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H1 2026 · Australian M&A announced · 146 deals · A$60bn disclosed
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| Jun 2026 | South32 bauxite, alumina and aluminum assets | South32 | Alcoa | Asset sale | 6,824.4 | Announced | Other mining and exploration | Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side)Davis Polk (buy-side)Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (buy-side) | Alcoa acquisition of South32 bauxite, alumina and aluminum assets | |
| Jun 2026 | Opuwo Cobalt Holdings (Proprietary) | Celsius Resources | Chinalco (Xiong'an) Mining Corporation | Acquisition | 21.8 | Announced | Lithium and battery metals | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Chinalco (Xiong'an) Mining acquisition of Opuwo Cobalt Holdings (Proprietary) | |
| Jun 2026 | Edna May Gold Hub | Ramelius Resources | Forrestania Resources | Asset sale | 300.0 | Announced | Gold and silver | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Forrestania Resources acquisition of Edna May Gold Hub | |
| Jun 2026 | Avanti Gold | – | Toubani Resources | Stake | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Thomsons (buy-side)Stikeman Elliott (buy-side) | Toubani Resources stake in Avanti Gold | |
| Jun 2026 | Zuleika Gold | – | CZR Resources | Takeover | 44.8 | Announced | Gold and silver | Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side)Thomsons (buy-side) | CZR Resources acquisition of Zuleika Gold | |
| Jun 2026 | UpperGround business of Hudson Global Resources (Aust) | Hudson Global Resources (Aust) Pty Limited (Administrators Appointed) | HiTech Group Australia | Asset sale | 15.0 | Announced | Business and professional services | Gadens (buy-side) | HiTech Group Australia acquisition of UpperGround business of Hudson Global Resources (Aust) | |
| Jun 2026 | Ausgroup Industrial Services (AGIS) | – | Acrow | Acquisition | 54.5 | Announced | Engineering and construction | Owen Hodge Lawyers (buy-side) | Acrow acquisition of Ausgroup Industrial Services (AGIS) | |
| Jun 2026 | Accent Group | – | Frasers Group | Takeover | – | Announced | Retail and e-commerce | Arnold Bloch Leibler (sell-side)Lander & Rogers (buy-side)Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (buy-side) | Frasers Group acquisition of Accent Group | |
| Jun 2026 | Datisan | XPON Technologies Group | Incubeta Australia | Acquisition | 8.1 | Completed | IT services | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side) | The Carlyle Group acquisition of Datisan | |
| Jun 2026 | Lodestone Iron Ore Project | Private interests associated with Hamish Halliday and Steve Parsons | Killi Resources | Acquisition | 20.4 | Announced | Iron ore and steel | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Killi Resources acquisition of Lodestone Iron Ore Project | |
| Jun 2026 | Ciclón Copper Project | – | Norfolk | Asset sale | 70.3 | Announced | Copper and base metals | Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | Norfolk acquisition of Ciclón Copper Project | |
| Jun 2026 | Steadfast Group | – | Amwins Group | Scheme | 7,700.0 | Announced | Insurance | Mallesons (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) | Dragoneer Investment Group acquisition of Steadfast Group | |
| Jun 2026 | Strata Investment Holdings | – | Freedom BidCo | Acquisition | 27.1 | Completed | Listed investment vehicles | Squire Patton Boggs (buy-side) | Freedom acquisition of Strata Investment Holdings | |
| Jun 2026 | Zenith Minerals | – | Forrestania Resources | Takeover | 93.5 | Announced | Gold and silver | Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Forrestania Resources acquisition of Zenith Minerals | |
| Jun 2026 | Euroz Hartleys Capital Markets business | Euroz Hartleys Group | BMO Financial Group | Acquisition | 145.0 | Announced | Asset and wealth management | Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side) | BMO Financial Group acquisition of Euroz Hartleys Capital Markets business | |
| Jun 2026 | Cygnus Metals | – | Central Asia Metals | Scheme | 232.0 | Completed | Copper and base metals | Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)McCarthy Tétrault (buy-side)Fieldfisher (buy-side) | Central Asia Metals acquisition of Cygnus Metals | |
| Jun 2026 | Siemens gas and steam turbines | Energy World Corporation | Hallador Energy Company | Asset sale | 491.8 | Announced | Electricity and gas networks and retail | K&L Gates (sell-side) | Hallador Energy Company acquisition of Siemens gas and steam turbines | |
