Australian league tables
Ranked by number of deals · as at 8 Nov 2026 · All advisers
M&A
All deals
Financial advisers
Value- 1 Macquarie Capital
A$17bn - 2 Goldman Sachs
A$14bn - 3 UBS A$14bn
- 4 Barrenjoey
A$12bn - 5 BofA Securities
A$11bn
Legal advisers
Value- 1 Allens
A$27bn - 2 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer A$25bn
- 3 Ashurst Perkins Coie A$24bn
- 4 Mallesons A$20bn
- 5 MinterEllison
A$13bn
Completed deals only
Financial advisers
Value- 1 UBS A$13bn
- 2 Citi
A$11bn - 3 J.P. Morgan
A$6.7bn - 4 Canaccord Genuity A$4.1bn
- 5 Gresham
A$4.1bn
Legal advisers
Value- 1 Ashurst Perkins Coie A$22bn
- 2 Allens
A$16bn - 3 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer A$9.5bn
- 4 Clayton Utz
A$7.4bn - 5 Weil, Gotshal & Manges
A$4bn
Equity capital markets and experts
IPO lead managers
Value- 1 Ord Minnett
A$210m - 2 Barrenjoey
A$204m - 3 Morgans
A$164m - 4 Argonaut
A$155m - 5 CommSec A$110m
Independent experts
Deals- 1 BDO
7 - 2 Grant Thornton
6 - 3 Kroll
4 - 4 Lonergan Edwards & Associates 2
- 4 RSM
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