Law firm · Brisbane, Perth
HopgoodGanim Lawyers
- Deals
- 21
- M&A
- 16
- Equity raisings
- 5
- Latest
- Oct 2026
What they do
HopgoodGanim Lawyers is a full-service law firm with offices in Brisbane and Perth, advising Australian and international clients. Its corporate team acts on M&A, capital raisings and IPOs, with a focus on energy, renewables and mining.
- Services
- M&A law, Capital markets law, Private equity law, Competition and regulatory approvals
- Specialties
- Energy, renewables and mining
- Kinds of deal
- Cross-border M&A
- Deal size
- Recorded deals: median A$75.5m, from A$8.5m to A$1bn
- Clients
- Listed companies, Investors and funds, Business owners and founders, Government and not-for-profit
- Places served
- AU
- Founded
- 1974
From hopgoodganim.com.au, checked 7 Nov 2026: /about-us/, /services/corporate-and-commercial/mergers-and-acquisitions/, /services/corporate-and-commercial/capital-markets/, /, /sectors/energy-renewables-mining/
Deals
Columns
21 of 21 deals
| Advisers | ||||||||||
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| Oct 2026 | Latrobe Magnesium | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 8.5 | Other mining and exploration | Latrobe Magnesium placement | |
| Aug 2026 | CV Services Group | shareholders of CV Services Group | Equans | Acquisition | Legal adviser to shareholders of CV Services Group (seller) | Announced | – | Engineering and construction | Equans acquisition of CV Services Group | |
| Jul 2026 | aXcelerate | – | Advent Partners | Acquisition | Legal adviser to aXcelerate (target) | Announced | – | Software | Advent Partners acquisition of aXcelerate | |
| Jun 2026 | Kingston Resources | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 12.9 | Gold and silver | Argonaut (lead manager) | Kingston Resources entitlement offer |
| May 2026 | Tanami Gold | – | – | Entitlement offer | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 70.5 | Gold and silver | Bell Potter (lead manager)Evolution Capital (lead manager) | Tanami Gold entitlement offer |
| May 2026 | Atlantic Lithium | – | Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. | Scheme | Legal adviser to Atlantic Lithium (target) | Pending | 292.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. acquisition of Atlantic Lithium |
| May 2026 | FVS Services Group | shareholders of FVS Services Group | Fortitude Investment Partners | Acquisition | Legal adviser to shareholders of FVS Services Group (seller) | Announced | – | Business and professional services | KPMG | Fortitude Investment Partners acquisition of FVS Services Group |
| Mar 2026 | Atlantic Lithium | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 25.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Canaccord Genuity (issuer) | Atlantic Lithium placement |
| Feb 2026 | Peel Mining | – | Aeris Resources | Scheme | Legal adviser to Aeris Resources (acquirer) | Completed | 214.0 | Copper and base metals | Euroz Hartleys (sell-side)Sternship Advisers (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Grant Thornton (sell-side)Jefferies (buy-side) | Aeris Resources acquisition of Peel Mining |
| Dec 2025 | AU SB Minerals | – | Clara Resources Australia | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Clara Resources Australia (acquirer) | Announced | – | Gold and silver | Cerberus Advisory (buy-side) | Clara Resources Australia acquisition of AU SB Minerals |
| Nov 2025 | Cogent Scaffolding | – | APS Industrial Services | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Cogent Scaffolding (target) | Announced | – | Engineering and construction | BDO | APS Industrial Services acquisition of Cogent Scaffolding |
| Oct 2025 | Entag Group | – | Anchorage Capital Partners | Stake | Legal adviser to the issuer | Announced | – | IT services | BDO (sell-side) | Anchorage Capital Partners stake in Entag Group |