| Jun 2026 | HMA Group | – | Anchorage Capital Partners | Scheme | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Thomsons (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | Anchorage Capital Partners acquisition of HMA Group | |
| Jun 2026 | Moorabbin Airport | Goodman Group | Barings | Acquisition | 1,500.0 | Announced | Transport infrastructure | Clayton Utz (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) | Barings acquisition of Moorabbin Airport | |
| Jun 2026 | Partnered Health Group | Funds managed and/or advised by Quadrant Private Equity | Bupa | Acquisition | – | Announced | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) | Bupa acquisition of Partnered Health Group | |
| Jun 2026 | Aztec Resources | MGX Resources | Crestlink | Acquisition | – | Announced | Iron ore and steel | Allens (buy-side)Voyager Legal (buy-side) | Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. acquisition of Aztec Resources | |
| Jun 2026 | Tahmoor Coal Group assets | Tahmoor Coal Pty Ltd and Bargo Collieries Pty Ltd (in liquidation) | Consortium | Asset sale | – | Completed | Coal | Gilbert + TobinAshurst Perkins Coie (sell-side) | Consortium acquisition of Tahmoor Coal Group assets | |
| Jun 2026 | Made Group | TPG and other shareholders | Danone | Acquisition | – | Announced | Food and beverage | Clifford Chance (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)Latham & Watkins (buy-side) | Danone acquisition of Made Group | |
| Jun 2026 | Danone Saputo Dairy Australia (DSDA) joint venture | Saputo Dairy Australia | Danone Asia | Acquisition | – | Announced | Food and beverage | Jones Day (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)Latham & Watkins (buy-side) | Danone Asia acquisition of Danone Saputo Dairy Australia (DSDA) joint venture | |
| Jun 2026 | Military Services Australia Pty Ltd. and Downie Jones Ship Stores Limited (MSA) | – | Wrist Group | Acquisition | – | Announced | Business and professional services | Jones Day (buy-side) | J.F. Lehman & Company acquisition of Military Services Australia Pty Ltd. and Downie Jones Ship Stores Limited (MSA) | |
| Jun 2026 | Raging Waters Sydney | Shareholders of Raging Waters Sydney | Jamberoo Action Park | Acquisition | – | Announced | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Dentons Canada (sell-side)Mills Oakley (buy-side)PDC Law (buy-side) | Jamberoo Action Park acquisition of Raging Waters Sydney | |
| Jun 2026 | Leed Engineering and Construction | Leed shareholders | JN Bentley | Acquisition | – | Announced | Engineering and construction | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side) | JN Bentley acquisition of Leed Engineering and Construction | |
| Jun 2026 | Australian Financial Planning Group (AFPG) | – | Kudu Investment Management | Stake | – | Completed | Asset and wealth management | MinterEllison (buy-side) | Kudu Investment Management stake in Australian Financial Planning Group (AFPG) | |
| Jun 2026 | Drummond Capital Partners | – | Kudu Investment Management | Stake | – | Completed | Asset and wealth management | MinterEllison (buy-side) | Kudu Investment Management stake in Drummond Capital Partners | |
| Jun 2026 | Graceview | – | Legora | Acquisition | – | Completed | Software | White & Case (buy-side) | Legora acquisition of Graceview | |
| Jun 2026 | Tahmoor Coal Group business and assets (Tahmoor Coal Mine) | Tahmoor Coal Pty Ltd and Bargo Collieries Pty Ltd (in liquidation) | M Resources | Asset sale | – | Completed | Coal | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side) | M Resources acquisition of Tahmoor Coal Group business and assets (Tahmoor Coal Mine) | |
| Jun 2026 | Investment management business of Starz Real Estate | – | Qualitas | Acquisition | 36.5 | Announced | Asset and wealth management | Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) | Qualitas acquisition of Investment management business of Starz Real Estate | |
| Jun 2026 | MCT Automotive Group | – | Toyota Tsusho | Acquisition | – | Completed | Automotive | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Toyota Tsusho acquisition of MCT Automotive Group | |
| May 2026 | Far East Gold | – | Xingye Gold (Hong Kong) Mining Company | Takeover | – | Announced | Gold and silver | Thomsons (sell-side)Johnson Winter Slattery (buy-side) | Xingye Gold (Hong Kong) Mining Company acquisition of Far East Gold | |
