What they do
UBS is a global bank whose Australian investment bank covers advisory, origination, structuring and execution including equity and debt capital markets for corporate, financial institution and sponsor clients, alongside investor client services.
- Services
- Equity raisings
- Deal size
- Recorded deals: median A$545m, from A$53m to A$12bn
- Clients
- Corporates, Private equity
- Places served
- AU
From ubs.com, checked 7 Nov 2026: /global/en/investment-bank/australia/australia-investment-banking.html
Deals
Columns
25 of 25 deals
| Advisers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | Agilex Biolabs | Healius | Novotech Health Holdings | Acquisition | Financial adviser to Healius (seller) | Announced | 160.0 | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Mallesons (sell-side) | TPG acquisition of Agilex Biolabs |
| Sep 2026 | Ingenia Communities Group | – | Warburg Pincus | Scheme | Financial adviser to Ingenia Communities Group (target) | Announced | – | REITs and property funds | Denison Partners (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Greenhill (sell-side) | Warburg Pincus acquisition of Ingenia Communities Group |
| Aug 2026 | EQT Holdings | – | TPG Global | Scheme | Financial adviser to EQT Holdings (target) | Announced | – | Asset and wealth management | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) | TPG Global acquisition of EQT Holdings |
| Aug 2026 | oOh!media | – | OOH BidCo | Scheme | Financial adviser to oOh!media (target) | Announced | 1,040.0 | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Mallesons (sell-side)Grant Samuel (sell-side)White & Case (buy-side) | I Squared Capital acquisition of oOh!media |
| Aug 2026 | FleetPartners Group | – | SG Fleet Topco | Scheme | Financial adviser to FleetPartners Group (target) | Announced | 1,131.0 | Banking and lending | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) | Pacific Equity Partners acquisition of FleetPartners Group |
| Jul 2026 | FDC Consolidated Holdings | – | – | IPO | Joint lead manager and underwriter | Listed | 400.0 | Engineering and construction | MA Moelis Australia (lead manager)Ord Minnett (lead manager)Allens (issuer)Deloitte (issuer)KPMG (issuer)Oxford Economics Australia (issuer)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (lead manager)Moelis & Company (lead manager) | FDC Consolidated Holdings IPO |
| Jul 2026 | South32 aluminium value chain assets | South32 | Alcoa | Asset sale | Financial adviser to South32 (target) | Announced | 8,131.1 | Other mining and exploration | BofA Securities (sell-side)Mallesons (sell-side)Flagstaff Partners (sell-side) | Alcoa acquisition of South32 aluminium value chain assets |
| May 2026 | Elevra Lithium | – | – | Placement | Joint lead manager and underwriter | Completed | 250.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Ashurst Perkins Coie (issuer) | Elevra Lithium placement |
| Apr 2026 | oOh!media | – | Pacific Equity Partners | Scheme | Financial adviser to oOh!media (target) | Announced | – | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Mallesons (sell-side) | Pacific Equity Partners acquisition of oOh!media |
| Apr 2026 | Atlas Arteria | – | IFM | Takeover | Financial adviser to Atlas Arteria (target) | Announced | – | Transport infrastructure | Flagstaff Partners (sell-side)Mallesons (sell-side)Allens (buy-side)Kroll (sell-side) | IFM acquisition of Atlas Arteria |
| Apr 2026 | Kestrel Coal Group | EMR Capital Advisors | Yancoal Australia | Acquisition | Financial adviser to Yancoal Australia (acquirer) | Announced | 3,411.9 | Coal | Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)Freshfields (buy-side) | Yancoal Australia acquisition of Kestrel Coal Group |
| Feb 2026 | Contact Energy | – | – | Placement | Lead manager and underwriter and bookrunner | Announced | – | Electricity and gas networks and retail | Contact Energy placement | |
| Jan 2026 | BlueScope Steel | – | SGH | Scheme | Financial adviser to BlueScope Steel (target) | Announced | – | Iron ore and steel | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) | SGH acquisition of BlueScope Steel |
| Nov 2025 | Qube Holdings | UniSuper | Macquarie Asset Management | Scheme | Financial adviser to Qube Holdings (target) | Completed | 11,700.0 | Transport and logistics | Grant Samuel (sell-side)Allens (sell-side)KPMG (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) | Macquarie Asset Management acquisition of Qube Holdings |
| Nov 2025 | Megaport | – | – | Placement | Joint lead manager and underwriter | Completed | 200.0 | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | BofA Securities (lead manager)Gilbert + Tobin (issuer) | Megaport placement |
