What they do
Sternship Advisers is a Perth-based boutique advisory firm providing M&A and equity capital markets advice to listed and unlisted companies, with a transaction record concentrated in mining and resources.
- Services
- Sell-side M&A, Buy-side M&A, Takeovers and schemes, Management buy-outs, Equity raisings, IPOs and listings, Private capital raising
- Kinds of deal
- Domestic and cross border mergers & acquisitions, Management buy-outs and private equity transactions
- Deal size
- Recorded deals: median A$85m, from A$6m to A$5.6bn
- Clients
- Listed companies
- Licences
- CAR 1255209 of AFSL 493204
- Founded
- 2017
From sternship.com.au, checked 7 Nov 2026: /
Deals
Columns
29 of 29 deals
| Advisers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Gecko Mining Company | Gold Valley Investment | CuFe | Acquisition | Financial adviser to CuFe (acquirer) | Announced | – | Lithium and battery metals | Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | CuFe acquisition of Gecko Mining Company |
| Oct 2026 | Universal Communications Group Holdings | – | GenusPlus Group | Acquisition | Financial adviser to GenusPlus Group (acquirer) | Announced | – | Engineering and construction | Quigg Partners (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)RSM (buy-side) | GenusPlus Group acquisition of Universal Communications Group Holdings |
| Aug 2026 | Medallion Metals | – | – | Placement | Joint lead manager and bookrunner | Completed | 60.0 | Gold and silver | Unified Capital Partners (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager) | Medallion Metals placement |
| Jul 2026 | Vault Minerals | – | Genesis Minerals | Scheme | Financial adviser to Genesis Minerals (acquirer) | Announced | 5,600.0 | Gold and silver | Macquarie Capital (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)RBC Capital Markets (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side)BDO (sell-side)SRK Consulting (sell-side) | Genesis Minerals and Vault Minerals merger |
| Jul 2026 | Toubani Resources | – | – | Entitlement offer | Co-manager | Completed | 70.0 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Wallabi Group (lead manager)Endeavour Financial (issuer)Thomsons (issuer) | Toubani Resources entitlement offer |
| Jun 2026 | Edna May Gold Hub | Ramelius Resources | Forrestania Resources | Asset sale | Financial adviser to Forrestania Resources (acquirer) | Announced | 300.0 | Gold and silver | Azure Capital (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Forrestania Resources acquisition of Edna May Gold Hub |
| Jun 2026 | Anax Metals | – | – | Placement | Lead manager | Completed | 6.0 | Copper and base metals | Bell Potter (lead manager) | Anax Metals placement |
| May 2026 | Challenger Gold | – | – | Placement | Financial adviser to the issuer; Joint lead manager | Completed | 85.0 | Gold and silver | Evolution Capital (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Hannam & Partners (lead manager) | Challenger Gold placement |
| May 2026 | MPC Kinetic | – | GenusPlus Group | Acquisition | Financial adviser to GenusPlus Group (acquirer) | Announced | 400.0 | Engineering and construction | Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)RSM (buy-side) | GenusPlus Group acquisition of MPC Kinetic |
| Mar 2026 | Australian Vanadium | – | – | Placement | Lead manager | Completed | 7.5 | Lithium and battery metals | Bell Potter (lead manager) | Australian Vanadium placement |
| Mar 2026 | Railtrain Holdings | Entities associated with Chris Chalwell, Brendan Williams, Andrew McCutcheon and Graham Butler | GenusPlus Group | Acquisition | Financial adviser to GenusPlus Group (acquirer) | Completed | – | Engineering and construction | Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | GenusPlus Group acquisition of Railtrain Holdings |
| Mar 2026 | Horizon Gold | – | – | Entitlement offer | Joint lead manager | Completed | 30.0 | Gold and silver | Evolution Capital (lead manager) | Horizon Gold entitlement offer |
| Feb 2026 | Magnetic Resources | – | Genesis Minerals | Scheme | Financial adviser to Genesis Minerals (acquirer) | Completed | 639.0 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (buy-side)Broadstream Advisory (buy-side)Jefferies (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side)BDO (sell-side)SRK Consulting (sell-side) | Genesis Minerals acquisition of Magnetic Resources |
| Feb 2026 | Peel Mining | – | Aeris Resources | Scheme | Financial adviser to Peel Mining (target) | Completed | 214.0 | Copper and base metals | Euroz Hartleys (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Grant Thornton (sell-side)HopgoodGanim Lawyers (buy-side)Jefferies (buy-side) | Aeris Resources acquisition of Peel Mining |
| Feb 2026 | NewCo (Peel Mining demerged base and precious metals holding company) | Peel Mining | – | Demerger | Financial adviser to the issuer; Underwriter | Announced | – | Copper and base metals | Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Euroz Hartleys (sell-side) | NewCo (Peel Mining demerged base and precious metals holding company) demerger |
| Dec 2025 | Predictive Discovery | – | Perseus Mining | Scheme | Financial adviser to Perseus Mining (acquirer) | Completed | 2,100.0 | Gold and silver | Macquarie Capital (buy-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)Stikeman Elliott (buy-side)BMO Capital Markets (sell-side)SCP Resource Finance (sell-side)Fasken (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)GenCap Mining Advisory (sell-side) | Perseus Mining acquisition of Predictive Discovery |