| May 2026 | European Lithium | – | Critical Metals Corp. | Scheme | – | Announced | Lithium and battery metals | Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side)Winston Taylor (sell-side)Nova Legal (buy-side)Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (buy-side) | Critical Metals Corp. acquisition of European Lithium | |
| May 2026 | Abacus Storage Funds Management | Abacus Group Holdings | Abacus Storage King | Acquisition | 19.0 | Announced | Asset and wealth management | Allens (sell-side) | Abacus Storage King acquisition of Abacus Storage Funds Management | |
| May 2026 | Kyra flow products | Telstra Health | Alcidion Group | Asset sale | 3.0 | Announced | Medical devices and technology | Arnold Bloch Leibler (buy-side) | Alcidion Group acquisition of Kyra flow products | |
| May 2026 | MPC Kinetic | – | GenusPlus Group | Acquisition | 400.0 | Announced | Engineering and construction | Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | GenusPlus Group acquisition of MPC Kinetic | |
| May 2026 | Carp Fluorspar | – | Evion Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Other mining and exploration | Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Evion Group acquisition of Carp Fluorspar | |
| May 2026 | Atlantic Lithium | – | Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. | Scheme | 292.0 | Pending | Lithium and battery metals | HopgoodGanim Lawyers (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. acquisition of Atlantic Lithium | |
| May 2026 | Frontier Group CRM | – | Connected Minerals | Acquisition | – | Announced | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Jones Day (sell-side) | Connected Minerals acquisition of Frontier Group CRM | |
| May 2026 | Peak Hill Gold Project | Westgold | Great Boulder | Asset sale | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Blackwall Legal (buy-side)Mining + Heritage Legal (buy-side) | Great Boulder acquisition of Peak Hill Gold Project | |
| May 2026 | NGI Stable Growth Portfolio (portfolio of Net Revenue Share interests in 17 alternative asset managers) | Stable Asset Management LP | Navigator Global Investments | Asset sale | 264.2 | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Seward & Kissel (sell-side)MinterEllison (sell-side)Kirkland & Ellis (buy-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Navigator Global Investments acquisition of NGI Stable Growth Portfolio (portfolio of Net Revenue Share interests in 17 alternative asset managers) | |
| May 2026 | Boral | – | – | Joint venture | – | Announced | Building materials | Addisons | Acquisition of Boral | |
| May 2026 | INSITE DC | – | – | Joint venture | – | Completed | Data centres | Clifford Chance (sell-side) | Acquisition of INSITE DC | |
| May 2026 | Maas Group Holdings | – | – | Joint venture | – | Completed | Engineering and construction | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Acquisition of Maas Group Holdings | |
| May 2026 | TelstraSuper | – | – | Merger | – | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Allens | Aware Super and TelstraSuper merger | |
| May 2026 | La Trobe Financial Group | Brookfield Asset Management | Axight | Stake | 3,000.0 | Completed | Banking and lending | Allens (buy-side) | Axight stake in La Trobe Financial Group | |
| May 2026 | Anglo American Australian steelmaking coal portfolio | Anglo American | Dhilmar | Acquisition | 5,388.2 | Announced | Coal | MinterEllison (sell-side)Latham & Watkins (sell-side) | Dhilmar acquisition of Anglo American Australian steelmaking coal portfolio | |
| May 2026 | FVS Services Group | shareholders of FVS Services Group | Fortitude Investment Partners | Acquisition | – | Announced | Business and professional services | HopgoodGanim Lawyers (sell-side) | Fortitude Investment Partners acquisition of FVS Services Group | |
| May 2026 | I-MED Radiology Network | Permira | Jardine Matheson | Acquisition | 3,400.0 | Announced | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Allens (buy-side)Linklaters (buy-side)Chapman Tripp (buy-side)Cooley (buy-side) | Jardine Matheson acquisition of I-MED Radiology Network | |
| May 2026 | Dysons | – | Kinetic | Acquisition | – | Completed | Transport and logistics | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Kinetic acquisition of Dysons | |
| May 2026 | COLAS hot-mix asphalt business in Tomago | COLAS Australia Group | Maas Group Holdings | Asset sale | – | Completed | Building materials | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Maas Group Holdings acquisition of COLAS hot-mix asphalt business in Tomago | |
