Law firm · Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth · also Auckland
Hamilton Locke
- Deals
- 103
- M&A
- 78
- Equity raisings
- 25
- Latest
- Oct 2026
What they do
Hamilton Locke is an Australian and New Zealand law firm that advises on corporate, M&A, private equity, capital markets, finance and restructuring work for entrepreneurs, private equity funds, growth companies and issuers.
- Services
- Capital markets law, M&A law, Private equity law, Banking and finance law, Competition and regulatory approvals, Restructuring and insolvency law
- Specialties
- Food and Agribusiness, Health, Care and Education, Mining and Resources, Financial Services, New Energy and Carbon Markets, Real Estate Markets, Technology
- Deal size
- Recorded deals: median A$37m, from A$86,388 to A$639m
- Clients
- Business owners and founders, Private equity, Banks and lenders
- Places served
- AU, NZ
From hamiltonlocke.com.au, checked 7 Nov 2026: /, /services/capital-markets/
Deals
Columns
103 of 103 deals
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| Oct 2026 | STACK.aero | – | Goodwin | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Goodwin (acquirer) | Completed | – | Software | Orrick | Goodwin acquisition of STACK.aero |
| Oct 2026 | Torque Metals | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Announced | 25.0 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager) | Torque Metals placement |
| Oct 2026 | Sparc Hydrogen | – | Sparc Technologies | Stake | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | – | Renewable energy and storage | Sparc Technologies stake in Sparc Hydrogen | |
| Oct 2026 | Zembl | Zembl shareholders | TPG Capital | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Zembl Pty Ltd and its shareholders (target) | Completed | – | Software | TPG Capital acquisition of Zembl | |
| Oct 2026 | Entities owning the Tin Hut Creek coal project and the Lolley No.1 underground metallurgical coal project | – | White Energy Company | Acquisition | Legal adviser to White Energy Company (acquirer) | Announced | – | Coal | White Energy Company acquisition of Entities owning the Tin Hut Creek coal project and the Lolley No.1 underground metallurgical coal project | |
| Oct 2026 | White Energy Company | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Announced | 15.0 | Coal | White Energy Company placement | |
| Sep 2026 | Motio | – | IVE Group Australia | Scheme | Legal adviser to Motio (target) | Announced | – | Media, entertainment and online platforms | IVE Group Australia acquisition of Motio | |
| Sep 2026 | Two private royalties over the Bowdens Silver Project | – | Silver Mines | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Silver Mines (acquirer) | Completed | 26.0 | Gold and silver | Treadstone Resource Partners (buy-side) | Silver Mines acquisition of Two private royalties over the Bowdens Silver Project |
| Sep 2026 | Silver Mines | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 70.0 | Gold and silver | Petra Capital (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager) | Silver Mines placement |
| Sep 2026 | Parbo Resources | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 5.0 | Gold and silver | Leeuwin Wealth (lead manager) | Parbo Resources IPO |
| Sep 2026 | Javelin Minerals | – | First Au | Takeover | Legal adviser to First Au (acquirer) | Announced | – | Gold and silver | Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side) | First Au acquisition of Javelin Minerals |
| Sep 2026 | Eureka Group Holdings | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 80.2 | Property development and services | MA Moelis Australia (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager)Unified Capital Partners (lead manager) | Eureka Group Holdings entitlement offer |
| Sep 2026 | Almasar Minerals | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 12.0 | Other mining and exploration | Almasar Minerals IPO | |
| Sep 2026 | NOJA Power | NOJA Power shareholders | Goldman Sachs Alternatives | Acquisition | Legal adviser to NOJA Power and its shareholders (target) | Announced | – | Industrial products and machinery | Goldman Sachs Alternatives acquisition of NOJA Power | |
| Aug 2026 | FireFly Metals | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 180.0 | Copper and base metals | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager)BMO Capital Markets (lead manager)RBC Capital Markets (lead manager)CIBC Capital Markets (lead manager)Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (issuer) | FireFly Metals placement |
