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H1 2025 · Australian M&A announced · 138 deals · A$71bn disclosed
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| Jun 2025 | Aurumin | – | Brightstar Resources | Scheme | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Allens (sell-side) | Brightstar Resources and Aurumin merger | |
| Jun 2025 | Yandal Gold Project | Strickland Metals | Gateway Mining | Asset sale | 45.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Gateway Mining acquisition of Yandal Gold Project | |
| Jun 2025 | Wesfarmers | – | – | Acquisition | – | Announced | REITs and property funds | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | Acquisition of Wesfarmers | |
| Jun 2025 | Duxton Dairies (Cobram) | – | Duxton Farms | Scheme | 102.9 | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | Addisons (sell-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Duxton Farms acquisition of Duxton Dairies (Cobram) | |
| Jun 2025 | humm group | – | The Abercrombie Group | Scheme | – | Announced | Payments and fintech | K&L Gates (sell-side)MinterEllison (buy-side) | The Abercrombie Group acquisition of humm group | |
| Jun 2025 | Tourism Holdings | Accident Compensation | BGH Capital | Acquisition | – | Announced | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | MinterEllisonRuddWatts (sell-side) | BGH Capital acquisition of Tourism Holdings | |
| Jun 2025 | Santos | – | XRG P.J.S.C. | Scheme | – | Announced | Oil and gas | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (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 | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Stikeman Elliott (sell-side)BCLP (buy-side)Cassels (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (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 | Landerer & Company (sell-side) | Wollemi Energy Group acquisition of MPower renewable energy business | |
| Jun 2025 | Johns Lyng Group | – | Pacific Equity Partners | Scheme | 1,300.0 | Completed | Engineering and construction | MinterEllison (sell-side) | Pacific Equity Partners acquisition of Johns Lyng Group | |
| Jun 2025 | Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company | – | TopCo (newly established ASX-listed company) | Scheme | 14,000.0 | Completed | Listed investment vehicles | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)Mallesons (sell-side) | Brickworks and Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company merger | |
| Jun 2025 | commercial and industrial waste operations in Queensland | Wanless Group | – | Asset sale | – | Completed | Waste and environmental services | HopgoodGanim Lawyers (sell-side) | Acquisition of commercial and industrial waste operations in Queensland | |
| Jun 2025 | EDF power solutions Australia | – | – | Joint venture | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side) | Acquisition of EDF power solutions Australia | |
| Jun 2025 | InVetro | – | Animalcare Group | Stake | – | Announced | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Squire Patton Boggs (buy-side) | Animalcare Group stake in InVetro | |
| Jun 2025 | FIIG Securities | FIIG Holdings | Australian Investment Exchange Limited (AUSIEX) | Acquisition | – | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Australian Investment Exchange Limited (AUSIEX) acquisition of FIIG Securities | |
| Jun 2025 | BaptistCare (NSW, ACT, WA) | – | – | Merger | – | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | HWLE Lawyers | Baptcare and BaptistCare (NSW, ACT, WA) merger | |
| Jun 2025 | Blackwell Pacific | Baker & Taylor | Booktopia Holdings | Acquisition | – | Announced | Retail and e-commerce | MinterEllison (sell-side) | Booktopia Holdings acquisition of Blackwell Pacific | |
| Jun 2025 | Luerssen Australia | – | Civmec | Acquisition | – | Completed | Defence and aerospace | Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Civmec acquisition of Luerssen Australia | |
| Jun 2025 | Killard | the Founder of the Killard Group | Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Pvt | Acquisition | – | Announced | Engineering and construction | Mills Oakley (sell-side)AZB & Partners (buy-side) | Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Pvt acquisition of Killard | |
