Australian M&A financial advisers
H1 2025 · Australian M&A announced · 87 deals · A$59bn disclosed
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| Jun 2025 | Yandal Gold Project | Strickland Metals | Gateway Mining | Asset sale | 45.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Longreach Capital (sell-side) | Gateway Mining acquisition of Yandal Gold Project | |
| Jun 2025 | Wesfarmers | – | – | Acquisition | – | Announced | REITs and property funds | Highbury Partnership (buy-side) | Acquisition of Wesfarmers | |
| Jun 2025 | Silk Logistics Holdings | – | DP World Australia | Scheme | – | Completed | Transport and logistics | Gresham (buy-side) | DP World Australia acquisition of Silk Logistics Holdings | |
| Jun 2025 | humm group | – | The Abercrombie Group | Scheme | – | Announced | Payments and fintech | Flagstaff Partners (sell-side)Gresham (buy-side) | The Abercrombie Group acquisition of humm group | |
| Jun 2025 | Tourism Holdings | Accident Compensation | BGH Capital | Acquisition | – | Announced | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Jarden (sell-side) | BGH Capital acquisition of Tourism Holdings | |
| Jun 2025 | Santos | – | XRG P.J.S.C. | Scheme | – | Announced | Oil and gas | Goldman Sachs (sell-side)JB North & Co (sell-side)Rothschild & Co (sell-side) | XRG P.J.S.C. acquisition of Santos | |
| Jun 2025 | Adriatic Metals | – | Dundee Precious Metals | Scheme | 1,997.6 | Completed | Gold and silver | RBC Capital Markets (sell-side)Macquarie Capital (sell-side)BMO Capital Markets (buy-side) | Dundee Precious Metals acquisition of Adriatic Metals | |
| Jun 2025 | MPower renewable energy business | MPower Group | Wollemi Energy Group | Asset sale | 19.0 | Announced | Renewable energy and storage | Jarden (sell-side) | Wollemi Energy Group acquisition of MPower renewable energy business | |
| Jun 2025 | Horse Heaven Antimony-Gold-Silver-Tungsten Project | – | Resolution Minerals | Asset sale | – | Announced | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Oakley Capital Partners (buy-side) | Resolution Minerals acquisition of Horse Heaven Antimony-Gold-Silver-Tungsten Project | |
| Jun 2025 | Johns Lyng Group | – | Pacific Equity Partners | Scheme | 1,300.0 | Completed | Engineering and construction | J.P. Morgan (sell-side)Nomura (sell-side) | Pacific Equity Partners acquisition of Johns Lyng Group | |
| Jun 2025 | Greentech Technology International | – | Metals X | Takeover | – | Announced | Copper and base metals | Yu Ming Investment Management (buy-side) | Metals X stake in Greentech Technology International | |
| Jun 2025 | Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company | – | TopCo (newly established ASX-listed company) | Scheme | 14,000.0 | Completed | Listed investment vehicles | Pitt Capital Partners (sell-side)Citi (sell-side) | Brickworks and Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company merger | |
| Jun 2025 | Killard | the Founder of the Killard Group | Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Pvt | Acquisition | – | Announced | Engineering and construction | KPMG (sell-side) | Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Pvt acquisition of Killard | |
| Jun 2025 | Zenith Energy | OPTrust | KKR | Acquisition | – | Completed | Electricity and gas networks and retail | Gresham (buy-side) | KKR acquisition of Zenith Energy | |
| Jun 2025 | Freedom Furniture | Greenlit Brands | Amart Furniture | Acquisition | – | Announced | Retail and e-commerce | Jarden (sell-side) | Quadrant Private Equity acquisition of Freedom Furniture | |
| Jun 2025 | Atlas Engineering Group | – | Sequana | Acquisition | – | Announced | Engineering and construction | Grant Thornton (sell-side) | Sequana acquisition of Atlas Engineering Group | |
| May 2025 | MAC Copper | – | Harmony Gold Mining Company | Scheme | 1,580.0 | Completed | Copper and base metals | Barrenjoey (sell-side)Macquarie Capital (buy-side) | Harmony Gold Mining Company acquisition of MAC Copper | |