| Aug 2026 | Heavy Rare Earths | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 0.3 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Cygnet Capital (lead manager) | Heavy Rare Earths entitlement offer |
| Aug 2026 | McGraths Hill Home large format retail centre | – | Centennial | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Centennial (acquirer) | Completed | – | REITs and property funds | Centennial acquisition of McGraths Hill Home large format retail centre | |
| Aug 2026 | Vitrinite | Vitrinite Group | Crossfield Energy | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Voluntary administrators of the Vitrinite Group (target) | Completed | 220.0 | Coal | Crossfield Energy acquisition of Vitrinite | |
| Aug 2026 | STAX | STAX Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (In Liquidation) | Justin Truong | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Justin Truong (acquirer) | Completed | – | Consumer brands and apparel | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side) | Justin Truong acquisition of STAX |
| Aug 2026 | Corop solar and battery farm | BNRG Renewables | OX2 | Asset sale | Legal adviser to BNRG Renewables and the Leeson Group (seller) | Announced | – | Renewable energy and storage | OX2 acquisition of Corop solar and battery farm | |
| Aug 2026 | Seven Consulting | Seven Consulting shareholders | Sia | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Shareholders of Seven Consulting (target) | Announced | – | Business and professional services | Latimer Partners | Sia acquisition of Seven Consulting |
| Jul 2026 | Big Springs Gold Project | Capricorn Metals | Sentinel Metals | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Sentinel Metals (acquirer) | Completed | 13.7 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (buy-side)Davis Graham (buy-side)Longreach Capital (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side) | Sentinel Metals acquisition of Big Springs Gold Project |
| Jul 2026 | Sentinel Metals | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 15.0 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Foster Stockbroking (lead manager)Davis Graham (issuer) | Sentinel Metals placement |
| Jul 2026 | Lux Copper Corp. | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 15.0 | Copper and base metals | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Peloton Capital (lead manager)GBA Capital (lead manager)Stoel Rives (issuer)Hall Chadwick (issuer)Piton Exploration (issuer) | Lux Copper Corp. IPO |
| Jun 2026 | Opuwo Cobalt Holdings (Proprietary) | Celsius Resources | Chinalco (Xiong'an) Mining Corporation | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Celsius Resources (seller) | Announced | 21.8 | Lithium and battery metals | Minmetals Securities (sell-side) | Chinalco (Xiong'an) Mining acquisition of Opuwo Cobalt Holdings (Proprietary) |
| Jun 2026 | Lodestone Iron Ore Project | Private interests associated with Hamish Halliday and Steve Parsons | Killi Resources | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Killi Resources (acquirer) | Announced | 20.4 | Iron ore and steel | Killi Resources acquisition of Lodestone Iron Ore Project | |
| Jun 2026 | Killi Resources | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 15.0 | Iron ore and steel | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager) | Killi Resources placement |
| Jun 2026 | Ciclón Copper Project | – | Norfolk | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Norfolk (acquirer) | Announced | 70.3 | Copper and base metals | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | Norfolk acquisition of Ciclón Copper Project |
| Jun 2026 | Zenith Minerals | – | Forrestania Resources | Takeover | Legal adviser to Zenith Minerals (target) | Announced | 93.5 | Gold and silver | Argonaut (sell-side)Bell Potter (buy-side)Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side)PKF (buy-side) | Forrestania Resources acquisition of Zenith Minerals |
| Jun 2026 | Cygnus Metals | – | Central Asia Metals | Scheme | Legal adviser to Cygnus Metals (target) | Completed | 232.0 | Copper and base metals | BMO Capital Markets (buy-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)McCarthy Tétrault (buy-side)Fieldfisher (buy-side)Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (sell-side)Grant Thornton (sell-side)AMC Consultants (sell-side) | Central Asia Metals acquisition of Cygnus Metals |