| May 2026 | Invision Marketing Services | – | Nelnet | Acquisition | – | Announced | Software | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Nelnet acquisition of Invision Marketing Services | |
| May 2026 | Jellinbah Group | Anglo American | – | Stake | 1,390.5 | Completed | Coal | MinterEllison (sell-side) | Stake in Jellinbah Group | |
| May 2026 | Estia Health | Bain Capital | Stonepeak | Acquisition | – | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Allens (sell-side)MinterEllison (buy-side) | Stonepeak acquisition of Estia Health | |
| May 2026 | Bargain Car Rentals | Bargain Car Rentals shareholders | Tokyo Century | Acquisition | – | Completed | Transport and logistics | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side)Hall & Wilcox (buy-side)Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (buy-side) | Tokyo Century acquisition of Bargain Car Rentals | |
| May 2026 | Pedal Group | Flight Centre Travel Group | Turner Collective | Stake | 131.3 | Completed | Retail and e-commerce | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Turner Collective stake in Pedal Group | |
| Apr 2026 | oOh!media | – | Pacific Equity Partners | Scheme | – | Announced | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Mallesons (sell-side) | Pacific Equity Partners acquisition of oOh!media | |
| Apr 2026 | Serra Negra rare earths (and niobium) Project | – | Oceana Metals | Asset sale | 14.3 | Announced | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Veirano Advogados (buy-side) | Oceana Metals acquisition of Serra Negra rare earths (and niobium) Project | |
| Apr 2026 | Atlas Arteria | – | IFM | Takeover | – | Announced | Transport infrastructure | Mallesons (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) | IFM acquisition of Atlas Arteria | |
| Apr 2026 | Grant Thornton Australia | – | Turbo Parent Partnership LP | Scheme | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Allens (sell-side) | New Mountain Capital acquisition of Grant Thornton Australia | |
| Apr 2026 | Loyal Metals | – | PT Bumi Resources Tbk | Scheme | 79.1 | Completed | Copper and base metals | Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side) | PT Bumi Resources Tbk acquisition of Loyal Metals | |
| Apr 2026 | Paymark Limited (trading as Worldline New Zealand) | Retail International Holding S.A.S. (Worldline) | Cuscal | Acquisition | 27.0 | Completed | Payments and fintech | Bell Gully (buy-side) | Cuscal acquisition of Paymark Limited (trading as Worldline New Zealand) | |
| Apr 2026 | DTI Group | – | Finico | Takeover | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Blackwall Legal (sell-side)Lander & Rogers (buy-side) | Finico acquisition of DTI Group | |
| Apr 2026 | Kestrel Coal Group | EMR Capital Advisors | Yancoal Australia | Acquisition | 3,411.9 | Announced | Coal | Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)Freshfields (buy-side) | Yancoal Australia acquisition of Kestrel Coal Group | |
| Apr 2026 | Sumitomo Metal Mining Oceania | – | – | Joint venture | – | Announced | Gold and silver | MinterEllison | Acquisition of Sumitomo Metal Mining Oceania | |
| Apr 2026 | International Insurance Brokers | – | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co | Acquisition | – | Announced | Insurance | MinterEllison (buy-side) | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co acquisition of International Insurance Brokers | |
| Apr 2026 | Renewable Metals | – | Clean Energy Finance | Stake | – | Announced | Waste and environmental services | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Clean Energy Finance stake in Renewable Metals | |
| Apr 2026 | FTP Solutions | FTP Solutions shareholders | Five V Capital | Stake | – | Pending | Software | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side)Arnold Bloch Leibler (buy-side) | Five V Capital stake in FTP Solutions | |
| Apr 2026 | Steadfast Re broking business | – | Gallagher Reinsurance Australia | Asset sale | – | Completed | Insurance | MinterEllison (buy-side) | Gallagher Reinsurance Australia acquisition of Steadfast Re broking business | |
| Apr 2026 | Arafura Rare Earths | – | Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) | Stake | 82.6 | Pending | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | MinterEllison (buy-side) | Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) stake in Arafura Rare Earths | |