| Nov 2025 | 4D Delta | – | Volt Group | Acquisition | Financial adviser to Volt Group (acquirer) | Announced | 7.3 | Software | Thomsons (buy-side) | Volt Group acquisition of 4D Delta |
| Oct 2025 | Challenger Gold | – | – | Placement | Joint lead manager | Completed | 30.0 | Gold and silver | Evolution Capital (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Henslow (lead manager) | Challenger Gold placement |
| Oct 2025 | Gorilla Gold Mines | – | – | Placement | Joint lead manager | Completed | 31.7 | Gold and silver | Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Lavan (issuer) | Gorilla Gold Mines placement |
| Oct 2025 | Toubani Resources | – | – | Placement | Joint lead manager | Completed | 125.0 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Wallabi Group (lead manager)Thomsons (issuer) | Toubani Resources placement |
| Oct 2025 | Global Uranium and Enrichment | – | Snow Lake Resources | Scheme | Financial adviser to Snow Lake Resources (acquirer) | Completed | 44.5 | Uranium | Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Thomsons (sell-side)BDO (sell-side)MinVal (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Garfinkle BidermanNauth LPC | Snow Lake Resources acquisition of Global Uranium and Enrichment |
| Sep 2025 | Peel Mining | – | – | Placement | Co-manager | Completed | 18.8 | Copper and base metals | Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager) | Peel Mining placement |
| Sep 2025 | Canyon Resources | – | – | Placement | Joint lead manager and bookrunner | Completed | 215.0 | Other mining and exploration | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Thomsons (issuer) | Canyon Resources placement |
| Jul 2025 | New World Resources | – | Kinterra Capital GP Corp. II | Takeover | Financial adviser to New World Resources (target) | Completed | 250.0 | Copper and base metals | Allens (buy-side)MA Moelis Australia (buy-side)Moelis & Company (buy-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Kinterra Critical Materials & Infrastructure Opportunities Fund II, L.P. acquisition of New World Resources |
| May 2025 | Laverton Gold Project | Focus Minerals | Genesis Minerals | Acquisition | Financial adviser to Genesis Minerals (acquirer) | Completed | 250.0 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)HFW (sell-side) | Genesis Minerals acquisition of Laverton Gold Project |
| May 2025 | New World Resources | – | Central Asia Metals | Scheme | Financial adviser to New World Resources (target) | Withdrawn | 185.0 | Copper and base metals | National Bank Financial (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Dorsey & Whitney (sell-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Central Asia Metals acquisition of New World Resources |
| Apr 2025 | MGC Group Holdings (WA) | Entities associated with Chris Newton and Mark Byrne | GenusPlus Group | Acquisition | Financial adviser to GenusPlus Group (acquirer) | Completed | 10.3 | Engineering and construction | Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)Poynton Stavrianou (sell-side)Squire Patton Boggs (sell-side) | GenusPlus Group acquisition of MGC Group Holdings (WA) |
| Mar 2025 | Spartan Resources | – | Ramelius Resources | Scheme | Financial adviser to Spartan Resources (target) | Completed | 2,400.0 | Gold and silver | Euroz Hartleys (buy-side)Allion Partners (buy-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) | Ramelius Resources acquisition of Spartan Resources |
| Feb 2025 | Matsa Resources | – | Patronus Resources | Takeover | Financial adviser to Patronus Resources (acquirer) | Announced | 33.0 | Gold and silver | Euroz Hartleys (buy-side)Blackwall Legal (buy-side)Thomsons (sell-side) | Patronus Resources acquisition of Matsa Resources |
Listed on their website
- Acquisition of Ramelius’ Edna May Gold operation A$300m · 2026
- Acquistion of MPC Kinetic A$400m · 2026
- Placement A$85m · 2026
- IPO US$230m · 2026
- Acquisition of Railtrain Holdings A$55m · 2026
- Acquisition of Magnetic Resources A$639m · 2026
- Sale to Aeris Resources A$214m · 2026
- Sale of the Balla Balla Project to Gold Valley 2025
- Strategic Capital Raising to Omega Oil & Gas A$16.6m · 2025
- Acquisition of 4D Delta Pty Ltd 2025
- Funding Package A$395m · 2025
- Acquisition of Global Uranium and Enrichment A$44.5m · 2025
- Loan Facility US$10m · 2025
- Initial Public Offering A$490m · 2025
- Acquisition of Laverton Gold Project from Focus Minerals A$250.0m · 2025
- Sale to Kinterra Capital A$251.0m · 2025
- Sale to Ramelius Resources A$2.4bn · 2025
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
- BDO
3 dealsCompare - Thomsons2 dealsCompare
- Jefferies
2 dealsCompare - SRK Consulting
2 dealsCompare - Euroz Hartleys1 dealCompare
- Allion Partners
1 dealCompare - Clayton Utz
1 dealCompare - BMO Capital Markets1 dealCompare
Firms advising the other side of the same deals.
Repeat clients
- GenusPlus Group4 deals
- Genesis Minerals3 deals
- Peel Mining3 deals
- Challenger Gold2 deals
- New World Resources2 deals
- Toubani Resources2 deals
League table positions
| Table | 2026 YTD | CY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| M&A financial advisers | #8 (9) | #10 (8) |
| M&A financial advisers, completed | #9 (5) | – |
Rank as each table opens (by deal value, independent experts by number of reports), with the deal count in brackets. Top ten places shown.
Offices and contact
Contact
- Website
- sternship.com.au ↗
- Phone
- +61 8 9465 2724
- Enquiries
- Contact page ↗
- Company page ↗
From the firm's own website.
Offices
- PerthHead office
- Subiaco Suite 4, 414 Rokeby Road, WA 6008 +61 8 9465 2724 Office page ↗