| Jun 2026 | Daly Resources | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 12.0 | Other mining and exploration | Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Hall Chadwick (issuer)Sahara Operations (Australia) (issuer) | Daly Resources IPO |
| May 2026 | Maas Group Holdings | – | – | Joint venture | Legal adviser to Maas Group Holdings (acquirer) | Completed | – | Engineering and construction | Acquisition of Maas Group Holdings | |
| May 2026 | Kaoko Metals | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 5.5 | Copper and base metals | Cumulus Wealth (lead manager)Leeuwin Wealth (lead manager)ENS (issuer)MinVal (issuer)William Buck (issuer) | Kaoko Metals IPO |
| May 2026 | COLAS hot-mix asphalt business in Tomago | COLAS Australia Group | Maas Group Holdings | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Maas Group Holdings (acquirer) | Completed | – | Building materials | Maas Group Holdings acquisition of COLAS hot-mix asphalt business in Tomago | |
| May 2026 | Wholly owned Tanzanian subsidiaries of Ryzon Materials Ltd holding the Nachu graphite project | Ryzon Materials | Sow Good | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Sow Good (acquirer) | Announced | 150.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Sow Good acquisition of Wholly owned Tanzanian subsidiaries of Ryzon Materials Ltd holding the Nachu graphite project | |
| May 2026 | Pedal Group | Flight Centre Travel Group | Turner Collective | Stake | Legal adviser to Turner Collective (acquirer) | Completed | 131.3 | Retail and e-commerce | Grant Samuel (sell-side) | Turner Collective stake in Pedal Group |
| Apr 2026 | Serra Negra rare earths (and niobium) Project | – | Oceana Metals | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Oceana Metals (acquirer) | Announced | 14.3 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Veirano Advogados (buy-side) | Oceana Metals acquisition of Serra Negra rare earths (and niobium) Project |
| Apr 2026 | Oceana Metals | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Announced | 20.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager) | Oceana Metals placement |
| Apr 2026 | Renewable Metals | – | Clean Energy Finance | Stake | Legal adviser to the issuer | Announced | – | Waste and environmental services | Clean Energy Finance stake in Renewable Metals | |
| Mar 2026 | Percheron Therapeutics | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Announced | 2.2 | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Blue Ocean Equities (lead manager)Cygnet Capital (lead manager) | Percheron Therapeutics entitlement offer |
| Mar 2026 | BrewDog Brewing Australia | – | Tilray Australia New Zealand | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Tilray Australia New Zealand (acquirer) | Completed | – | Food and beverage | Tilray Australia New Zealand acquisition of BrewDog Brewing Australia | |
| Feb 2026 | Bison Resources | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 5.5 | Gold and silver | Wagtail Capital (lead manager)Cadre Geology & Mining (issuer)Parr Brown Gee & Loveless (issuer)William Buck (issuer) | Bison Resources IPO |
| Feb 2026 | Derrimut 247 Group | – | Wes Maas | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Wes Maas and Cavalo Prestige (acquirer) | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Wes Maas acquisition of Derrimut 247 Group | |
| Feb 2026 | Magnetic Resources | – | Genesis Minerals | Scheme | Legal adviser 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)BDO (sell-side)SRK Consulting (sell-side) | Genesis Minerals acquisition of Magnetic Resources |
| Feb 2026 | Peel Mining | – | Aeris Resources | Scheme | Legal adviser to Peel Mining (target) | Completed | 214.0 | Copper and base metals | Euroz Hartleys (sell-side)Sternship Advisers (sell-side)Grant Thornton (sell-side)HopgoodGanim Lawyers (buy-side)Jefferies (buy-side) | Aeris Resources acquisition of Peel Mining |
| Feb 2026 | Ontario Gold Assets (70% of Pickle Crow Project, 100% of Sioux Lookout Project) | FireFly Metals | Bellavista Resources | Asset sale | Legal adviser to FireFly Metals (seller) | Completed | 47.4 | Gold and silver | BMO Capital Markets (sell-side)Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (sell-side) | Bellavista Resources acquisition of Ontario Gold Assets (70% of Pickle Crow Project, 100% of Sioux Lookout Project) |