| Sep 2025 | Seven West Media | – | Southern Cross Media Group | Scheme | Financial adviser to Southern Cross Media Group (acquirer) | Completed | 417.0 | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Barrenjoey (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)Kroll (buy-side)Lonergan Edwards & Associates (sell-side)KPMG (sell-side) | Southern Cross Media Group and Seven West Media merger |
| Aug 2025 | EG Australia (EG Group Australia Pty Ltd and EG AsiaPac Holdings Pty Ltd) | EG Group | Ampol | Acquisition | Financial adviser to Ampol (acquirer) | Completed | 1,100.0 | Oil and gas | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side) | Ampol acquisition of EG Australia (EG Group Australia Pty Ltd and EG AsiaPac Holdings Pty Ltd) |
| Aug 2025 | Liontown Resources | – | – | Placement | Bookrunner and joint lead manager and underwriter | Completed | 316.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Allens (issuer)Greenhill (issuer)Bell Potter (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager) | Liontown Resources placement |
| Jun 2025 | Virgin Australia | – | – | IPO | Joint lead manager and underwriter | Listed | 685.0 | Transport and logistics | Gilbert + Tobin (issuer)Allens (lead manager)Goldman Sachs (lead manager)Barrenjoey (lead manager)Sidley Austin (issuer)Reunion Capital Partners (issuer) | Virgin Australia IPO |
| Apr 2025 | Bellevue Gold | – | – | Placement | Underwriter and joint lead manager | Completed | 156.5 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager) | Bellevue Gold placement |
| Apr 2025 | Questas Group | Allegro Funds | Five V Capital | Acquisition | Financial adviser to Allegro Funds (seller) | Completed | – | Industrial products and machinery | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)EY (sell-side)PwC (sell-side)Miles Advisory Partners (buy-side)Skye Capital Advisory (buy-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)KPMG (buy-side)Zenith Strategy Associates (buy-side)ERM (buy-side)Unified Commerce (buy-side) | Five V Capital acquisition of Questas Group |
| Mar 2025 | The Reject Shop | – | Dollarama | Scheme | Financial adviser to The Reject Shop (target) | Completed | 259.0 | Retail and e-commerce | SBA Law (sell-side)PwC (sell-side)Kroll (sell-side) | Dollarama acquisition of The Reject Shop |
| Mar 2025 | Destination Brisbane Consortium | The Star Entertainment Group | Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and Far East Consortium International Limited (Joint Venture Partners) | Asset sale | Financial adviser to The Star Entertainment Group (seller) | Pending | 53.0 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Allens (sell-side) | Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and Far East Consortium International Limited (Joint Venture Partners) acquisition of Destination Brisbane Consortium |
| Feb 2025 | Mayne Pharma Group | – | Cosette Pharmaceuticals | Scheme | Financial adviser to Cosette Pharmaceuticals (acquirer) | Withdrawn | 672.0 | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Jefferies (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Arnold & Porter (sell-side)Santander (buy-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)Ropes & Gray (buy-side)Davis Wright Tremaine (sell-side)EY (sell-side)Deloitte (sell-side) | Avista Healthcare Partners acquisition of Mayne Pharma Group |
| Feb 2025 | Domain | – | CoStar Group | Scheme | Financial adviser to Domain Holdings Australia (target) | Completed | 3,000.0 | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Alvarez & Marsal (sell-side)Grant Samuel (sell-side)Macquarie Capital (buy-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | CoStar Group acquisition of Domain |
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
- Gilbert + Tobin3 dealsCompare
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth2 dealsCompare
- KPMG
2 dealsCompare - Jefferies
1 dealCompare - Arnold & Porter
1 dealCompare - Davis Wright Tremaine
1 dealCompare - EY
1 dealCompare - Deloitte
1 dealCompare
Firms advising the other side of the same deals.
Repeat clients
- oOh!media2 deals
League table positions
| Table | 2026 YTD | CY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| M&A financial advisers | #3 (10) | #3 (7) |
| M&A financial advisers, completed | #1 (3) | #10 (3) |
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
Offices
- Brisbane Level 13, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle Street, QLD 4000 Office page ↗
- Melbourne Level 18, 8 Exhibition Street, VIC 3000 +61-3-9242 6100 Office page ↗
- Perth Level 44, Bankwest Tower, 108 St Georges Terrace, WA 6000 +61-08-6188 4800 Office page ↗
- Sydney +61-2-9324 2000 Office page ↗