| Jun 2025 | Stoney Creek Battery Energy Storage System | Enervest | Energy Vault | Asset sale | – | Pending | Renewable energy and storage | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Energy Vault acquisition of Stoney Creek Battery Energy Storage System | |
| Jun 2025 | 6 Sunray Drive, Innaloo (IKEA Perth store) | GDI No.43 Property Trust | IKEA | Asset sale | 163.8 | Completed | REITs and property funds | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | IKEA acquisition of 6 Sunray Drive, Innaloo (IKEA Perth store) | |
| Jun 2025 | Atlantic Tin | – | Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining Co | Takeover | – | Announced | Copper and base metals | Johnson Winter Slattery (buy-side)Mokhtari Avocats (buy-side) | Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining Co acquisition of Atlantic Tin | |
| Jun 2025 | Zenith Energy | OPTrust | KKR | Acquisition | – | Completed | Electricity and gas networks and retail | Allens (sell-side) | KKR acquisition of Zenith Energy | |
| Jun 2025 | 180 George Street, Sydney NSW (Sydney Place) | – | MEC Global Partners Asia | Stake | – | Announced | REITs and property funds | Clifford Chance (buy-side) | MEC Global Partners Asia stake in 180 George Street, Sydney NSW (Sydney Place) | |
| Jun 2025 | Limestone Estate | New Forests | OneFortyOne | Asset sale | – | Completed | Packaging, paper and forestry | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | OneFortyOne acquisition of Limestone Estate | |
| Jun 2025 | Hunter Premium Funding | Allianz | Pemba Capital Partners | Acquisition | – | Completed | Banking and lending | Clifford Chance (buy-side) | Pemba Capital Partners acquisition of Hunter Premium Funding | |
| Jun 2025 | Freedom Furniture | Greenlit Brands | Amart Furniture | Acquisition | – | Announced | Retail and e-commerce | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | Quadrant Private Equity acquisition of Freedom Furniture | |
| Jun 2025 | Aveo | Brookfield | The Living Company | Acquisition | 3,850.0 | Completed | Property development and services | Allens (sell-side) | The Living Company acquisition of Aveo | |
| Jun 2025 | Pinnacle Underwriting | Pinnacle Underwriting, its group entities and shareholders | United Risk Global | Acquisition | – | Completed | Insurance | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side) | United Risk Global acquisition of Pinnacle Underwriting | |
| May 2025 | MAC Copper | – | Harmony Gold Mining Company | Scheme | 1,580.0 | Completed | Copper and base metals | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (sell-side)Ogier (sell-side)Webber Wentzel (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (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 | HFW (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 | HFW (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | Genesis Minerals acquisition of Laverton Gold Project | |
| May 2025 | Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) | – | Hutchison Telecommunications (Amsterdam) | Takeover | 434.3 | Completed | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Allens (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 | Arnold Bloch Leibler (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (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 | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) | Ok Tedi Mining acquisition of Misima Gold Project | |
| May 2025 | Xanadu Mines | – | Bastion | Takeover | 160.0 | Completed | Copper and base metals | HopgoodGanim Lawyers (sell-side)Bennett Jones (sell-side)Allens (buy-side)Stikeman Elliott (buy-side) | Bastion acquisition of Xanadu Mines | |
| May 2025 | NSX | – | CNSX Markets | Scheme | – | Completed | Payments and fintech | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side) | CNSX Markets acquisition of NSX | |
| May 2025 | TasmaNet business and assets | Field Solutions Holdings | Comms Group | Asset sale | 10.0 | Announced | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Thomsons (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 | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side) | Ganzhou Chenguang Rare Earths New Material Co. acquisition of Peak Rare Earths | |
| May 2025 | Jupiter Mines | – | Exxaro Resources | Stake | – | Completed | Lithium and battery metals | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Exxaro Resources stake in Jupiter Mines | |