| Feb 2026 | NewCo (Peel Mining demerged base and precious metals holding company) | Peel Mining | – | Demerger | Legal adviser to Peel Mining (seller) | Announced | – | Copper and base metals | Euroz Hartleys (sell-side)Sternship Advisers (sell-side) | NewCo (Peel Mining demerged base and precious metals holding company) demerger |
| Feb 2026 | Southern Cross Diagnostics | – | Novacyt SA | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Novacyt SA (acquirer) | Completed | – | Medical devices and technology | Addleshaw Goddard (buy-side)Frieh, Brault & Associés (buy-side) | Novacyt SA acquisition of Southern Cross Diagnostics |
| Feb 2026 | Hanworth Battery Energy Storage System | Enervest | Octopus Australia | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Enervest (seller) | Completed | – | Renewable energy and storage | Octopus Australia acquisition of Hanworth Battery Energy Storage System | |
| Jan 2026 | Independent Reserve | – | IG Group Holdings | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Independent Reserve (target) | Completed | 178.0 | Payments and fintech | IG Group Holdings acquisition of Independent Reserve | |
| Jan 2026 | Cannatrek | – | Little Green Pharma | Scheme | Legal adviser to Little Green Pharma (acquirer) | Completed | – | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Canaccord Genuity (buy-side)K&L Gates (sell-side)Intrinsic Partners (sell-side)RSM (sell-side) | Little Green Pharma acquisition of Cannatrek |
| Jan 2026 | Platinum Cables | Platinum Cables Holdings | IPD Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to IPD Group (acquirer) | Completed | 45.0 | Industrial products and machinery | IPD Group acquisition of Platinum Cables | |
| Dec 2025 | FireFly Metals | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 139.0 | Copper and base metals | BMO Capital Markets (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager)RBC Capital Markets (lead manager)Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (issuer) | FireFly Metals placement |
| Dec 2025 | African Gold | – | Montage Gold Corp. | Scheme | Legal adviser 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)BDO (sell-side) | Montage Gold Corp. acquisition of African Gold |
| Dec 2025 | Wolli Creek site, Sydney | – | Cedar Pacific | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Cedar Pacific (acquirer) | Announced | – | Property development and services | Cedar Pacific acquisition of Wolli Creek site, Sydney | |
| Dec 2025 | CJ Duncan | – | Johns Lyng Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to shareholders of CJ Duncan (target) | Announced | – | Engineering and construction | Grant Thornton (sell-side)Liberty Corporate Finance (sell-side) | Johns Lyng Group acquisition of CJ Duncan |
| Dec 2025 | Iltani Resources | – | QIC | Stake | Legal adviser to QIC (acquirer) | Announced | – | Copper and base metals | QIC stake in Iltani Resources | |
| Nov 2025 | Black Horse Mining | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 8.0 | Gold and silver | Inyati Capital (lead manager)Veritas Securities (lead manager)William Buck (issuer)BDO (issuer)Billandbry Consulting (issuer) | Black Horse Mining IPO |
| Nov 2025 | 29-store franchise network (Queensland, New South Wales, ACT and Tasmania) | – | Cash Converters International | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Cash Converters International (acquirer) | Announced | – | Retail and e-commerce | Cash Converters International acquisition of 29-store franchise network (Queensland, New South Wales, ACT and Tasmania) | |
| Nov 2025 | Beralon group | – | Waste Services Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Waste Services Group (acquirer) | Completed | – | Waste and environmental services | Carlyle acquisition of Beralon group | |
| Nov 2025 | iSky Research | – | RFI Global | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Diversis Capital and RFI Global (acquirer) | Completed | – | Business and professional services | Massumi + Consoli (buy-side) | Diversis Capital acquisition of iSky Research |
| Nov 2025 | Sea Forest | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 20.5 | Agriculture and agribusiness | Sea Forest IPO | |
