What they do
Latham & Watkins is a global law firm whose M&A practice acts for a diversified client base on deals ranging from routine to highly complex. Its Australia practice advises Australian and international clients on inbound and outbound investment, bank finance, capital markets, M&A and project finance.
- Services
- M&A law, Capital markets law, Private equity law, Banking and finance law, Competition and regulatory approvals, Restructuring and insolvency law
- Specialties
- oil and gas, mining and metals
- Deal size
- Recorded deals: median A$1.8bn, from A$231m to A$5.4bn
- Places served
- AU
From lw.com, checked 7 Nov 2026: /en/practices/mergers-and-acquisitions, /en/capabilities, /en/practices/australia-practice
Deals
Columns
6 of 6 deals
| Advisers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE | – | Telix Pharmaceuticals | Merger | Legal adviser to ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (target) | Announced | 3,337.9 | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Morgan Stanley (buy-side)Sidley Austin (buy-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side)Centerview Partners (sell-side) | Telix Pharmaceuticals and ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE merger |
| Jun 2026 | Made Group | TPG and other shareholders | Danone | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Danone (acquirer) | Announced | – | Food and beverage | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)Clifford Chance (sell-side) | Danone acquisition of Made Group |
| Jun 2026 | Danone Saputo Dairy Australia (DSDA) joint venture | Saputo Dairy Australia | Danone Asia | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Danone (acquirer) | Announced | – | Food and beverage | Jones Day (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | Danone Asia acquisition of Danone Saputo Dairy Australia (DSDA) joint venture |
| May 2026 | Anglo American Australian steelmaking coal portfolio | Anglo American | Dhilmar | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Anglo American (target) | Announced | 5,388.2 | Coal | MinterEllison (sell-side) | Dhilmar acquisition of Anglo American Australian steelmaking coal portfolio |
| Dec 2025 | Saluda Medical | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 230.8 | Medical devices and technology | Bell Potter (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager)E&P Capital (lead manager)CommSec (lead manager)TPG Capital BD (issuer)Johnson Winter Slattery (issuer)Barnes & Thornburg (issuer)Grant Thornton (issuer) | Saluda Medical IPO |
| Sep 2025 | Falcon Oil & Gas | – | Tamboran Resources | Acquisition | Legal adviser to Tamboran Resources (acquirer) | Completed | 266.1 | Oil and gas | Torys (buy-side)White & Case (buy-side)Lakatos, Köves and Partners (buy-side)Cavendish (sell-side)BLG (sell-side)McCullough Robertson (sell-side) | Tamboran Resources acquisition of Falcon Oil & Gas |
Listed on their website
- Advised Penguin Solutions on sale of Cree LED to Transom Capital Group 2026
- Advised on Perion's US$420 million merger with Affle US$420 Million · 2026
- Advised Invidia Capital Management in acquisition of Now Optics 2026
- Advised Coatue on US$10 billion debt financing for Firmus Technologies US$10 Billion · 2026
- Advised ECP on acquisition of 892 MW natural gas-fired cogeneration portfolio
- Advised Conflicts Committee of MPLX LP on US$4.2 billion sale of refineries and midstream assets to CVR Energy US$4.2 Billion
- Advised Bowman Consulting Group on US$1 billion take-private by Bernhard Capital Partners US$1 Billion
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.
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
- Cavendish
1 dealCompare - BLG
1 dealCompare - McCullough Robertson
1 dealCompare - Jones Day
1 dealCompare - Clifford Chance
1 dealCompare - Morgan Stanley
1 dealCompare - Sidley Austin
1 dealCompare - Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer1 dealCompare
Firms advising the other side of the same deals.
Repeat clients
- Danone2 deals
League table positions
| Table | 2026 YTD | CY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| M&A legal advisers | #7 (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.
People on these deals
- Sidharth Bhasin 2 deals
Offices and contact
Offices
- Los Angeles 10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 1100, CA 90067 +1.424.653.5500 Office page ↗
- New York 1271 Avenue of the Americas, NY 10020 +1.212.906.1200 Office page ↗