| May 2025 | Focus Minerals (Laverton) | Focus Minerals | Genesis Minerals | Acquisition | 250.0 | Announced | Gold and silver | Azure Capital (sell-side) | Genesis Minerals acquisition of Focus Minerals (Laverton) | |
| May 2025 | Laverton Gold Project | Focus Minerals | Genesis Minerals | Acquisition | 250.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Canaccord Genuity (buy-side)Sternship Advisers (buy-side) | Genesis Minerals acquisition of Laverton Gold Project | |
| May 2025 | e2open | – | WiseTech Global | Acquisition | 2,100.0 | Completed | Software | Macquarie Capital (buy-side)BofA Securities (buy-side)Barrenjoey (buy-side)Barclays (buy-side) | WiseTech Global acquisition of e2open | |
| May 2025 | Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) | – | Hutchison Telecommunications (Amsterdam) | Takeover | 434.3 | Completed | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Barrenjoey (sell-side)Goldman Sachs (buy-side) | Hutchison Telecommunications (Amsterdam) acquisition of Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) | |
| May 2025 | IP Generation | – | MA Financial Group | Acquisition | 90.4 | Completed | REITs and property funds | Ord Minnett (buy-side)MA Moelis Australia (buy-side) | MA Financial Group acquisition of IP Generation | |
| May 2025 | Misima Gold Project | Kingston Resources | Ok Tedi Mining | Asset sale | 95.0 | Announced | Gold and silver | Argonaut (sell-side)Treadstone Resource Partners (buy-side) | Ok Tedi Mining acquisition of Misima Gold Project | |
| May 2025 | Xanadu Mines | – | Bastion | Takeover | 160.0 | Completed | Copper and base metals | Jefferies (sell-side)CIBC Capital Markets (buy-side)ATB Cormark Capital Markets (buy-side) | Bastion acquisition of Xanadu Mines | |
| May 2025 | TasmaNet business and assets | Field Solutions Holdings | Comms Group | Asset sale | 10.0 | Announced | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Henslow (buy-side) | Comms Group acquisition of TasmaNet business and assets | |
| May 2025 | Peak Rare Earths | – | Ganzhou Chenguang Rare Earths New Material Co. | Scheme | 150.5 | Completed | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Macquarie Capital (sell-side) | Ganzhou Chenguang Rare Earths New Material Co. acquisition of Peak Rare Earths | |
| May 2025 | SRT Logistics | – | Lindsay Australia | Acquisition | 108.2 | Completed | Transport and logistics | Ord Minnett (buy-side) | Lindsay Australia acquisition of SRT Logistics | |
| May 2025 | Envirosuite | – | Ideagen | Scheme | 132.2 | Completed | Software | MA Moelis Australia (sell-side) | HgCapital LLP acquisition of Envirosuite | |
| May 2025 | Gold Road | – | Gold Fields | Scheme | 3,700.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Gresham (sell-side)Goldman Sachs (sell-side) | Gold Fields acquisition of Gold Road | |
| May 2025 | L1 Capital | – | Platinum Asset Management | Merger | – | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Macquarie Capital (sell-side)Jefferies (buy-side) | Platinum Asset Management and L1 Capital merger | |
| May 2025 | StoreLocal | principals of the StoreLocal Group | entities managed by Blackrock | Acquisition | 440.0 | Completed | REITs and property funds | Highbury Partnership (sell-side) | entities managed by Blackrock acquisition of StoreLocal | |
| May 2025 | foundU | – | Citation Group | Takeover | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Blackpeak Capital (sell-side) | Hg acquisition of foundU | |
| May 2025 | Removify | – | Software Combined | Acquisition | – | Completed | Software | Eaton Square (sell-side) | Software Combined acquisition of Removify | |
| Apr 2025 | Mandalay Resources | – | Alkane Resources | Merger | 1,000.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Haywood Securities (sell-side)Bell Potter (buy-side)Euroz Hartleys (buy-side) | Alkane Resources and Mandalay Resources merger | |