| Oct 2025 | Rubicon8 | – | Entag Group | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Entag Group (acquirer) | Announced | – | IT services | BDO (buy-side) | Entag Group acquisition of Rubicon8 |
| Aug 2025 | Proactive Technology Solutions | – | Entag Holdings | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Entag Holdings (acquirer) | Announced | – | IT services | Entag Holdings acquisition of Proactive Technology Solutions | |
| Jun 2025 | Hazer Group | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to the issuer | Completed | 10.7 | Renewable energy and storage | Shaw and Partners (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager) | Hazer Group placement |
| Jun 2025 | commercial and industrial waste operations in Queensland | Wanless Group | – | Asset sale | Legal adviser to Wanless Group (seller) | Completed | – | Waste and environmental services | Acquisition of commercial and industrial waste operations in Queensland | |
| Jun 2025 | Shelf Subsea | – | DeepOcean | Acquisition | Legal adviser to DeepOcean (acquirer) | Completed | – | Energy services | Stephenson Harwood (buy-side) | DeepOcean acquisition of Shelf Subsea |
| May 2025 | Xanadu Mines | – | Bastion | Takeover | Legal adviser to Xanadu Mines (target) | Completed | 160.0 | Copper and base metals | Jefferies (sell-side)Bennett Jones (sell-side)CIBC Capital Markets (buy-side)ATB Cormark Capital Markets (buy-side)Allens (buy-side)Stikeman Elliott (buy-side)BDO (sell-side) | Bastion acquisition of Xanadu Mines |
| Apr 2025 | Molekulis | shareholders of Molekulis | Redox | Acquisition | Legal adviser to shareholders of Molekulis (seller) | Completed | – | Chemicals and fertilisers | Lane Neave (sell-side) | Redox acquisition of Molekulis |
| Apr 2025 | Mandalay Resources | – | Alkane Resources | Merger | Legal adviser to Alkane Resources (acquirer) | Completed | 1,000.0 | Gold and silver | Haywood Securities (sell-side)GenCap Mining Advisory (sell-side)Goodmans (sell-side)Clayton Utz (sell-side)Bell Potter (buy-side)Euroz Hartleys (buy-side)Bennett Jones (buy-side) | Alkane Resources and Mandalay Resources merger |
| Feb 2025 | Eumundi Group | – | SEQ Hospitality Group | Scheme | Legal adviser to Eumundi Group (target) | Completed | 80.6 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | SEQ Hospitality Group acquisition of Eumundi Group |
Listed on their website
- Eumundi Group Limited acquisition by SEQ Hospitality Group
- Essential Metals Limited scheme of arrangement with Develop Global Limited
- Sale of Halcyon to Stockland $620 million
- Great Divide Mining Limited IPO and ASX listing $5 million
Transactions the firm lists on its own website, checked 7 Nov 2026. Those FundComb has recorded link to the deal.
Activity
By announcement date; raisings and IPOs by their own date.
Sector of the business bought or funded.
Disclosed value in Australian dollars.
Most often across the table
- Clayton Utz
2 dealsCompare - CIBC Capital Markets
1 dealCompare - ATB Cormark Capital Markets
1 dealCompare - Allens
1 dealCompare - Stikeman Elliott1 dealCompare
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer1 dealCompare
- Haywood Securities
1 dealCompare - GenCap Mining Advisory
1 dealCompare
Firms advising the other side of the same deals.
Repeat clients
- Entag Holdings3 deals
- Atlantic Lithium2 deals
People on these deals
All 25 people →- Sarah Judge Partner · 8 deals
- Grace Baty Associate · 5 deals
- Lily Robinson Senior Associate, Corporate · 4 deals
- Garrett Pearce 3 deals
- Luke Dawson 3 deals
- Darrell Jardine 2 deals
- Declan Stack 2 deals
- Jess Owen 2 deals
- Luke Mountford 2 deals
- Nino Odorisio 2 deals
- Richard Hanel 2 deals
- Robyn Ferguson 2 deals
Offices and contact
Offices
- Brisbane Level 10, 360 Queen St, QLD 4000 +61 7 3024 0000 Office page ↗
- Perth Level 27, Allendale Square, 77 St Georges Terrace, WA 6000 +61 8 9211 8111 Office page ↗