| Nov 2025 | Sentinel Metals | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 6.0 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)CPS Capital Group (lead manager)GBA Capital (lead manager)Dorsey & Whitney (issuer)Mining Plus (issuer)RSM (issuer) | Sentinel Metals IPO |
| Oct 2025 | Cash Converters Investment Group (29 Australian franchise stores) | – | Cash Converters International | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Cash Converters International (acquirer) | Announced | 37.0 | Retail and e-commerce | Cash Converters International acquisition of Cash Converters Investment Group (29 Australian franchise stores) | |
| Oct 2025 | Toro Energy | – | IsoEnergy | Scheme | Legal adviser to IsoEnergy (acquirer) | Completed | 75.0 | Uranium | SCP Resource Finance (buy-side)Cassels (buy-side)Paul, Weiss (buy-side)Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Cardinals Lawyers and Consultants (sell-side)BDO (sell-side)MinVal (sell-side) | IsoEnergy acquisition of Toro Energy |
| Oct 2025 | Raptor Resources | – | Eastern Metals | Takeover | Legal adviser to Eastern Metals (acquirer) | Completed | – | Other mining and exploration | Euroz Hartleys (buy-side) | Eastern Metals acquisition of Raptor Resources |
| Oct 2025 | Global Uranium and Enrichment | – | Snow Lake Resources | Scheme | Legal adviser to Snow Lake Energy (acquirer) | Completed | 44.5 | Uranium | Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Thomsons (sell-side)BDO (sell-side)MinVal (sell-side)Sternship Advisers (buy-side)Garfinkle BidermanNauth LPC | Snow Lake Resources acquisition of Global Uranium and Enrichment |
| Oct 2025 | Shafter Silver Project | – | James Bay Minerals | Asset sale | Legal adviser to James Bay Minerals (acquirer) | Announced | – | Gold and silver | Womble Bond Dickinson (buy-side) | James Bay Minerals acquisition of Shafter Silver Project |
| Oct 2025 | Desert Minerals | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 5.0 | Other mining and exploration | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)BDO (issuer)Marvel & Marvel (issuer)Dahrouge (issuer) | Desert Minerals IPO |
| Oct 2025 | PC Gold | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 13.5 | Gold and silver | Wallabi Group (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)CPS Capital Group (lead manager)Mining Insights (issuer)William Buck (issuer) | PC Gold IPO |
| Sep 2025 | Weld Range Project (right to mine iron ore) | Sinosteel Midwest | Fenix Resources | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Fenix Resources (acquirer) | Announced | 60.0 | Iron ore and steel | Poynton Stavrianou (buy-side) | Fenix Resources acquisition of Weld Range Project (right to mine iron ore) |
| Sep 2025 | Myra property near Moranbah, Central Queensland | – | Camm Agricultural Group | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Camm Agricultural Group (acquirer) | Completed | 40.0 | Agriculture and agribusiness | Camm Agricultural Group acquisition of Myra property near Moranbah, Central Queensland | |
| Sep 2025 | Andromeda Robotics | – | Forerunner Ventures | Stake | Legal adviser to the issuer; Legal adviser to Andromeda Robotics (target) | Completed | – | Hardware and semiconductors | Mintz (sell-side) | Forerunner Ventures stake in Andromeda Robotics |
| Sep 2025 | Envirolab Group | Envirolab shareholders | Intertek Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Shareholders of Envirolab (target) | Completed | – | Business and professional services | Johnson Winter Slattery (buy-side)KPMG (sell-side) | Intertek Group acquisition of Envirolab Group |
| Sep 2025 | Bankstown Central Shopping Centre | – | JY Group | Stake | Legal adviser to JY Group (acquirer) | Announced | 318.0 | REITs and property funds | JY Group stake in Bankstown Central Shopping Centre | |
| Sep 2025 | Echoview Software | – | Zunibal | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Zunibal and Nazca Capital (acquirer) | Completed | – | Software | Deloitte (buy-side) | Nazca Capital acquisition of Echoview Software |
| Aug 2025 | Lynch Group Holdings | – | Darwin Aus Bidco | Scheme | Legal adviser to Lynch Group Holdings (target) | Completed | 270.0 | Agriculture and agribusiness | Stanton Road Partners (sell-side)KPMG (sell-side) | Darwin Aus acquisition of Lynch Group Holdings |