| Apr 2026 | Summerfield Battery Energy Storage System | – | Palisade Investment Partners | Asset sale | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | DLA Piper (buy-side) | Palisade Investment Partners acquisition of Summerfield Battery Energy Storage System | |
| Apr 2026 | Cboe Australia | Cboe Global Markets | TMX Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Payments and fintech | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | TMX Group acquisition of Cboe Australia | |
| 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) | Whiteoak Growth Fund II LP acquisition of Zeus Street Greek | |
| Mar 2026 | Oracle Group | – | Count | Acquisition | 65.6 | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | Count acquisition of Oracle Group | |
| Mar 2026 | Georgian | – | Navigator Global Investments | Stake | 142.5 | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Weil, Gotshal & Manges (sell-side)Kirkland & Ellis (buy-side) | Navigator Global Investments stake in Georgian | |
| Mar 2026 | Catalyst Cyber | – | Infotrust | Acquisition | – | Pending | IT services | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | Infotrust acquisition of Catalyst Cyber | |
| Mar 2026 | Perpetual Wealth Management Group | Perpetual | Bain Capital Private Equity, LP | Acquisition | 500.0 | Announced | Asset and wealth management | Mallesons (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) | Bain Capital Private Equity, LP acquisition of Perpetual Wealth Management Group | |
| Mar 2026 | Shark (BVI) | Perseus Mining | Hong Kong Matrix Golden Fortune Mining | Acquisition | 396.1 | Announced | Gold and silver | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side)Zhong Lun Law Firm (buy-side) | Hong Kong Matrix Golden Fortune Mining acquisition of Shark (BVI) | |
| Mar 2026 | Emmerson Resources | – | Pan African Resources | Scheme | 300.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Thomsons (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | Pan African Resources acquisition of Emmerson Resources | |
| Mar 2026 | Railtrain Holdings | Entities associated with Chris Chalwell, Brendan Williams, Andrew McCutcheon and Graham Butler | GenusPlus Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Engineering and construction | Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | GenusPlus Group acquisition of Railtrain Holdings | |
| Mar 2026 | Infinite Care | MA Financial Group | Anglicare Sydney | Acquisition | – | Pending | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side)Allens (buy-side)Russell Kennedy (buy-side) | Anglicare Sydney acquisition of Infinite Care | |
| Mar 2026 | Cue Energy Resources | Echelon Resources | Horizon Oil | Takeover | – | Announced | Oil and gas | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Mallesons (buy-side) | Horizon Oil acquisition of Cue Energy Resources | |
| Mar 2026 | JAIX Logistics Software | JAIX shareholders | Arcadea Group | Acquisition | – | Announced | Software | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side) | Arcadea Group acquisition of JAIX Logistics Software | |
| Mar 2026 | Eptec defence division | Next Capital | Arlington Capital Partners | Acquisition | 150.0 | Announced | Defence and aerospace | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side) | Arlington Capital Partners acquisition of Eptec defence division | |
| Mar 2026 | Arrow Funds Management | – | Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI) | Acquisition | – | Announced | Asset and wealth management | Mills Oakley (sell-side) | Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI) acquisition of Arrow Funds Management | |
| Mar 2026 | Madura Plains Station | CC Cooper & Co | Consolidated Pastoral Company | Asset sale | – | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | Piper Alderman (sell-side)McCullough Robertson (buy-side) | Consolidated Pastoral Company acquisition of Madura Plains Station | |
| Mar 2026 | Richard Jay | Shareholders of Richard Jay | Fortitude Investment Partners | Acquisition | – | Announced | Business and professional services | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | Fortitude Investment Partners acquisition of Richard Jay | |
| Mar 2026 | PlasmaLeap Technologies | – | Gates Foundation | Stake | – | Announced | Agriculture and agribusiness | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) | Gates Foundation stake in PlasmaLeap Technologies | |
| Mar 2026 | Paramount Liquor group | – | Mercury Capital | Stake | – | Completed | Food and beverage | Mills Oakley (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | Mercury Capital stake in Paramount Liquor group | |