| Apr 2025 | Commerce Resources Corp. | – | Mont Royal Resources | Scheme | – | Announced | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Wallabi Group (sell-side)Yelverton Capital (buy-side) | Mont Royal Resources acquisition of Commerce Resources Corp. | |
| Apr 2025 | Questas Group | Allegro Funds | Five V Capital | Acquisition | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | UBS (sell-side)Miles Advisory Partners (buy-side)Skye Capital Advisory (buy-side) | Five V Capital acquisition of Questas Group | |
| Apr 2025 | Abacus Storage King | – | Ki Corporation | Scheme | – | Announced | REITs and property funds | Macquarie Capital (sell-side) | Ki acquisition of Abacus Storage King | |
| Apr 2025 | Louisiana LNG Infrastructure | Woodside Energy Group | Stonepeak | Stake | – | Announced | Oil and gas | RBC Capital Markets (sell-side)Evercore (sell-side) | Stonepeak stake in Louisiana LNG Infrastructure | |
| Apr 2025 | MGC Group Holdings (WA) | Entities associated with Chris Newton and Mark Byrne | GenusPlus Group | Acquisition | 10.3 | Completed | Engineering and construction | Poynton Stavrianou (sell-side)Sternship Advisers (buy-side) | GenusPlus Group acquisition of MGC Group Holdings (WA) | |
| Apr 2025 | Farrelly Construction Services | – | Ahrens Group | Acquisition | – | Announced | Engineering and construction | BDO (sell-side) | Ahrens Group acquisition of Farrelly Construction Services | |
| Apr 2025 | ADP Consulting | – | Ayesa | Acquisition | – | Announced | Engineering and construction | Grant Thornton (sell-side) | Ayesa acquisition of ADP Consulting | |
| Apr 2025 | SecurePay | Australia Post | Fat Zebra | Acquisition | – | Completed | Payments and fintech | Ad Astra Corporate Advisory (buy-side) | Fat Zebra acquisition of SecurePay | |
| Apr 2025 | CriticalArc | – | Five V Capital | Stake | – | Announced | Software | Ad Astra Corporate Advisory (buy-side) | Five V Capital stake in CriticalArc | |
| Mar 2025 | Lavra Velha Gold-Copper Project | Pan American Silver Corp. | Alvo Minerals | Asset sale | – | Announced | Gold and silver | Discovery Capital Partners (buy-side) | Alvo Minerals acquisition of Lavra Velha Gold-Copper Project | |
| Mar 2025 | Force Fire Holdings | Anacacia Capital | Southern Cross Electrical Engineering | Acquisition | 53.5 | Completed | Engineering and construction | MA Moelis Australia (buy-side) | Southern Cross Electrical Engineering acquisition of Force Fire Holdings | |
| Mar 2025 | The Reject Shop | – | Dollarama | Scheme | 259.0 | Completed | Retail and e-commerce | UBS (sell-side) | Dollarama acquisition of The Reject Shop | |
| Mar 2025 | Elizabeth Hill Silver Project | – | Errawarra | Asset sale | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Bennelong Venture Capital (buy-side) | Errawarra acquisition of Elizabeth Hill Silver Project | |
| Mar 2025 | The AZEK Company | – | James Hardie Industries | Acquisition | 13,972.3 | Completed | Building materials | Goldman Sachs (sell-side)Jefferies (buy-side)BofA Securities (buy-side) | James Hardie Industries acquisition of The AZEK Company | |
| Mar 2025 | Henty Gold Mine | Catalyst Metals | Kaiser Reef | Asset sale | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Taylor Collison (sell-side) | Kaiser Reef acquisition of Henty Gold Mine | |
| Mar 2025 | Henty Gold Mine and associated Tasmanian exploration tenements | Catalyst Metals | Kaiser Reef | Asset sale | 31.6 | Announced | Gold and silver | Argonaut (buy-side) | Kaiser Reef acquisition of Henty Gold Mine and associated Tasmanian exploration tenements | |
| Mar 2025 | 1315 Capital | – | Navigator Global Investments | Stake | 112.6 | Announced | Asset and wealth management | Ardea Partners (sell-side) | Navigator Global Investments stake in 1315 Capital | |