| Aug 2025 | GoviEx Uranium | – | Tombador Iron | Scheme | Legal adviser to GoviEx Uranium (target) | Announced | – | Uranium | Yelverton Capital (buy-side)Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side)Farris LLP (buy-side)Galanopoulos & Company (sell-side)Stifel (sell-side)Norton Rose Fulbright (sell-side) | Tombador Iron acquisition of GoviEx Uranium |
| Aug 2025 | Purple Shirt | – | Elemental Concept | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Elemental Concept (acquirer) | Completed | – | IT services | Gordon Partnership (buy-side) | Elemental Concept acquisition of Purple Shirt |
| Jul 2025 | New World Resources | – | Kinterra Capital GP Corp. II | Takeover | Legal adviser to New World Resources (target) | Completed | 250.0 | Copper and base metals | Allens (buy-side)MA Moelis Australia (buy-side)Moelis & Company (buy-side)Sternship Advisers (sell-side) | Kinterra Critical Materials & Infrastructure Opportunities Fund II, L.P. acquisition of New World Resources |
| Jun 2025 | Yandal Gold Project | Strickland Metals | Gateway Mining | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Strickland Metals (seller) | Completed | 45.0 | Gold and silver | Longreach Capital (sell-side) | Gateway Mining acquisition of Yandal Gold Project |
| Jun 2025 | FIIG Securities | FIIG Holdings | Australian Investment Exchange Limited (AUSIEX) | Acquisition | Legal adviser to FIIG Holdings (seller) | Completed | – | Asset and wealth management | Australian Investment Exchange Limited (AUSIEX) acquisition of FIIG Securities | |
| Jun 2025 | Stoney Creek Battery Energy Storage System | Enervest | Energy Vault | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Enervest (seller) | Pending | – | Renewable energy and storage | Energy Vault acquisition of Stoney Creek Battery Energy Storage System | |
| Jun 2025 | RANOS | – | BlueMatrix | Acquisition | Legal adviser to BlueMatrix and Thoma Bravo (acquirer) | Completed | – | Software | Kirkland & Ellis (buy-side) | Thoma Bravo acquisition of RANOS |
| Jun 2025 | VBX | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 10.0 | Other mining and exploration | VBX IPO | |
| May 2025 | New World Resources | – | Central Asia Metals | Scheme | Legal adviser to New World Resources (target) | Withdrawn | 185.0 | Copper and base metals | Sternship Advisers (sell-side)National Bank Financial (sell-side)Dorsey & Whitney (sell-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Central Asia Metals acquisition of New World Resources |
| May 2025 | Balthazar Whisky Distillers | – | Entity associated with Paramount Liquor | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Voluntary administrators of Balthazar Whisky Distillers Pty Ltd (Brett Lord and Jonathon Colbran of RSM Australia) (target) | Announced | – | Food and beverage | Entity associated with Paramount Liquor acquisition of Balthazar Whisky Distillers | |
| Apr 2025 | Commerce Resources Corp. | – | Mont Royal Resources | Scheme | Legal adviser to Commerce Resources Corp. (target) | Announced | – | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Yelverton Capital (buy-side)Wallabi Group (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)Farris LLP (buy-side)Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (sell-side) | Mont Royal Resources acquisition of Commerce Resources Corp. |
| Apr 2025 | Hero Software entities | – | Software Combined | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Software Combined (acquirer) | Completed | – | Software | Software Combined acquisition of Hero Software entities | |
| Mar 2025 | Donaco International | – | On Nut Road | Scheme | Legal adviser to On Nut Road (acquirer) | Completed | 55.6 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)BDO (sell-side)Knight Frank (sell-side) | Argyle Street Management acquisition of Donaco International |
| Mar 2025 | Engeny Group | – | Egis Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Egis Group (acquirer) | Completed | – | Engineering and construction | Azure Capital (buy-side) | Egis Group acquisition of Engeny Group |
| Mar 2025 | Peracon Group | – | Egis Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Egis Group (acquirer) | Announced | – | Engineering and construction | Azure Capital (buy-side) | Egis Group acquisition of Peracon Group |
| Mar 2025 | ARC Training | – | For Purpose Investment Partners (FPIP) | Acquisition | Legal adviser to For Purpose Investment Partners (FPIP) (acquirer) | Completed | – | Education and childcare | For Purpose Investment Partners (FPIP) acquisition of ARC Training | |