| Mar 2026 | Critical minerals royalty portfolio (Western Australia) | RCF Management | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board | Asset sale | – | Completed | Lithium and battery metals | Allens (buy-side) | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board acquisition of Critical minerals royalty portfolio (Western Australia) | |
| Mar 2026 | Opal Healthcare | – | Pacific Equity Partners | Stake | – | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Allens (buy-side) | Pacific Equity Partners stake in Opal Healthcare | |
| Mar 2026 | ModnPods | – | Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) | Stake | – | Completed | Home building and durables | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) stake in ModnPods | |
| Mar 2026 | Aura Holdings | – | Stonepeak | Stake | – | Completed | Property development and services | Allens (buy-side) | Stonepeak stake in Aura Holdings | |
| Mar 2026 | BrewDog Brewing Australia | – | Tilray Australia New Zealand | Acquisition | – | Completed | Food and beverage | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Tilray Australia New Zealand acquisition of BrewDog Brewing Australia | |
| Mar 2026 | Valiant Gold | Westgold Resources | – | Demerger | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Thomsons (sell-side) | Valiant Gold demerger | |
| Mar 2026 | Arcadia Consolidated Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries | – | Whiteoak Growth Fund II LP | Acquisition | – | Announced | Business and professional services | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | Whiteoak Growth Fund II LP acquisition of Arcadia Consolidated Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries | |
| Feb 2026 | SDI | Jeffery James Cheetham | Beijing Guoci Kebo Technology Co. | Scheme | 166.4 | Completed | Medical devices and technology | DLA Piper (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Beijing Guoci Kebo Technology Co. acquisition of SDI | |
| Feb 2026 | Tourism Portfolio | Kelsian | Journey Beyond | Acquisition | 161.0 | Completed | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Kain Lawyers (sell-side)Jones Day (buy-side) | Crestview Partners acquisition of Tourism Portfolio | |
| Feb 2026 | ClearView Wealth | – | Zurich Financial Services Australia | Scheme | – | Completed | Insurance | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side) | Zurich Financial Services Australia acquisition of ClearView Wealth | |
| Feb 2026 | Great Bear Copper-Gold-Silver-Uranium Project | White Cliff Minerals | HCD | Asset sale | – | Announced | Copper and base metals | Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | HCD acquisition of Great Bear Copper-Gold-Silver-Uranium Project | |
| Feb 2026 | Infrawork Holdings | – | PeopleIN | Acquisition | – | Completed | Business and professional services | DLA Piper (buy-side) | PeopleIN acquisition of Infrawork Holdings | |
| Feb 2026 | Magnetic Resources | – | Genesis Minerals | Scheme | 639.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Broadstream Advisory (buy-side) | Genesis Minerals acquisition of Magnetic Resources | |
| Feb 2026 | Peel Mining | – | Aeris Resources | Scheme | 214.0 | Completed | Copper and base metals | Hamilton Locke (sell-side)HopgoodGanim Lawyers (buy-side) | Aeris Resources acquisition of Peel Mining | |
| Feb 2026 | Sierra Atacama Copper Project | – | Cobre | Asset sale | – | Announced | Copper and base metals | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | Cobre acquisition of Sierra Atacama Copper Project | |
| Feb 2026 | Riverside Marine Holdings | – | Bhagwan Marine | Acquisition | 130.0 | Completed | Transport and logistics | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Bhagwan Marine acquisition of Riverside Marine Holdings | |
| Feb 2026 | Pepper Money | – | Challenger | Scheme | – | Announced | Banking and lending | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side) | Challenger acquisition of Pepper Money | |
| Feb 2026 | Qoria | – | Aura Consolidated Group | Scheme | 3,000.0 | Completed | Software | Thomsons (sell-side)Gibson Dunn (sell-side)Macfarlanes (sell-side)Uria Menendez (sell-side) | Aura Consolidated Group acquisition of Qoria | |