| May 2025 | SRT Logistics | – | Lindsay Australia | Acquisition | 108.2 | Completed | Transport and logistics | DLA Piper (buy-side) | Lindsay Australia acquisition of SRT Logistics | |
| May 2025 | Envirosuite | – | Ideagen | Scheme | 132.2 | Completed | Software | Mallesons (sell-side) | HgCapital LLP acquisition of Envirosuite | |
| May 2025 | Gold Road | – | Gold Fields | Scheme | 3,700.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side) | Gold Fields acquisition of Gold Road | |
| May 2025 | Balthazar Whisky Distillers | – | Entity associated with Paramount Liquor | Acquisition | – | Announced | Food and beverage | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Entity associated with Paramount Liquor acquisition of Balthazar Whisky Distillers | |
| May 2025 | L1 Capital | – | Platinum Asset Management | Merger | – | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) | Platinum Asset Management and L1 Capital merger | |
| May 2025 | Glenbawn and Glennies Creek pumped hydro projects | Upper Hunter Hydro Top Trust and its trustee (UHH) | AGL | Asset sale | – | Announced | Renewable energy and storage | Hall & Wilcox | AGL acquisition of Glenbawn and Glennies Creek pumped hydro projects | |
| May 2025 | StoreLocal | principals of the StoreLocal Group | entities managed by Blackrock | Acquisition | 440.0 | Completed | REITs and property funds | Hall & Wilcox (sell-side) | entities managed by Blackrock acquisition of StoreLocal | |
| May 2025 | foundU | – | Citation Group | Takeover | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Mills Oakley (sell-side)HWLE Lawyers (buy-side) | Hg acquisition of foundU | |
| May 2025 | RAC WA Insurance business | Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC WA) | Insurance Australia Group | Acquisition | 1,350.0 | Completed | Insurance | Allens (buy-side) | Insurance Australia Group acquisition of RAC WA Insurance business | |
| May 2025 | Kineo group (City and Guilds Kineo (UK) and the assets of Interact Learning (Australia)) | City & Guilds | Mind Tools | Acquisition | – | Announced | Education and childcare | Bird & Bird (sell-side) | Mind Tools acquisition of Kineo group (City and Guilds Kineo (UK) and the assets of Interact Learning (Australia)) | |
| May 2025 | Yarraloola Iron Ore Project assets | Zanthus Resources | Rio Tinto | Asset sale | – | Completed | Iron ore and steel | Allens (buy-side) | Rio Tinto acquisition of Yarraloola Iron Ore Project assets | |
| May 2025 | Speewah Fluorite Project | – | Sumitomo | Joint venture | – | Completed | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Gilbert + TobinAllens (buy-side) | Sumitomo acquisition of Speewah Fluorite Project | |
| May 2025 | Winu copper-gold project | Rio Tinto | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. | Stake | 430.4 | Announced | Copper and base metals | Allens (sell-side) | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. stake in Winu copper-gold project | |
| May 2025 | SAGE Group | – | Tetra Tech | Acquisition | – | Completed | IT services | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side)Thomsons (buy-side) | Tetra Tech acquisition of SAGE Group | |
| Apr 2025 | Mandalay Resources | – | Alkane Resources | Merger | 1,000.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Clayton Utz (sell-side)HopgoodGanim Lawyers (buy-side)Goodmans (sell-side)Bennett Jones (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 | Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)Farris LLP (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 | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | Five V Capital acquisition of Questas Group | |
| Apr 2025 | Abacus Storage King | – | Ki Corporation | Scheme | – | Announced | REITs and property funds | Mallesons (sell-side) | Ki acquisition of Abacus Storage King | |
| Apr 2025 | Louisiana LNG Infrastructure | Woodside Energy Group | Stonepeak | Stake | – | Announced | Oil and gas | Norton Rose Fulbright (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 | Squire Patton Boggs (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | GenusPlus Group acquisition of MGC Group Holdings (WA) | |
| Apr 2025 | SecurePay | Australia Post | Fat Zebra | Acquisition | – | Completed | Payments and fintech | K&L Gates (buy-side) | Fat Zebra acquisition of SecurePay | |