| Mar 2025 | Spartan Resources | – | Ramelius Resources | Scheme | 2,400.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Sternship Advisers (sell-side)Euroz Hartleys (buy-side) | Ramelius Resources acquisition of Spartan Resources | |
| Mar 2025 | Metrics Credit Partners | – | The Townsend Group | Stake | – | Announced | Asset and wealth management | Jarden (buy-side) | The Townsend Group stake in Metrics Credit Partners | |
| Mar 2025 | Pine Ridge Uranium Project | Stakeholder Energy | Global Uranium and Enrichment | Asset sale | – | Announced | Uranium | Canaccord Genuity (buy-side) | Global Uranium and Enrichment acquisition of Pine Ridge Uranium Project | |
| Mar 2025 | Destination Brisbane Consortium | The Star Entertainment Group | Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and Far East Consortium International Limited (Joint Venture Partners) | Asset sale | 53.0 | Pending | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | UBS (sell-side) | Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and Far East Consortium International Limited (Joint Venture Partners) acquisition of Destination Brisbane Consortium | |
| Mar 2025 | Van Uden Gold Project | Montague Resources Australia | TG Metals | Asset sale | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Futura Capital (buy-side) | TG Metals acquisition of Van Uden Gold Project | |
| Mar 2025 | Engeny Group | – | Egis Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Engineering and construction | Azure Capital (buy-side) | Egis Group acquisition of Engeny Group | |
| Mar 2025 | Peracon Group | – | Egis Group | Acquisition | – | Announced | Engineering and construction | Azure Capital (buy-side) | Egis Group acquisition of Peracon Group | |
| Mar 2025 | GreenSquareDC | – | Partners Group | Stake | – | Announced | Data centres | Berkeley Advisory (sell-side) | Partners Group stake in GreenSquareDC | |
| Mar 2025 | LegalVision | – | Quadrant Private Equity | Stake | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Allier Capital (sell-side) | Quadrant Private Equity stake in LegalVision | |
| Mar 2025 | Georgiou Group | – | STRABAG | Acquisition | – | Completed | Engineering and construction | Eaton Square (sell-side) | STRABAG acquisition of Georgiou Group | |
| Mar 2025 | Waste Services Group | – | The Carlyle Group | Acquisition | – | Announced | Waste and environmental services | Liberty Corporate Finance (sell-side) | The Carlyle Group acquisition of Waste Services Group | |
| Feb 2025 | Lindsay's Project | Top Global Mining | Auric Mining | Asset sale | 4.0 | Announced | Gold and silver | SEER Financial Group (sell-side)CTC Geological (sell-side) | Auric Mining acquisition of Lindsay's Project | |
| Feb 2025 | PointsBet Holdings | – | BlueBet Holdings | Takeover | 360.0 | Announced | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Flagstaff Partners (sell-side)Jarden (buy-side)Ord Minnett (buy-side) | BlueBet Holdings acquisition of PointsBet Holdings | |
| Feb 2025 | PointsBet Holdings | – | MIXI Australia | Scheme | 402.0 | Announced | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Flagstaff Partners (sell-side)Nomura (buy-side) | MIXI Australia acquisition of PointsBet Holdings | |
| Feb 2025 | CZR Resources | Mark Creasy (Creasy Group) | Fenix Resources | Takeover | 61.4 | Announced | Iron ore and steel | Poynton Stavrianou (buy-side) | Fenix Resources acquisition of CZR Resources | |
| Feb 2025 | RPM Advisory Services | RPMGlobal Holdings | SLR Consulting Australia | Acquisition | 63.0 | Announced | Mining services and equipment | MA Moelis Australia (sell-side) | SLR Consulting Australia acquisition of RPM Advisory Services | |
| Feb 2025 | Domain | – | CoStar Group | Scheme | 3,000.0 | Completed | Media, entertainment and online platforms | UBS (sell-side)Macquarie Capital (buy-side) | CoStar Group acquisition of Domain | |
