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M&A legal advisers: completed deals

H1 2026 · M&A completed · 92 deals · A$20bn disclosed

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M&A legal advisers: completed deals, H1 2026, ranked by number of deals
1 Hamilton Locke A$1.2bn · 17.4% share · was #4
2 Clayton Utz A$6.8bn · 10.9% share · was #8
3 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer A$7.8bn · 9.8% share · was #4
3 Allens 9.8% share · was #2
5 Ashurst Perkins Coie A$11bn · 8.7% share · was #7
6 MinterEllison A$2.1bn · 7.6% share · was #8
7 Gilbert + Tobin A$1.8bn · 6.5% share · was #1
7 DLA Piper A$264m · 6.5% share · new
7 Thomsons A$170m · 6.5% share · was #8
10 Corrs Chambers Westgarth A$2.5bn · 4.3% share · was #15
11 Fasken A$2.2bn · 3.3% share · new
11 K&L Gates A$1.8bn · 3.3% share · was #15
11 Steinepreis Paganin A$449m · 3.3% share · was #8
11 McCullough Robertson A$295m · 3.3% share · was #26
11 Cassels A$75m · 3.3% share · new
11 Arnold Bloch Leibler 3.3% share · was #15
11 HWLE Lawyers 3.3% share · was #4
18 Weil, Gotshal & Manges A$4bn · 2.2% share · new
18 Stikeman Elliott A$2.1bn · 2.2% share · new
18 White & Case A$266m · 2.2% share · was #26
18 Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt A$47.4m · 2.2% share · new
18 Bell Gully A$27m · 2.2% share · new
18 Clifford Chance 2.2% share · was #8
18 McCarthy Tétrault 2.2% share · new
25 Mallesons A$3.9bn · 1.1% share · new
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Share of the table, H1 2026
M&A legal advisers: completed deals, H1 2026: share of the tableHamilton Locke17.4%Clayton Utz10.9%Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer9.8%Allens9.8%Ashurst Perkins Coie8.7%MinterEllison7.6%Gilbert + Tobin6.5%DLA Piper6.5%Thomsons6.5%Corrs Chambers Westgarth4.3%

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Rank by year
M&A legal advisers: completed deals: rank by year#1#3#5#7#9#11#13#15#17#19#2020252026 YTDHamilton Locke: #17 in 2026 YTD#17 Hamilton LockeClayton Utz: #16 in 2025Clayton Utz: #4 in 2026 YTD#4 Clayton UtzHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer: #8 in 2025Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: #3 in 2026 YTD#3 Herbert Smith Freehills KramerAllens: #3 in 2025Allens: #2 in 2026 YTD#2 AllensAshurst Perkins Coie: #2 in 2025Ashurst Perkins Coie: #1 in 2026 YTD#1 Ashurst Perkins CoieMinterEllison: #10 in 2025MinterEllison: #14 in 2026 YTD#14 MinterEllisonGilbert + Tobin: #1 in 2025Gilbert + Tobin: #13 in 2026 YTD#13 Gilbert + Tobin#27 DLA Piper

This table's top firms in each year.

64 deals have no disclosed value. H1 2025 rank is the firm's place in the same period a year earlier, under the same filters. Methodology

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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.