table opens.

Deals by sector
Grant Thornton: deals by sectorIndustrials6Materials and mining5Technology4Financial services3Consumer staples2Real estate2Other sectors1

Sector of the business bought or funded.

Deals by size
Grant Thornton: deals by sizeUnder A$100m2A$100–500m6A$500m–1bn1A$1bn+3Undisclosed11

Disclosed value in Australian dollars.

Most often across the table

Firms advising the other side of the same deals.

Repeat clients

  • RPMGlobal Holdings2 deals

League table positions

League table positions of Grant Thornton: rank and deals
Table2026 YTDCY2025
Independent experts #2 (6)#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.

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