| Apr 2025 | CriticalArc | – | Five V Capital | Stake | – | Announced | Software | K&L Gates (sell-side)Mills Oakley (buy-side)Greenberg Traurig (buy-side) | Five V Capital stake in CriticalArc | |
| Apr 2025 | Portfolio of warehouses across New South Wales and Queensland | – | Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing investment vehicle | Joint venture | – | Announced | REITs and property funds | Corrs Chambers WestgarthClayton Utz (buy-side) | Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing investment vehicle acquisition of Portfolio of warehouses across New South Wales and Queensland | |
| Apr 2025 | Hero Software entities | – | Software Combined | Acquisition | – | Completed | Software | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Software Combined acquisition of Hero Software entities | |
| Apr 2025 | Wealth Architects | – | The Envest Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Hall & Wilcox (sell-side) | The Envest Group acquisition of Wealth Architects | |
| Apr 2025 | TPG Telecom Enterprise, Government and Wholesale fixed business and fibre network assets | TPG Telecom | Vocus Group | Asset sale | 5,250.0 | Pending | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | Vocus Group acquisition of TPG Telecom Enterprise, Government and Wholesale fixed business and fibre network assets | |
| Mar 2025 | Force Fire Holdings | Anacacia Capital | Southern Cross Electrical Engineering | Acquisition | 53.5 | Completed | Engineering and construction | Addisons (sell-side)K&L Gates (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 | SBA Law (sell-side) | Dollarama acquisition of The Reject Shop | |
| Mar 2025 | The AZEK Company | – | James Hardie Industries | Acquisition | 13,972.3 | Completed | Building materials | Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (sell-side)Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (buy-side)Arthur Cox (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (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 | Thomsons (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 | Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Kaiser Reef acquisition of Henty Gold Mine and associated Tasmanian exploration tenements | |
| Mar 2025 | Contract Resources Group | SCF Partners | Cleanaway Waste Management | Acquisition | 377.0 | Completed | Waste and environmental services | Clifford Chance (sell-side) | Cleanaway Waste Management acquisition of Contract Resources Group | |
| Mar 2025 | Donaco International | – | On Nut Road | Scheme | 55.6 | Completed | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Argyle Street Management acquisition of Donaco International | |
| Mar 2025 | 1315 Capital | – | Navigator Global Investments | Stake | 112.6 | Announced | Asset and wealth management | Ropes & Gray (sell-side)Fried Frank (buy-side) | Navigator Global Investments stake in 1315 Capital | |
| Mar 2025 | Spartan Resources | – | Ramelius Resources | Scheme | 2,400.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Allion Partners (buy-side) | Ramelius Resources acquisition of Spartan Resources | |
| Mar 2025 | Metrics Credit Partners | – | The Townsend Group | Stake | – | Announced | Asset and wealth management | Jones Day (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 | Steinepreis Paganin (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 | Allens (sell-side) | Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and Far East Consortium International Limited (Joint Venture Partners) acquisition of Destination Brisbane Consortium | |
| Mar 2025 | Engenco | – | Elph Investments | Takeover | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Baker McKenzie (sell-side)Pinsent Masons (buy-side) | Elph Investments acquisition of Engenco | |
| Mar 2025 | Van Uden Gold Project | Montague Resources Australia | TG Metals | Asset sale | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | TG Metals acquisition of Van Uden Gold Project | |
| Mar 2025 | Tanilba Bay Shopping Centre, New South Wales | Real Asset Management (RAM) Group of Companies | a private investment group (unnamed) | Asset sale | 23.0 | Announced | REITs and property funds | K&L Gates (buy-side) | a private investment group (unnamed) acquisition of Tanilba Bay Shopping Centre, New South Wales | |
