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Johnson Winter Slattery

Deals
25
M&A
18
Equity raisings
7
Latest
Oct 2026
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What they do

Johnson Winter Slattery is an Australian law firm advising corporates and funds on transactions, disputes and regulatory matters, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and New York.

Services
M&A law, Private equity law, Competition and regulatory approvals, Restructuring and insolvency law
Specialties
technology, life sciences, healthcare, energy and resources
Kinds of deal
cross-border buyouts, take-private transactions
Deal size
Recorded deals: median A$231m, from A$14.6m to A$2.4bn
Clients
Corporates, Listed companies, Private equity, Investors and funds
Team
500

From jws.com.au, checked 7 Nov 2026: /who-we-are/, /what-we-do/m-a/, /what-we-do/private-equity-venture-capital/, /

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Deals Johnson Winter Slattery advised on, most recent first
Advisers
Oct 2026 Malabar Resources –New Hope CorporationSchemeLegal adviser to New Hope Corporation (acquirer)Announced2,400.0Coal Jarden (buy-side)Pitt Capital Partners (buy-side)BofA Securities (sell-side)Allens (sell-side) New Hope acquisition of Malabar Resources
Sep 2026 Bannerman Energy ––PlacementLegal adviser to the issuerCompleted124.0Uranium Macquarie Capital (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Jett Capital Advisors (lead manager)Shaw and Partners (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Wallabi Group (lead manager)Fivemark Partners (issuer) Bannerman Energy placement
Jun 2026 EBR Systems ––Entitlement offerLegal adviser to the issuerCompleted150.0Medical devices and technology Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)E&P Capital (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager) EBR Systems entitlement offer
May 2026 Far East Gold –Xingye Gold (Hong Kong) Mining CompanyTakeoverLegal adviser to Xingye Gold (Hong Kong) Mining Company (acquirer)Announced–Gold and silver Thomsons (sell-side)Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Lonergan Edwards & Associates (sell-side)SRK Consulting (sell-side) Xingye Gold (Hong Kong) Mining Company acquisition of Far East Gold
May 2026 Arafura Rare Earths ––PlacementLegal adviser to the issuerCompleted375.0Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals Barrenjoey (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager) Arafura Rare Earths placement
May 2026 Ordermentum –Five V CapitalAcquisitionLegal adviser to Five V Capital (acquirer)Announced–Software Grant Samuel (buy-side)Alvarez & Marsal (buy-side)Crosslake Technologies (buy-side)L.E.K. Consulting (buy-side) Five V Capital acquisition of Ordermentum
Dec 2025 Sydney Desalination Plant Ontario Teachers' Pension PlanUtilities Trust of AustraliaAcquisitionLegal adviser to Utilities Trust of Australia (acquirer)Completed–Water Utilities Trust of Australia acquisition of Sydney Desalination Plant
Dec 2025 Saluda Medical ––IPOLegal 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)Barnes & Thornburg (issuer)Grant Thornton (issuer) Saluda Medical IPO
Oct 2025 Arafura Rare Earths ––PlacementLegal adviser to the issuerCompleted475.0Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals Barrenjoey (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager) Arafura Rare Earths placement
Oct 2025 Phocas Group Securityholders of Phocas GroupAccel-KKRAcquisitionLegal adviser to Securityholders of Phocas Group (seller)Completed–Software Accel-KKR acquisition of Phocas Group
Sep 2025 Envirolab Group Envirolab shareholdersIntertek GroupAcquisitionLegal adviser to Intertek Group (acquirer)Completed–Business and professional services KPMG (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side) Intertek Group acquisition of Envirolab Group
Sep 2025 Oncore Group Holdings –WorkwellAcquisitionLegal adviser to Workwell (acquirer)Completed–Business and professional services Workwell acquisition of Oncore Group Holdings
Aug 2025 Nexon Asia Pacific EQTAdamantem CapitalAcquisitionLegal adviser to EQT, Barry Assaf and the Nexon management team (seller)Pending–IT services PwC (sell-side)Houlihan Lokey (sell-side)KPMG (buy-side) Adamantem Capital acquisition of Nexon Asia Pacific
Jun 2025 Atlantic Tin –Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining CoTakeoverLegal adviser to Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining Co (acquirer)Announced–Copper and base metals Grant Thornton (buy-side)Mokhtari Avocats (buy-side) Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining Co acquisition of Atlantic Tin
May 2025 EBR Systems ––PlacementLegal adviser to the issuerCompleted62.0Medical devices and technology EBR Systems placement
Apr 2025 Bigtincan Holdings –Vector Capital Management, L.P.SchemeLegal adviser to Vector Capital Management, L.P. (acquirer)Completed183.0Software Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Lonergan Edwards & Associates (sell-side)Sidley Austin (buy-side) Vector Capital Management, L.P. acquisition of Bigtincan Holdings
Apr 2025 SuperChoice Group Potentia CapitalIntermediate Capital GroupAcquisitionLegal adviser to Potentia Capital and management (seller)Completed–Payments and fintech Intermediate Capital Group acquisition of SuperChoice Group
Mar 2025 Commerce Vision Potentia CapitalAdvantiveAcquisitionLegal adviser to Potentia Capital, founders and management (seller)Completed–Software TA Associates acquisition of Commerce Vision
Mar 2025 Protecht Group Holdings Shareholders of Protecht GroupPSG Equity L.L.C.AcquisitionLegal adviser to Shareholders of Protecht Group (seller)Announced445.0Software Baker McKenzie (buy-side)Weil, Gotshal & Manges (buy-side) PSG Equity L.L.C. acquisition of Protecht Group Holdings
Feb 2025 Micromine Potentia CapitalWeir GroupAcquisitionLegal adviser to Potentia Capital (seller)Completed1,350.0Software Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side)HFW (sell-side)Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung Weir Group acquisition of Micromine
Feb 2025 IDM International –Blackstone MineralsSchemeLegal adviser to IDM International (target)Announced–Copper and base metals Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side)Discovery Capital Partners (sell-side)BDO (sell-side) Blackstone Minerals and IDM International merger
Feb 2025 AdvanCell –SV Health InvestorsStakeLegal adviser to SV Health Investors, Sanofi Ventures and Abingworth (acquirer)Completed–Biotech and pharmaceuticals Honigman (buy-side) SV Health Investors stake in AdvanCell
– Bowen Coking Coal –Argo BowenAcquisitionLegal adviser to Argo Bowen (acquirer)Announced–Coal Argo Bowen acquisition of Bowen Coking Coal
– Far East Gold ––PlacementLegal adviser to Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining CoCompleted14.6Gold and silver Far East Gold placement
– Engage Marine –PT Asian Bulk LogisticsAcquisitionLegal adviser to PT Asian Bulk Logistics (acquirer)Completed–Transport and logistics PT Asian Bulk Logistics acquisition of Engage Marine

