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
85 deals · A$19bndisclosed · Consumer discretionary · Clear
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| Date | Target | Vendor | Acquirer | Type | Status | Value A$m | Sector | Advisers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Stokehouse | van Haandel Group | Trader House | Acquisition | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side)Nicholas O'Donohue & Co (NOD&Co) (buy-side) |
| Sep 2026 | IDP Education | – | Blackstone Singapore | Scheme | Rejected | – | Education and childcare | Goldman Sachs (sell-side)Mallesons (sell-side) |
| Sep 2026 | MaxiPARTS | – | Ares Management Asia (Singapore) | Scheme | Announced | 132.0 | Automotive | Gresham (sell-side)Maddocks (sell-side) |
| Aug 2026 | BetMakers Technology Group | – | Tabcorp Holdings | Scheme | Announced | 267.0 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | MA Moelis Australia (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)Barrenjoey (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) |
| Aug 2026 | Stanley College | – | – | Acquisition | Completed | – | Education and childcare | Alvarez & Marsal (buy-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)L.E.K. Consulting (buy-side) |
| Aug 2026 | The Ivy Collection | Richard Caring | DIAFA (an entity controlled by DIAFA, an affiliate of International Holding Company) | Acquisition | Announced | 2,677.3 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | BCLPPaul, WeissBedell CristinMills Oakley (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Norton Rose Fulbright (buy-side) |
| Aug 2026 | AMES Australasia (Griffon Australia and New Zealand business unit) | Griffon | Investment group led by the management of AMES Australasia | Acquisition | Completed | 300.0 | Home building and durables | Clayton Utz (sell-side) |
| Aug 2026 | STAX | STAX Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (In Liquidation) | Justin Truong | Asset sale | Completed | – | Consumer brands and apparel | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side) |
| Jul 2026 | Kip McGrath Education Centres | – | Crimson Consulting Australia | Takeover | Completed | – | Education and childcare | Norton Rose Fulbright (sell-side)Houlihan Lokey (sell-side)KHQ Lawyers (buy-side) |
| Jul 2026 | CarPlace | Autoleague | Carro | Acquisition | Completed | – | Automotive | EM Advisory (sell-side) |
| Jul 2026 | Yo My Goodness (YOMG) | Shareholders of Yo My Goodness (YOMG) | River Capital | Acquisition | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Pitcher Partners (sell-side) |
| Jul 2026 | Madison Tower Mill Hotel | – | Samdoo | Asset sale | Completed | 28.6 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Piper Alderman (buy-side) |
| Jul 2026 | Vinpearl | – | SeaTown Private Credit Master Fund III | Stake | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Allens (buy-side)Linklaters (buy-side) |
| Jun 2026 | Accent Group | – | Frasers Group | Takeover | Announced | – | Retail and e-commerce | Arnold Bloch Leibler (sell-side)Luminis Partners (sell-side)Barrenjoey (buy-side)Lander & Rogers (buy-side)Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (buy-side) |
| Jun 2026 | Raging Waters Sydney | Shareholders of Raging Waters Sydney | Jamberoo Action Park | Acquisition | Announced | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Dentons Canada (sell-side)Mills Oakley (buy-side)PDC Law (buy-side)KPMG (buy-side) |
| Jun 2026 | Central Coast Mariners FC | – | Total Soccer Growth Holdings | Acquisition | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | BDO (buy-side) |
| Jun 2026 | MCT Automotive Group | – | Toyota Tsusho | Acquisition | Completed | – | Automotive | Clayton Utz (buy-side) |
| May 2026 | Russell Corp. Australia | Russell Brands | Gray-Nicolls Sports | Acquisition | Completed | – | Consumer brands and apparel | Clayton Utz (sell-side) |
| May 2026 | Pedal Group | Flight Centre Travel Group | Turner Collective | Stake | Completed | 131.3 | Retail and e-commerce | Grant Samuel (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Klaar | – | Brosnan Group | Acquisition | Completed | – | Education and childcare | BDO (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Zeus Street Greek | Founder shareholders of Zeus Street Greek | Whiteoak Growth Fund II LP | Acquisition | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) |
| Mar 2026 | ModnPods | – | Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) | Stake | Completed | – | Home building and durables | Clayton Utz (buy-side) |
| Feb 2026 | Tourism Portfolio | Kelsian | Journey Beyond | Acquisition | Completed | 161.0 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Gresham (sell-side)Macquarie Capital (sell-side)Kain Lawyers (sell-side)Jones Day (buy-side) |