| Mar 2025 | Royal Park, South Australia industrial facility | Centennial Property Group | Centuria Capital Group | Asset sale | 22.0 | Completed | REITs and property funds | K&L Gates (buy-side) | Centuria Capital Group acquisition of Royal Park, South Australia industrial facility | |
| Mar 2025 | Engeny Group | – | Egis Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Engineering and construction | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Egis Group acquisition of Engeny Group | |
| Mar 2025 | Peracon Group | – | Egis Group | Acquisition | – | Announced | Engineering and construction | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Egis Group acquisition of Peracon Group | |
| Mar 2025 | Employabilitylife | – | Federation University Australia | Acquisition | – | Announced | Education and childcare | Khaitan & Co (buy-side) | Federation University Australia acquisition of Employabilitylife | |
| Mar 2025 | Train Australia Pty Ltd (trading as ARC Training) | – | Catalyst Education | Acquisition | – | Completed | Education and childcare | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | For Purpose Investment Partners acquisition of Train Australia Pty Ltd (trading as ARC Training) | |
| Mar 2025 | Cleary Bros' Construction Businesses | – | Maas Group Holdings | Acquisition | 172.0 | Completed | Engineering and construction | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Maas Group Holdings acquisition of Cleary Bros' Construction Businesses | |
| Mar 2025 | Metal Powder Works | – | Metal Powder Works Limited (formerly K-TIG Limited) | Acquisition | 11.0 | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Metal Powder Works Limited (formerly K-TIG Limited) acquisition of Metal Powder Works | |
| Mar 2025 | Syntec Diamond Tools | – | National Flooring Equipment | Acquisition | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | HWLE Lawyers (buy-side) | National Flooring Equipment acquisition of Syntec Diamond Tools | |
| Mar 2025 | GreenSquareDC | – | Partners Group | Stake | – | Announced | Data centres | Clifford Chance (buy-side)Norton Rose Fulbright (sell-side) | Partners Group stake in GreenSquareDC | |
| Mar 2025 | Protecht Group Holdings | Shareholders of Protecht Group | PSG Equity L.L.C. | Acquisition | 445.0 | Announced | Software | Johnson Winter Slattery (sell-side)Baker McKenzie (buy-side)Weil, Gotshal & Manges (buy-side) | PSG Equity L.L.C. acquisition of Protecht Group Holdings | |
| Mar 2025 | LegalVision | – | Quadrant Private Equity | Stake | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | Quadrant Private Equity stake in LegalVision | |
| Mar 2025 | Waste Services Group | – | The Carlyle Group | Acquisition | – | Announced | Waste and environmental services | Herbert Smith Freehills KramerAllensHamilton Locke (sell-side) | The Carlyle Group acquisition of Waste Services Group | |
| Mar 2025 | Concrete Playground | – | Vinyl Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Maddocks (buy-side) | Vinyl Group acquisition of Concrete Playground | |
| Feb 2025 | Micromine | Potentia Capital | Weir Group | Acquisition | 1,350.0 | Completed | Software | Hiswara Bunjamin & TandjungJohnson Winter Slattery (sell-side)HFW (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Weir Group acquisition of Micromine | |
| Feb 2025 | PointsBet Holdings | – | BlueBet Holdings | Takeover | 360.0 | Announced | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Baker McKenzie (sell-side)Arnold Bloch Leibler (buy-side) | BlueBet Holdings acquisition of PointsBet Holdings | |
| Feb 2025 | PointsBet Holdings | – | MIXI Australia | Scheme | 402.0 | Announced | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Arnold Bloch LeiblerBaker McKenzie (sell-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side)Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (buy-side)Senet (buy-side)Aird & Berlis (buy-side) | MIXI Australia acquisition of PointsBet Holdings | |
| Feb 2025 | Karora (Lakewood) | Westgold Resources | Black Cat Syndicate | Acquisition | – | Announced | Gold and silver | Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Black Cat Syndicate acquisition of Karora (Lakewood) | |
| Feb 2025 | CZR Resources | Mark Creasy (Creasy Group) | Fenix Resources | Takeover | 61.4 | Announced | Iron ore and steel | Thomsons (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (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 | Baker McKenzie (sell-side)DLA Piper (buy-side) | SLR Consulting Australia acquisition of RPM Advisory Services | |
