Australian M&A and equity raisings
1,881 deals since January 2025, each with its advisers and sources · as at 8 Nov 2026 · Venture rounds
585 deals · A$17bndisclosed · Materials and mining · Clear
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| Date | Target | Vendor | Acquirer | Type | Status | Value A$m | Sector | Advisers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Sunshine Metals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 22.0 | Gold and silver | Petra Capital (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Oceana Metals | – | – | Placement | Announced | 20.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Hamilton Locke (issuer)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Altair Minerals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 28.2 | Gold and silver | Baker McKenzieSteinepreis Paganin (issuer)Sixty Two Capital (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Corella Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 5.0 | Other mining and exploration | CPS Capital Group (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Sabre Resources | – | – | Placement | Announced | 2.0 | Copper and base metals | Peak Asset Management (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | NT Minerals | – | – | Entitlement offer | Announced | 1.0 | Gold and silver | Steinepreis Paganin (issuer) |
| Apr 2026 | Rokeby Resources | – | – | Placement | Announced | 4.0 | Gold and silver | Morgans (lead manager)Alto Capital (lead manager)Spark Plus (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Cavalier Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 4.0 | Gold and silver | Sanlam Private Wealth (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Resolution Minerals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 20.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Oakley Capital Partners (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Meteoric Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 40.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)SCP Resource Finance (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Australian Silica Quartz Group | – | – | Placement | Completed | 0.8 | Other mining and exploration | Taylor Collison (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Riedel Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 2.5 | Gold and silver | 708 Capital (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | VHM | – | – | Placement | Completed | 5.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Jarden (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Neometals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 13.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (issuer)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | McLaren Minerals | – | – | Share purchase plan | Completed | – | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Leeuwin Wealth (lead manager)Cumulus Wealth (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Midas Minerals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 28.0 | Copper and base metals | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Omnia | – | – | Placement | Completed | 1.5 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | GTT Ventures (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | QEM | – | – | Placement | Completed | 2.6 | Lithium and battery metals | Oakley Capital Partners (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Element 25 | – | – | Placement | Completed | 18.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Petra Capital (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Desert Metals | – | – | Entitlement offer | Completed | 0.2 | Gold and silver | Steinepreis Paganin (issuer)CPS Capital Group (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Solstice Minerals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 32.6 | Copper and base metals | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Bell Potter (lead manager)Taylor Collison (lead manager)Argonaut (lead manager)Chieftain Securities (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Lachlan Star | – | – | Placement | Completed | 7.5 | Gold and silver | Bell Potter (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Lindian Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 100.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Petra Capital (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | 49 Metals | – | – | IPO | Listed | 10.0 | Gold and silver | BDO (issuer)Steinepreis Paganin (issuer)Parsons Behle & Latimer (issuer)CPS Capital Group (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Syrah Resources | – | – | Entitlement offer | Completed | 104.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Ashurst Perkins Coie (issuer)Macquarie Capital (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Great Southern Mining | – | – | Placement | Completed | 4.6 | Gold and silver | Morgans (lead manager)Salient Corporate (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | WA Kaolin | – | – | Entitlement offer | Completed | 34.9 | Other mining and exploration | Leeuwin Wealth (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Core Lithium | – | – | Placement | Completed | 120.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Thomsons (issuer)Argonaut (lead manager)Morgan Stanley (lead manager)Allens (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Atlantic Lithium | – | – | Placement | Completed | 25.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Canaccord Genuity (issuer)HopgoodGanim Lawyers (issuer) |
| Mar 2026 | Caspin Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 6.0 | Copper and base metals | Bell Potter (lead manager)Morgans (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Cygnus Metals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 25.0 | Copper and base metals | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Caprice Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 12.7 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Golden Mile Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 0.7 | Gold and silver | Sanlam Private Wealth (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Power Minerals | – | – | Placement | Completed | – | Lithium and battery metals | Oakley Capital Partners (lead manager)GBA Capital (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Australian Vanadium | – | – | Placement | Completed | 7.5 | Lithium and battery metals | Sternship Advisers (lead manager)Bell Potter (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Cosmos Exploration | – | – | Placement | Completed | 5.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Yelverton Capital (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Horizon Gold | – | – | Entitlement offer | Completed | 30.0 | Gold and silver | Evolution Capital (lead manager)Sternship Advisers (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Ardea Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 7.0 | Lithium and battery metals | Clayton Utz (issuer)Petra Capital (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Greenwing Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 5.5 | Lithium and battery metals | Prenzler Group (lead manager)Bizzell Capital Partners (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Investigator Silver | – | – | Placement | Completed | 55.0 | Gold and silver | Barrenjoey (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)MA Moelis Australia (lead manager)Alpine Capital (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Valiant Gold | – | – | IPO | Listed | 65.0 | Gold and silver | Thomsons (issuer)Deloitte (issuer)Palaris (issuer)Argonaut (lead manager) |
| Feb 2026 | Terra Metals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 85.0 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Petra Capital (lead manager) |
| Feb 2026 | Austral Resources Australia | – | – | Share purchase plan | Completed | – | Copper and base metals | GLG Legal (issuer)RSM (issuer)Bell Potter (lead manager)Shaw and Partners (lead manager) |
| Feb 2026 | Enegex | – | – | Placement | Completed | 10.2 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager) |
| Feb 2026 | Novo Resources Corp. | – | – | Placement | Completed | 8.6 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Alpine Capital (lead manager) |
| Feb 2026 | Olympio Metals | – | – | Placement | Completed | 3.0 | Gold and silver | Spark Plus (lead manager) |
| Feb 2026 | Celsius Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 9.3 | Copper and base metals | Evolution Capital (lead manager)Zeus Capital (lead manager) |
| Feb 2026 | HCD | – | – | Equity raising | Announced | 6.5 | Copper and base metals | Peloton Capital (lead manager) |
| Feb 2026 | Bison Resources | – | – | IPO | Listed | 5.5 | Gold and silver | Cadre Geology & Mining (issuer)Hamilton Locke (issuer)Parr Brown Gee & Loveless (issuer)William Buck (issuer)Wagtail Capital (lead manager) |
| Feb 2026 | Austral Resources Australia | – | – | Placement | Announced | 65.0 | Copper and base metals | Bell Potter (lead manager)Shaw and Partners (lead manager) |
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