| Feb 2026 | Ontario Gold Assets (70% of Pickle Crow Project, 100% of Sioux Lookout Project) | FireFly Metals | Bellavista Resources | Asset sale | 47.4 | Completed | Gold and silver | Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (sell-side) | Bellavista Resources acquisition of Ontario Gold Assets (70% of Pickle Crow Project, 100% of Sioux Lookout Project) | |
| Feb 2026 | Pickle Crow Gold Project | FireFly Metals | Bellavista Resources | Asset sale | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)Cassels (buy-side) | Bellavista Resources acquisition of Pickle Crow Gold Project | |
| Feb 2026 | Pickle Crow Gold Project and exploration assets (Ontario) | FireFly Metals | Bellavista Resources | Asset sale | – | Announced | Gold and silver | Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)Cassels (buy-side) | Bellavista Resources acquisition of Pickle Crow Gold Project and exploration assets (Ontario) | |
| Feb 2026 | Five operational solar farms across New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria | Lightsource bp | Aula Energy | Asset sale | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) | Aula Energy acquisition of Five operational solar farms across New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria | |
| Feb 2026 | Centuria Bass Credit | – | Centuria Capital | Acquisition | – | Announced | Asset and wealth management | Jones Day (buy-side) | Centuria Capital acquisition of Centuria Bass Credit | |
| Feb 2026 | Australian Barge Hire | – | Combifloat | Acquisition | – | Announced | Transport and logistics | Holding Redlich (buy-side) | Combifloat acquisition of Australian Barge Hire | |
| Feb 2026 | SB SPV No.1 Pty Ltd (IPSI) | – | Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) | Acquisition | – | Announced | Payments and fintech | Bird & Bird | Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) acquisition of SB SPV No.1 Pty Ltd (IPSI) | |
| Feb 2026 | Minerals 260 | – | Franco-Nevada | Stake | 50.0 | Announced | Gold and silver | Allens (sell-side) | Franco-Nevada stake in Minerals 260 | |
| Feb 2026 | Food Odyssey | – | Genki Global Dining Concepts | Acquisition | – | Announced | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | Genki Global Dining Concepts acquisition of Food Odyssey | |
| Feb 2026 | MAAS Group Construction Materials division | MAAS Group Holdings | Heidelberg Materials Australia | Acquisition | 1,700.0 | Pending | Building materials | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Mallesons (buy-side) | Heidelberg Materials Australia acquisition of MAAS Group Construction Materials division | |
| Feb 2026 | Eucalyptus | Blackbird Ventures | Hims & Hers Health | Acquisition | 1,751.8 | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | K&L Gates (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Cooley (sell-side)MinterEllison (buy-side) | Hims & Hers Health acquisition of Eucalyptus | |
| Feb 2026 | management rights to Elanor Commercial Property Fund | Elanor Investors Group | LDR Capital | Acquisition | – | Announced | Asset and wealth management | McCullough Robertson (buy-side) | LDR Capital acquisition of management rights to Elanor Commercial Property Fund | |
| Feb 2026 | Hapana | – | Microequities | Stake | – | Announced | Software | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) | Microequities stake in Hapana | |
| Feb 2026 | NewCo (Peel Mining demerged base and precious metals holding company) | Peel Mining | – | Demerger | – | Announced | Copper and base metals | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | NewCo (Peel Mining demerged base and precious metals holding company) demerger | |
| Feb 2026 | Southern Cross Diagnostics | – | Novacyt SA | Acquisition | – | Completed | Medical devices and technology | Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Addleshaw Goddard (buy-side)Frieh, Brault & Associés (buy-side) | Novacyt SA acquisition of Southern Cross Diagnostics | |
| Feb 2026 | Hanworth Battery Energy Storage System | Enervest | Octopus Australia | Asset sale | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Octopus Australia acquisition of Hanworth Battery Energy Storage System | |
| Feb 2026 | HoseCo Australia | – | ATOM | Acquisition | – | Announced | Industrial products and machinery | HWLE Lawyers (buy-side) | PEP acquisition of HoseCo Australia | |
| Feb 2026 | Coca-Cola Place, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney (25% freehold interest) | M&G Real Estate | Soilbuild | Stake | 90.7 | Completed | REITs and property funds | K&L Gates (buy-side) | Soilbuild stake in Coca-Cola Place, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney (25% freehold interest) | |