| Feb 2025 | Domain | – | CoStar Group | Scheme | 3,000.0 | Completed | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | CoStar Group acquisition of Domain | |
| Feb 2025 | King Energy | – | Whitebark Energy | Takeover | – | Completed | Oil and gas | EMK Lawyers (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Whitebark Energy acquisition of King Energy | |
| Feb 2025 | Hastings Technology Metals | – | – | Joint venture | – | Completed | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Clayton Utz | Acquisition of Hastings Technology Metals | |
| Feb 2025 | Neo Performance Materials | Hastings Technology Metals | Wyloo | Stake | 79.8 | Completed | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Wyloo stake in Neo Performance Materials | |
| Feb 2025 | Clean Seas Seafood | – | Yumbah Aquaculture | Scheme | 29.3 | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side)K&L Gates (buy-side) | Yumbah Aquaculture acquisition of Clean Seas Seafood | |
| Feb 2025 | Intellegam | – | Infomedia | Acquisition | – | Completed | Software | Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) | Infomedia acquisition of Intellegam | |
| Feb 2025 | Atlantic Gold Operations | St Barbara | – | Acquisition | – | Announced | Gold and silver | Mallesons (sell-side) | Acquisition of Atlantic Gold Operations | |
| Feb 2025 | Evidentia Group Holdings | – | Generation Development Group | Acquisition | 320.0 | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | Generation Development Group acquisition of Evidentia Group Holdings | |
| Feb 2025 | Matsa Resources | – | Patronus Resources | Takeover | 33.0 | Announced | Gold and silver | Thomsons (sell-side)Blackwall Legal (buy-side) | Patronus Resources acquisition of Matsa Resources | |
| Feb 2025 | IDM International | – | Blackstone Minerals | Scheme | – | Announced | Copper and base metals | Johnson Winter Slattery (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Blackstone Minerals and IDM International merger | |
| Feb 2025 | Stunalara Metals | – | Inca Minerals | Takeover | 1.8 | Announced | Gold and silver | EMK Lawyers (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Inca Minerals acquisition of Stunalara Metals | |
| Feb 2025 | Eumundi Group | – | SEQ Hospitality Group | Scheme | 80.6 | Completed | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | HopgoodGanim Lawyers (sell-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side) | SEQ Hospitality Group acquisition of Eumundi Group | |
| Feb 2025 | Australian Soil Management | – | – | Acquisition | – | Announced | Agriculture and agribusiness | Hamilton Locke | Acquisition of Australian Soil Management | |
| Feb 2025 | Tasmania JackJumpers | LK Group | Altor Capital | Acquisition | – | Completed | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Allens (sell-side) | Altor Capital acquisition of Tasmania JackJumpers | |
| Feb 2025 | Redcat | Redcat shareholders | Armitage Associates | Stake | – | Completed | Software | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side) | Armitage Associates stake in Redcat | |
| Feb 2025 | Oxford European industrial and logistics portfolio and M7 Real Estate | Oxford Properties | AustralianSuper | Joint venture | – | Announced | REITs and property funds | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side) | AustralianSuper acquisition of Oxford European industrial and logistics portfolio and M7 Real Estate | |
| Feb 2025 | KOBE | KOBE Group Holdings | Intelligent Monitoring Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Jones Day (buy-side) | Intelligent Monitoring Group acquisition of KOBE | |
| Feb 2025 | Orora Australian and New Zealand wine closures business | Orora | Interpack | Asset sale | – | Completed | Packaging, paper and forestry | Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Maddocks (buy-side) | 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 | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | Mitsui & Co stake in Rhodes Ridge Iron Ore Project | |
| Feb 2025 | Limestone Coast North Energy Park BESS | Pacific Green | Intera Renewables | Asset sale | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Allens (sell-side) | Palisade Partners acquisition of Limestone Coast North Energy Park BESS | |