| Mar 2025 | Train Australia Pty Ltd (trading as ARC Training) | – | Catalyst Education | Acquisition | Legal adviser to For Purpose Investment Partners and Catalyst Education (acquirer) | Completed | – | Education and childcare | For Purpose Investment Partners acquisition of Train Australia Pty Ltd (trading as ARC Training) | |
| Mar 2025 | Metal Powder Works | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 10.0 | Industrial products and machinery | Metal Powder Works IPO | |
| Mar 2025 | Metal Powder Works | – | Metal Powder Works Limited (formerly K-TIG Limited) | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Metal Powder Works (acquirer) | Completed | 11.0 | Industrial products and machinery | Metal Powder Works Limited (formerly K-TIG Limited) acquisition of Metal Powder Works | |
| Mar 2025 | Flight simulation business | Administrators of Rex Airlines | Navinci Global Markets (Navinci) | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Navinci Global Markets (acquirer) | Completed | – | Education and childcare | Navinci Global Markets (Navinci) acquisition of Flight simulation business | |
| Mar 2025 | Waste Services Group | – | The Carlyle Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Management team and non-sponsor shareholders of Waste Services Group (target) | Announced | – | Waste and environmental services | Liberty Corporate Finance (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills KramerAllens | The Carlyle Group acquisition of Waste Services Group |
| Feb 2025 | CZR Resources | Mark Creasy (Creasy Group) | Fenix Resources | Takeover | Legal adviser to Fenix Resources (acquirer) | Announced | 61.4 | Iron ore and steel | Poynton Stavrianou (buy-side)Thomsons (sell-side) | Fenix Resources acquisition of CZR Resources |
| Feb 2025 | Resource Base | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 0.1 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Resource Base entitlement offer | |
| Feb 2025 | Australian Soil Management | – | – | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Australian Soil Management | Announced | – | Agriculture and agribusiness | Oxley Capital Partners | Acquisition of Australian Soil Management |
| Feb 2025 | Orora Australian and New Zealand wine closures business | Orora | Interpack | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Orora (target) | Completed | – | Packaging, paper and forestry | Flagstaff PartnersMaddocks (buy-side) | Interpack acquisition of Orora Australian and New Zealand wine closures business |
| Jan 2025 | Patriot Battery Metals | – | Volkswagen | Stake | Legal adviser to Volkswagen (acquirer) | Completed | 74.7 | Lithium and battery metals | DLA Piper (buy-side)Allens (sell-side) | Volkswagen stake in Patriot Battery Metals |
Listed on their website
- Hamilton Locke advises Kelly Partners Group on innovative dual-class share structure, and move to Nasdaq 2026
- Silver Mines royalty buy-backs and $70 million placement $70 million · 2026
- Parbo Resources Limited IPO and ASX listing 2026
- Eureka Group Holdings Limited $80.2m capital raising $80.2m · 2026
- Almasar Minerals IPO and ASX listing 2026
- FireFly Metals $190 million capital raising $190 million · 2026
- Lux Copper Corp. Ltd IPO and ASX listing 2026
- Daly Resources Limited IPO 2026
- Kaoko Metals Ltd IPO 2026
- Peel Mining Limited $214 million acquisition by Aeris Resources $214 million · 2026
- Independent Reserve acquisition by IG Group 2026
- Sea Forest Limited $20.5 million IPO and ASX listing $20.5 million · 2025
- Envirolab shareholders acquisition by Intertek Group 2025
Transactions the firm lists on its own website, checked 7 Nov 2026. Those FundComb has recorded link to the deal.
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Sector of the business bought or funded.
Disclosed value in Australian dollars.
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Offices and contact
Contact
- Website
- hamiltonlocke.com.au ↗
- Enquiries
- Contact page ↗
- Company page ↗
From the firm's own website.
Offices
Australia
- Brisbane One Eagle, Level 35, 1 Eagle Street, QLD 4000 (07) 3036 7886 Office page ↗
- Melbourne Level 10, 161 Collins Street, VIC 3000 (03) 8676 7735 Office page ↗
- Perth (08) 6311 9160 Office page ↗
- Sydney Level 37, 180 George Street, NSW 2000 (02) 8072 8271 Office page ↗
New Zealand
- Auckland Vero Centre, Level 35, 48 Shortland Street, 1010 +64 9 300 3196 Office page ↗