| Feb 2026 | Transport business of UGL | UGL | Sojitz | Stake | – | Completed | Engineering and construction | Bell Gully (buy-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) | Sojitz stake in Transport business of UGL | |
| Feb 2026 | Neara | – | TCV | Stake | – | Completed | Software | DLA Piper (sell-side) | TCV stake in Neara | |
| Jan 2026 | PIHL Holdings | – | AUB Group | Acquisition | 432.0 | Announced | Insurance | Allens (buy-side) | AUB Group acquisition of PIHL Holdings | |
| Jan 2026 | Australian Strategic Materials | – | Energy Fuels | Scheme | 447.0 | Completed | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | A&O Shearman (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side)Dentons Canada (buy-side)Dorsey & Whitney (buy-side) | Energy Fuels acquisition of Australian Strategic Materials | |
| Jan 2026 | Cannatrek | – | Little Green Pharma | Scheme | – | Completed | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | K&L Gates (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Little Green Pharma acquisition of Cannatrek | |
| Jan 2026 | European Outlet Mall Venture (EOMV) platform | Allianz accounts managed by PIMCO | Aware Super | Stake | – | Completed | REITs and property funds | Clifford Chance (buy-side)Schoenherr (buy-side) | Aware Super stake in European Outlet Mall Venture (EOMV) platform | |
| Jan 2026 | MARSS group business | – | Electro Optic Systems Holdings | Asset sale | 54.8 | Completed | Defence and aerospace | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader (buy-side)MinterEllison (buy-side) | Electro Optic Systems Holdings acquisition of MARSS group business | |
| Jan 2026 | Electrum Discovery Corp. | – | MinRex Resources | Merger | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Steinepreis PaganinFarris LLPThomsonsGowling WLG | MinRex Resources and Electrum Discovery Corp. merger | |
| Jan 2026 | BlueScope Steel | – | SGH | Scheme | – | Announced | Iron ore and steel | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) | SGH acquisition of BlueScope Steel | |
| Jan 2026 | reverse logistics division of TIC Group (now known as RL Circular Operations) | TIC Group | Assurant | Acquisition | – | Completed | Transport and logistics | Lander & Rogers (buy-side) | Assurant acquisition of reverse logistics division of TIC Group (now known as RL Circular Operations) | |
| Jan 2026 | Hamilton Island | Oatley Family | Blackstone | Acquisition | – | Completed | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Blackstone acquisition of Hamilton Island | |
| Jan 2026 | Portfolio of premium farming properties | Australian Food & Agriculture Company (AFA) | Cleveland Agriculture | Asset sale | 200.0 | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | Bird & Bird (sell-side) | Cleveland Agriculture acquisition of Portfolio of premium farming properties | |
| Jan 2026 | Platinum Cables | Platinum Cables Holdings | IPD Group | Acquisition | 45.0 | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | IPD Group acquisition of Platinum Cables | |
| Jan 2026 | PNB Consolidated | – | Lion | Acquisition | – | Completed | Household and personal products | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Lion acquisition of PNB Consolidated | |
| Jan 2026 | Gilmour Space Technologies | – | National Reconstruction Fund | Stake | – | Completed | Defence and aerospace | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | National Reconstruction Fund stake in Gilmour Space Technologies | |
| Jan 2026 | Kraken Technologies | – | Origin Energy | Stake | 13,176.3 | Announced | Software | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Origin Energy stake in Kraken Technologies | |
| Jan 2026 | National Capital Private Hospital | certain Healthscope Group entities | Ramsay Health Care | Asset sale | 251.0 | Announced | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Ramsay Health Care acquisition of National Capital Private Hospital | |
| Jan 2026 | Delburn Wind Farm (205 MW) | – | SEC Victoria (SEC) | Asset sale | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | SEC Victoria (SEC) acquisition of Delburn Wind Farm (205 MW) | |
| Jan 2026 | Hullbot (Armata Systems Pty Ltd) | – | – | Stake | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Addisons (sell-side) | Stake in Hullbot (Armata Systems Pty Ltd) |
90 deals have no disclosed value. H1 2025 rank is the firm's place in the same period a year earlier, under the same filters. Methodology