| Feb 2025 | renewable energy portfolio including an 80.1 percent stake in Bright Energy Investments | CVC DIF | Potentia Energy (formerly Enel Green Power Australia) | Acquisition | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | White & Case (sell-side) | Potentia Energy (formerly Enel Green Power Australia) acquisition of renewable energy portfolio including an 80.1 percent stake in Bright Energy Investments | |
| Feb 2025 | Portfolio of more than 1GW of renewable assets across Australia | CVC DIF | Potentia Energy | Acquisition | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | Potentia Energy acquisition of Portfolio of more than 1GW of renewable assets across Australia | |
| Feb 2025 | Herron Todd White | – | Quadrant Private Equity | Acquisition | – | Completed | Property development and services | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | Quadrant Private Equity acquisition of Herron Todd White | |
| Feb 2025 | Climatech Group | Shareholders of Climatech Group | Sojitz | Acquisition | – | Announced | Engineering and construction | MinterEllison (sell-side) | Sojitz acquisition of Climatech Group | |
| Feb 2025 | Steve Madden brand in Australia (certain assets of Signal Brands) | Signal Brands | Steven Madden | Asset sale | – | Announced | Consumer brands and apparel | Mills Oakley (buy-side) | Steven Madden acquisition of Steve Madden brand in Australia (certain assets of Signal Brands) | |
| Feb 2025 | AdvanCell | – | SV Health Investors | Stake | – | Completed | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Johnson Winter Slattery (buy-side)Honigman (buy-side) | SV Health Investors stake in AdvanCell | |
| Feb 2025 | Avolution | – | Whiteoak | Stake | – | Completed | Software | Hall & Wilcox (sell-side) | Whiteoak stake in Avolution | |
| Jan 2025 | Red Hawk Mining | – | Fortescue | Takeover | 254.0 | Completed | Iron ore and steel | Peloton Legal (sell-side)Thomsons (buy-side) | Fortescue acquisition of Red Hawk Mining | |
| Jan 2025 | Dropsuite | – | NinjaOne | Scheme | 420.0 | Completed | Software | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Goodwin (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | NinjaOne acquisition of Dropsuite | |
| Jan 2025 | Aston Minerals | – | Torque Metals | Scheme | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side)Allion Partners (buy-side) | Torque Metals and Aston Minerals merger | |
| Jan 2025 | Bullabulling Gold Project | Norton Gold Fields | Minerals 260 | Acquisition | 166.5 | Completed | Gold and silver | HFW (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) | Minerals 260 acquisition of Bullabulling Gold Project | |
| Jan 2025 | Insignia | – | CC Capital | Scheme | 3,900.0 | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Mallesons (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side)Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (buy-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side)Weil, Gotshal & Manges (buy-side) | CC Capital Partners acquisition of Insignia | |
| Jan 2025 | Quickstep Holdings | – | ASDAM | Scheme | 41.2 | Completed | Defence and aerospace | Maddocks (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | CPE Capital acquisition of Quickstep Holdings | |
| Jan 2025 | Westpoint Shopping Centre | Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) | Haben | Asset sale | 900.0 | Completed | REITs and property funds | Allens (sell-side) | Haben acquisition of Westpoint Shopping Centre | |
| Jan 2025 | Tasmanian Bakeries business | National Pies | Patties Foods | Asset sale | – | Completed | Food and beverage | Maddocks (sell-side) | Patties Foods acquisition of Tasmanian Bakeries business | |
| Jan 2025 | E3 Advisory | – | Ricardo Group | Acquisition | 101.4 | Completed | Business and professional services | McCullough Robertson (sell-side) | Ricardo Group acquisition of E3 Advisory | |
| Jan 2025 | Dennis Family Homes | – | Simonds | Acquisition | – | Completed | Home building and durables | Maddocks (buy-side) | Simonds acquisition of Dennis Family Homes | |
| Jan 2025 | CMP Consulting Group | – | Vysarn | Acquisition | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Maddocks (sell-side) | Vysarn acquisition of CMP Consulting Group |
78 deals have no disclosed value. Methodology