| Feb 2025 | Clean Seas Seafood | – | Yumbah Aquaculture | Scheme | 29.3 | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | Candour Advisory (sell-side) | Yumbah Aquaculture acquisition of Clean Seas Seafood | |
| Feb 2025 | Atlantic Gold Operations | St Barbara | – | Acquisition | – | Announced | Gold and silver | Macquarie Capital (sell-side) | Acquisition of Atlantic Gold Operations | |
| Feb 2025 | Evidentia Group Holdings | – | Generation Development Group | Acquisition | 320.0 | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Luminis Partners (buy-side) | Generation Development Group acquisition of Evidentia Group Holdings | |
| Feb 2025 | Matsa Resources | – | Patronus Resources | Takeover | 33.0 | Announced | Gold and silver | Sternship Advisers (buy-side) | Patronus Resources acquisition of Matsa Resources | |
| Feb 2025 | IDM International | – | Blackstone Minerals | Scheme | – | Announced | Copper and base metals | Discovery Capital Partners (sell-side) | Blackstone Minerals and IDM International merger | |
| Feb 2025 | Australian Soil Management | – | – | Acquisition | – | Announced | Agriculture and agribusiness | Oxley Capital Partners | Acquisition of Australian Soil Management | |
| Feb 2025 | Orora Australian and New Zealand wine closures business | Orora | Interpack | Asset sale | – | Completed | Packaging, paper and forestry | Flagstaff Partners | Interpack acquisition of Orora Australian and New Zealand wine closures business | |
| Feb 2025 | Rhodes Ridge Iron Ore Project | VOC Group | Mitsui & Co | Stake | 4,785.4 | Completed | Iron ore and steel | Macquarie Capital (buy-side) | Mitsui & Co stake in Rhodes Ridge Iron Ore Project | |
| Feb 2025 | Herron Todd White | – | Quadrant Private Equity | Acquisition | – | Completed | Property development and services | Grant Thornton (sell-side)Ad Astra Corporate Advisory (buy-side) | Quadrant Private Equity acquisition of Herron Todd White | |
| Feb 2025 | Climatech Group | Shareholders of Climatech Group | Sojitz | Acquisition | – | Announced | Engineering and construction | Tiger & Bear Partners (sell-side) | Sojitz acquisition of Climatech Group | |
| Feb 2025 | Bligh Tanner | – | Tonkin + Taylor Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Engineering and construction | BDO (sell-side) | Tonkin + Taylor Group acquisition of Bligh Tanner | |
| Feb 2025 | Avolution | – | Whiteoak | Stake | – | Completed | Software | 333 Capital (sell-side) | Whiteoak stake in Avolution | |
| Jan 2025 | ImaginAb therapeutic candidates, biologics technology platform and research facility | ImaginAb | Telix Pharmaceuticals | Asset sale | 67.3 | Completed | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Jefferies (sell-side)Stifel (sell-side) | Telix Pharmaceuticals acquisition of ImaginAb therapeutic candidates, biologics technology platform and research facility | |
| Jan 2025 | Red Hawk Mining | – | Fortescue | Takeover | 254.0 | Completed | Iron ore and steel | Barrenjoey (sell-side) | Fortescue acquisition of Red Hawk Mining | |
| Jan 2025 | Dropsuite | – | NinjaOne | Scheme | 420.0 | Completed | Software | Canaccord Genuity (sell-side) | NinjaOne acquisition of Dropsuite | |
| Jan 2025 | Amcor | – | – | Merger | – | Announced | Packaging, paper and forestry | Goldman Sachs (buy-side) | Berry Global and Amcor merger | |
| Jan 2025 | Bullabulling Gold Project | Norton Gold Fields | Minerals 260 | Acquisition | 166.5 | Completed | Gold and silver | Greenhill (buy-side) | Minerals 260 acquisition of Bullabulling Gold Project | |
| Jan 2025 | Insignia | – | CC Capital | Scheme | 3,900.0 | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Citi (sell-side)Gresham (sell-side) | CC Capital Partners acquisition of Insignia | |
| Jan 2025 | Quickstep Holdings | – | ASDAM | Scheme | 41.2 | Completed | Defence and aerospace | Miles Advisory Partners (sell-side) | CPE Capital acquisition of Quickstep Holdings |
43 deals have no disclosed value. Methodology