What they do
Talbot Sayer is a corporate law firm with offices in Brisbane and Sydney that advises Australian and international clients on M&A, fundraising, commercial, regulatory and disputes matters. Its corporate team acts for private equity and venture capital funds, ASX listed companies, SME businesses, start-ups and founders.
- Services
- M&A law, Capital markets law, Private equity law, Banking and finance law, Competition and regulatory approvals, Restructuring and insolvency law
- Kinds of deal
- Management buy-outs
- Deal size
- Recorded deals: median A$37.3m, from A$12.5m to A$62m
- Clients
- Private equity, Listed companies, Business owners and founders, Startups and venture-backed companies
- Places served
- AU
From talbotsayer.com.au, checked 7 Nov 2026: /, /expertise/corporate/
Deals
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2 of 2 deals
| Advisers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Carnaby Resources | – | – | Placement | Legal adviser to QIC Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund | Completed | 12.5 | Copper and base metals | Steinepreis Paganin (issuer)BurnVoir | Carnaby Resources placement |
| Jul 2025 | Mad Paws Holdings | – | Rover Group | Scheme | Legal adviser to Mad Paws Holdings (target) | Completed | 62.0 | Retail and e-commerce | Highbury Partnership (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side)Stantons (sell-side)Crowe (sell-side) | Rover Group acquisition of Mad Paws Holdings |
Listed on their website
- Cars4Us: Sale to Toyota Tsusho Japan
- StoreLocal: Sale to BlackRock
- Mad Paws: Sale to Rover Group by scheme of arrangement
- El Jannah: sale to General Atlantic
- Carlisle Health: sale to Quadrant Private Equity
- Machines4U: sale to Carsales.com.au
- Infragreen Group IPO and ASX listing
- All Energy Contracting: sale to OCU Group
- Teknika: sale to Wabtec
- Auto Parts Group: sale to Genuine Parts Company
- Morgans: underwriter counsel, Savannah Goldfields entitlement offer
- Morgans: underwriter counsel, White Energy entitlement offer
Transactions the firm lists on its own website, checked 7 Nov 2026. Those FundComb has recorded link to the deal.
Offices and contact
Offices
- Brisbane
- Sydney