M&A legal advisers: completed deals

M&A legal advisers: completed deals, H1 2025, ranked by number of deals

Rank▲	Firm↕	Deals↕	Value A$m↕	Share↕
1	Gilbert + Tobin A$1.4bn · 20.0% share	19 deals, show list ▾	1,404.5	20.0%
2	Allens A$7.4bn · 10.5% share	10 deals, show list ▾	7,416.5	10.5%
3	Maddocks A$41.2m · 8.4% share	8 deals, show list ▾	41.2	8.4%
4	Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer A$2bn · 6.3% share	6 deals, show list ▾	2,032.4	6.3%
4	Hamilton Locke A$11m · 6.3% share	6 deals, show list ▾	11.0	6.3%
4	HWLE Lawyers 6.3% share	6 deals, show list ▾	–	6.3%
7	Ashurst Perkins Coie A$138m · 5.3% share	5 deals, show list ▾	138.3	5.3%
8	MinterEllison A$3bn · 4.2% share	4 deals, show list ▾	2,990.5	4.2%
8	Johnson Winter Slattery A$1.5bn · 4.2% share	4 deals, show list ▾	1,533.0	4.2%
8	Clifford Chance A$697m · 4.2% share	4 deals, show list ▾	697.0	4.2%
8	Clayton Utz A$324m · 4.2% share	4 deals, show list ▾	324.2	4.2%
8	Thomsons A$285m · 4.2% share	4 deals, show list ▾	285.0	4.2%
8	HopgoodGanim Lawyers A$80.6m · 4.2% share	4 deals, show list ▾	80.6	4.2%
8	Steinepreis Paganin 4.2% share	4 deals, show list ▾	–	4.2%
15	HFW A$1.8bn · 3.2% share	3 deals, show list ▾	1,766.5	3.2%
15	Arnold Bloch Leibler A$850m · 3.2% share	3 deals, show list ▾	850.4	3.2%
15	Addisons A$554m · 3.2% share	3 deals, show list ▾	553.5	3.2%
15	Hall & Wilcox A$440m · 3.2% share	3 deals, show list ▾	440.0	3.2%
15	Baker McKenzie A$320m · 3.2% share	3 deals, show list ▾	320.0	3.2%
15	K&L Gates A$75.5m · 3.2% share	3 deals, show list ▾	75.5	3.2%
15	Corrs Chambers Westgarth 3.2% share	3 deals, show list ▾	–	3.2%
22	Squire Patton Boggs A$130m · 2.1% share	2 deals, show list ▾	130.3	2.1%
22	EMK Lawyers A$31m · 2.1% share	2 deals, show list ▾	31.0	2.1%
22	Allion Partners 2.1% share	2 deals, show list ▾	–	2.1%
22	Mills Oakley 2.1% share	2 deals, show list ▾	–	2.1%
26	Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung A$1.4bn · 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	1,350.0	1.1%
26	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz A$500m · 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	500.0	1.1%
26	Goodwin A$420m · 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	420.0	1.1%
26	Peloton Legal A$254m · 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	254.0	1.1%
26	Sidley Austin A$183m · 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	183.0	1.1%
26	McCullough Robertson A$101m · 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	101.4	1.1%
26	Piper Alderman A$12m · 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	12.0	1.1%
26	Jones Day 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	–	1.1%
26	Lane Neave 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	–	1.1%
26	Mayer Brown 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	–	1.1%
26	MinterEllisonRuddWatts 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	–	1.1%
26	Mintz 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	–	1.1%
26	Pinsent Masons 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	–	1.1%
26	Stephenson Harwood 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	–	1.1%
26	Travers Smith 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	–	1.1%
26	White & Case 1.1% share	1 deal, show list ▾	–	1.1%

Covers deals in Australia only for now. New Zealand is in progress; the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Singapore, China and India are planned. Values are in Australian dollars.