| Feb 2026 | Derrimut 247 Group | – | Wes Maas | Acquisition | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) |
| Feb 2026 | The Automotive Group (TAG) | – | Alvia Asset Partners | Acquisition | Completed | – | Automotive | Maddocks (buy-side) |
| Feb 2026 | Food Odyssey | – | Genki Global Dining Concepts | Acquisition | Announced | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) |
| Feb 2026 | Freedom Pools & Spas | owners of Freedom Pools & Spas | Latham Group | Acquisition | Completed | – | Home building and durables | Piper Alderman (sell-side) |
| Jan 2026 | Hamilton Island | Oatley Family | Blackstone | Acquisition | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side) |
| Dec 2025 | Redback Boots | founders of Redback Boots | Ares Management | Acquisition | Completed | – | Consumer brands and apparel | Clifford Chance (buy-side) |
| Dec 2025 | Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia | Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) | Journey Beyond | Acquisition | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Jones Day (buy-side) |
| Dec 2025 | AS Colour | – | – | Stake | Completed | – | Consumer brands and apparel | Allier Capital (sell-side)Jarden (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) |
| Nov 2025 | Mayfield Childcare | – | Embark Early Education | Takeover | Announced | 37.7 | Education and childcare | Canaccord Genuity (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side)Unified Capital Partners (buy-side) |
| Nov 2025 | 29-store franchise network (Queensland, New South Wales, ACT and Tasmania) | – | Cash Converters International | Acquisition | Announced | – | Retail and e-commerce | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) |
| Nov 2025 | ten Barry Bourke Motors dealerships in Victoria | – | Autosports Group | Acquisition | Announced | 34.0 | Automotive | BDO (buy-side) |
| Nov 2025 | El Jannah | Founders and shareholders of El Jannah | General Atlantic | Acquisition | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Allens (sell-side) |
| Nov 2025 | Competency Training | Verbrec | RelyOn Australia | Acquisition | Completed | – | Education and childcare | Jones Day (sell-side) |
| Oct 2025 | Cash Converters Investment Group (29 Australian franchise stores) | – | Cash Converters International | Acquisition | Announced | 37.0 | Retail and e-commerce | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) |
| Oct 2025 | Entertainment Rewards | – | Suzerain Investments Holdings | Takeover | Completed | 28.8 | Retail and e-commerce | Leadenhall (sell-side)Sundaraj & Ker (sell-side)McCullough Robertson (buy-side) |
| Oct 2025 | CanadaOne | – | Eagers Automotive | Acquisition | Announced | 1,000.0 | Automotive | Clayton Utz (buy-side)Blakes (buy-side) |
| Oct 2025 | easyauto123 and Carlins | Eagers Automotive | Mitsubishi | Stake | Announced | – | Automotive | Bell Gully (buy-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) |
| Aug 2025 | Wittner Group | – | – | Acquisition | Completed | – | Consumer brands and apparel | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side) |
| Aug 2025 | PlayAGS | – | Brightstar Capital Partners | Acquisition | Announced | 1,756.5 | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Addisons (buy-side) |
| Aug 2025 | Stile Education | – | Curriculum Associates | Acquisition | Completed | – | Education and childcare | Arnold Bloch Leibler (sell-side) |
| Aug 2025 | Australian Venue Co. | PAG | CVC | Stake | Announced | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Allens (sell-side) |
| Aug 2025 | Wynstan Designs | – | Hunter Douglas | Acquisition | Completed | – | Home building and durables | Maddocks (buy-side) |
| Aug 2025 | Grand Pacific Tours | – | Journey Beyond | Acquisition | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Jones Day (buy-side) |
| Aug 2025 | MadeComfy | – | OYO | Acquisition | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Maddocks (sell-side) |
| Aug 2025 | eight Crunch Fitness gym locations in Victoria | – | Revo Fitness | Asset sale | Completed | – | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | BDO (buy-side) |
| Aug 2025 | Australian Institute of Business (AIB) | – | BPP Holdings | Acquisition | Announced | – | Education and childcare | MinterEllison (buy-side) |
| Jul 2025 | Mad Paws Holdings | – | Rover Group | Scheme | Completed | 62.0 | Retail and e-commerce | Highbury Partnership (sell-side)Talbot Sayer (sell-side)Stantons (sell-side)Crowe (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) |
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