What they do
Watson Farley & Williams is an international law firm focused on the energy, infrastructure and transport sectors, advising on transactions and disputes through 19 offices including Sydney.
- Services
- M&A law, Capital markets law, Private equity law, Banking and finance law, Competition and regulatory approvals, Restructuring and insolvency law
- Specialties
- Energy, Infrastructure, Transport
- Kinds of deal
- Cross-border transactions
- Deal size
- Recorded deals: median A$40m
- Clients
- Investors and funds, Government and not-for-profit
- Founded
- 1982
- Team
- 800+ lawyers
From wfw.com, checked 7 Nov 2026: /about-us/, /services/corporate/mergers-and-acquisitions/, /, /sectors/energy/
Deals
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| Advisers | ||||||||||
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| Dec 2025 | Hartshead Resources | – | ACAM GP | Scheme | Legal adviser to ACAM GP (acquirer) | Completed | 40.0 | Oil and gas | Blackwall Legal (sell-side)S&F Investment Advisors (buy-side)Auctus Advisors (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)Miles Thomas (sell-side)BDO (sell-side)Yaxley Tax Consulting (sell-side) | ACAM GP acquisition of Hartshead Resources |
Listed on their website
- WFW advises Westend Real Assets on acquisition of two colocation data centres
- WFW advises E.ON Drive Infrastructure Italy on SMATRICS EnBW Italia acquisition
Transactions the firm lists on its own website, checked 7 Nov 2026. Those FundComb has recorded link to the deal.
Offices and contact
Offices
- Sydney