Australian independent experts

2026 to date · Independent expert reports on deals announced to 8 Nov 2026 · 24 deals · A$36bn disclosed

Australian independent experts, 2026 to date, ranked by deal value

1	Kroll 4 deals · 50.4% share · was #1	18,000.0	50.4%	1 , unchanged
Share Kroll's #1 Share on LinkedIn Post on X Send by email Download image 19 Oct 2026 EQT AB Group acquisition of Cleanaway Waste Management A$9.3bn 26 Aug 2026 Ingenia Communities Group acquisition of Peet A$1bn consideration 10 Jun 2026 Dragoneer Investment Group acquisition of Steadfast Group A$7.7bn 27 Apr 2026 IFM acquisition of Atlas Arteria
2	Grant Thornton 6 deals · 23.2% share · was #5	8,283.0	23.2%	5 , up 3 places
Share Grant Thornton's #2 Share on LinkedIn Post on X Send by email Download image 16 Sep 2026 Brookfield Capital Partners acquisition of Reliance Worldwide Corporation A$4.1bn 21 Jul 2026 Arrovest acquisition of Noumi A$737m 2 Jun 2026 Central Asia Metals acquisition of Cygnus Metals A$232m equity value 24 Feb 2026 Zurich Financial Services Australia acquisition of ClearView Wealth 12 Feb 2026 Aeris Resources acquisition of Peel Mining A$214m equity value 2 Feb 2026 Aura Consolidated Group acquisition of Qoria A$3bn consideration
3	BDO 7 deals · 20.9% share · was #6	7,467.7	20.9%	6 , up 3 places
Share BDO's #3 Share on LinkedIn Post on X Send by email Download image 29 Jul 2026 A2MP Investments FZCO acquisition of Canyon Resources A$188m 27 Jul 2026 Evolution Mining acquisition of Carnaby Resources A$213m equity value 14 Jul 2026 Genesis Minerals and Vault Minerals merger A$5.6bn equity value 7 Jul 2026 Austral Resources Australia acquisition of Hammer Metals A$80.7m equity value 9 Mar 2026 Pan African Resources acquisition of Emmerson Resources A$300m equity value 16 Feb 2026 Genesis Minerals acquisition of Magnetic Resources A$639m equity value 21 Jan 2026 Energy Fuels acquisition of Australian Strategic Materials A$447m equity value
4	Grant Samuel 1 deal · 2.9% share · was #4	1,040.0	2.9%	4 , unchanged
Share Grant Samuel's #4 Share on LinkedIn Post on X Send by email Download image 10 Aug 2026 I Squared Capital acquisition of oOh!media A$1bn
5	Lonergan Edwards & Associates 2 deals · 2.2% share · was #2	776.0	2.2%	2 , down 3 places
Share Lonergan Edwards & Associates's #5 Share on LinkedIn Post on X Send by email Download image 17 Aug 2026 OceanaGold acquisition of Ausgold A$776m equity value 27 May 2026 Xingye Gold (Hong Kong) Mining Company acquisition of Far East Gold
6	RSM 2 deals · 0.2% share · was #8	79.1	0.2%	8 , up 2 places
Share RSM's #6 Share on LinkedIn Post on X Send by email Download image 27 Apr 2026 PT Bumi Resources Tbk acquisition of Loyal Metals A$79.1m equity value 14 Jan 2026 Little Green Pharma acquisition of Cannatrek
7	HLB Mann Judd 1 deal · 0.1% share · new	44.8	0.1%	New
Share HLB Mann Judd's #7 Share on LinkedIn Post on X Send by email Download image 26 Jun 2026 CZR Resources acquisition of Zuleika Gold A$44.8m equity value
8	Horizon Nexus Partners 1 deal · – share · new	–	–	New
Share Horizon Nexus Partners's #8 Share on LinkedIn Post on X Send by email Download image 19 May 2026 Critical Metals Corp. acquisition of European Lithium