Listed on their website

  • Acquisition of Malabar Resources by New Hope Corporation $2.4bn
  • Acquisition of The Star Entertainment Group's stake in Queen's Wharf by CTFE and FEC
  • Contested takeover bid for Nitro Software by Potentia Capital
  • Acquisition of DDH1 Limited by Perenti Limited
  • Acquisition of VetPartners by EQT
  • Acquisition of majority stake in ZIMMERMANN by Advent International
  • Sale of illion to Experian by Archer Capital
  • Acquisition of Basiq by Cuscal
  • Sale of DAOU Vineyards to Treasury Wine Estates

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

Activity

Deals by year
Johnson Winter Slattery: deals by year2025: 16, 2026 YTD: 6051015202025: 13 M&A2025: 3 Equity raisings1620252026 YTD: 3 M&A2026 YTD: 3 Equity raisings62026 YTDM&AEquity raisings

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

Deals by sector
Johnson Winter Slattery: deals by sectorTechnology7Materials and mining6Health care4Energy3Industrials3Utilities and renewables1Other sectors1

Sector of the business bought or funded.

Deals by size
Johnson Winter Slattery: deals by sizeUnder A$100m2A$100–500m7A$1bn+2Undisclosed14

Disclosed value in Australian dollars.

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Repeat clients

  • Arafura Rare Earths2 deals
  • EBR Systems2 deals
  • Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining Co2 deals

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