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
1,881 deals · A$506bndisclosed · Clear
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| Date | Target | Vendor | Acquirer | Type | Status | Value A$m | Sector | Advisers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | International Insurance Brokers | – | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co | Acquisition | Announced | – | Insurance | MinterEllison (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Klaar | – | Brosnan Group | Acquisition | Completed | – | Education and childcare | BDO (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Ortto | – | Canva | Acquisition | Completed | – | Software | Allens (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Simtheory | – | Canva | Acquisition | Completed | – | Software | Allens (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Renewable Metals | – | Clean Energy Finance | Stake | Announced | – | Waste and environmental services | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) |
| Apr 2026 | FTP Solutions | FTP Solutions shareholders | Five V Capital | Stake | Pending | – | Software | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side)PwC (buy-side)Arnold Bloch Leibler (buy-side)CTO Labs (buy-side)EY (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Steadfast Re broking business | – | Gallagher Reinsurance Australia | Asset sale | Completed | – | Insurance | MinterEllison (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Arafura Rare Earths | – | Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) | Stake | Pending | 82.6 | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | MinterEllison (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Summerfield Battery Energy Storage System | – | Palisade Investment Partners | Asset sale | Completed | – | Renewable energy and storage | DLA Piper (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Twine | – | SafetyCulture | Acquisition | Announced | – | Software | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Solaris Australian Equity Income Plus | – | – | IPO | Listed | 190.0 | Listed investment vehicles | Pitcher Partners (issuer)DLA Piper (issuer)Morgans (lead manager)Ord Minnett (lead manager)Taylor Collison (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)CommSec (lead manager)Shaw and Partners (lead manager) |
| Apr 2026 | Cboe Australia | Cboe Global Markets | TMX Group | Acquisition | Completed | – | Payments and fintech | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Downtown Music Holdings | – | Universal Music Group (through Virgin Music Group) | Acquisition | Completed | 1,104.0 | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (sell-side)Allens (sell-side)TozziniFreire Advogados (sell-side)Kirkland & Ellis (buy-side)Freshfields (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) |
| Apr 2026 | Safeway Concessions Platform | Macquarie Asset Management | VINCI Highways | Acquisition | Announced | – | Transport infrastructure | Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (sell-side)Sidley Austin (sell-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) |
| Apr 2026 | Winnings Appliance Group | – | – | Convertible | Announced | 100.0 | Retail and e-commerce | Jones Day |
| Mar 2026 | ABA Biologicals Pty Ltd (AgBiTech) | – | BASF SE | Acquisition | Completed | – | Chemicals and fertilisers | DLA Piper (buy-side) |
| Mar 2026 | Bhagwan Marine | – | – | Placement | Completed | – | Energy services | Euroz Hartleys (lead manager)Shaw and Partners (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Oracle Group | – | Count | Acquisition | Completed | 65.6 | Asset and wealth management | E&P Capital (buy-side)Baker McKenzie (buy-side) |
| Mar 2026 | Count | – | – | Placement | Completed | 35.9 | Asset and wealth management | Baker McKenzie (issuer)E&P Capital (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | KMD Brands | – | – | Entitlement offer | Completed | – | Consumer brands and apparel | Goldman Sachs (lead manager)Forsyth Barr (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Red Sky Energy | – | – | Placement | Completed | 5.2 | Oil and gas | CPS Capital Group (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Blue Star Helium | – | – | Placement | Completed | 10.0 | Oil and gas | Blackpeak Capital (issuer)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Georgian | – | Navigator Global Investments | Stake | Completed | 142.5 | Asset and wealth management | Goldman Sachs (sell-side)Weil, Gotshal & Manges (sell-side)Kirkland & Ellis (buy-side) |
| 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 | 4DMedical | – | – | Placement | Completed | 83.0 | Medical devices and technology | Bell Potter (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | 88 Energy | – | – | Placement | Completed | 5.0 | Oil and gas | Euroz Hartleys (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Lumos Diagnostics Holdings | – | – | Placement | Completed | 20.0 | Medical devices and technology | MST Financial (lead manager)Barrenjoey (lead manager)Foster Stockbroking (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Spacetalk | – | – | Placement | Completed | 6.0 | Hardware and semiconductors | Taurus Capital (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Kapstream Investment Trust | – | – | IPO | Listed | 300.0 | Listed investment vehicles | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (issuer)EY (issuer)CommSec (lead manager)E&P Capital (lead manager)Ord Minnett (lead manager)MST Financial (lead manager)Taylor Collison (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 | Weebit Nano | – | – | Placement | Completed | 80.0 | Hardware and semiconductors | Macquarie Capital (lead manager)Unified Capital Partners (lead manager)MST Financial (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Allgas | APA Group | Stonepeak | Acquisition | Completed | – | Electricity and gas networks and retail | Gresham (buy-side) |
| Mar 2026 | D3 Energy | – | – | Placement | Completed | 6.1 | Oil and gas | GBA Capital (lead manager)Originate 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 | Catalyst Cyber | – | Infotrust | Acquisition | Pending | – | IT services | Clayton Utz (sell-side) |
| Mar 2026 | TMK Energy | – | – | Placement | Completed | 6.0 | Oil and gas | Bridge Street Capital (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 | Perpetual Wealth Management Group | Perpetual | Bain Capital Private Equity, LP | Acquisition | Announced | 500.0 | Asset and wealth management | Barrenjoey (sell-side)Mallesons (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) |
| Mar 2026 | Shark (BVI) | Perseus Mining | Hong Kong Matrix Golden Fortune Mining | Acquisition | Announced | 396.1 | Gold and silver | Cutfield Freeman & Co (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side)Admiralty Harbour Capital (buy-side)Zhong Lun Law Firm (buy-side) |
| Mar 2026 | Oneview Healthcare | – | – | Placement | Completed | 19.0 | Medical devices and technology | MST Financial (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Percheron Therapeutics | – | – | Entitlement offer | Announced | 2.2 | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Hamilton Locke (issuer)Blue Ocean Equities (lead manager)Cygnet Capital (lead manager) |
| 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 | Emperor Energy | – | – | Placement | Completed | 17.5 | Oil and gas | Argonaut (lead manager)Canaccord Genuity (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | EVE Health Group | – | – | Placement | Completed | 1.3 | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Red Leaf Securities (lead manager) |
| Mar 2026 | Imugene | – | – | Convertible | Announced | 20.0 | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | McCullough Robertson (issuer) |
| Mar 2026 | Caprice Resources | – | – | Placement | Completed | 12.7 | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (lead manager)Euroz Hartleys (lead manager) |
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