Australian M&A legal advisers: completed deals
H1 2025 · Australian M&A completed · 70 deals · A$10bn disclosed
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| 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 | 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 | |
| Jun 2025 | Engenco | – | Elph Investments | Takeover | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Baker McKenzie (sell-side)Pinsent Masons (buy-side) | Elph Investments acquisition of Engenco | |
| Jun 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 | |
| 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 | foundU | – | Citation Group | Takeover | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Mills Oakley (sell-side)HWLE Lawyers (buy-side) | Hg acquisition of foundU | |
| Jun 2025 | BaptistCare (NSW, ACT, WA) | – | – | Merger | – | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | HWLE Lawyers | Baptcare and BaptistCare (NSW, ACT, WA) merger | |
| Jun 2025 | Aston Minerals | – | Torque Metals | Scheme | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side)Allion Partners (buy-side) | Torque Metals and Aston Minerals merger | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Jun 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 | |
| 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) | |
| May 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 | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
| May 2025 | Henty Gold Mine | Catalyst Metals | Kaiser Reef | Asset sale | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Thomsons (sell-side) | Kaiser Reef acquisition of Henty Gold Mine | |
| May 2025 | SAGE Group | – | Tetra Tech | Acquisition | – | Completed | IT services | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side)Thomsons (buy-side) | Tetra Tech acquisition of SAGE Group | |
| May 2025 | Quickstep Holdings | – | ASDAM | Scheme | 41.2 | Completed | Defence and aerospace | Maddocks (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | CPE Capital acquisition of Quickstep Holdings | |
| May 2025 | De Grey Mining | – | Northern Star Resources | Scheme | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side) | Northern Star Resources acquisition of De Grey Mining | |
| May 2025 | Prime100 | – | Colgate-Palmolive | Asset sale | 500.0 | Completed | Food and beverage | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Addisons (buy-side)Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (buy-side) | Colgate-Palmolive acquisition of Prime100 | |
| Apr 2025 | Molekulis | shareholders of Molekulis | Redox | Acquisition | – | Completed | Chemicals and fertilisers | HopgoodGanim Lawyers (sell-side)Lane Neave (sell-side) | Redox acquisition of Molekulis | |
| Apr 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 | |
| Apr 2025 | SG Fleet Group | – | Westmann Bidco | Scheme | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side) | Pacific Equity Partners acquisition of SG Fleet Group | |
| Apr 2025 | Bigtincan Holdings | – | Vector Capital Management, L.P. | Scheme | 183.0 | Completed | Software | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Johnson Winter Slattery (buy-side)Sidley Austin (buy-side) | Vector Capital Management, L.P. acquisition of Bigtincan Holdings | |
| Apr 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 | |
| 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 | TMLabs | – | Coforge Technologies Australia | Acquisition | – | Completed | IT services | Mills Oakley (sell-side) | Coforge Technologies Australia acquisition of TMLabs | |
| 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 | SecurePay | Australia Post | Fat Zebra | Acquisition | – | Completed | Payments and fintech | K&L Gates (buy-side) | Fat Zebra acquisition of SecurePay | |
| Apr 2025 | King Energy | – | Whitebark Energy | Takeover | – | Completed | Oil and gas | EMK Lawyers (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Whitebark Energy acquisition of King Energy | |
| Apr 2025 | Ascot Waste Management business | – | Symal Group | Asset sale | 12.0 | Completed | Waste and environmental services | Piper Alderman (buy-side) | Symal Group acquisition of Ascot Waste Management business | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Apr 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 | |
| Apr 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 | |
| Apr 2025 | Purpose-built student accommodation portfolio (seven assets) | Wee Hur | Greystar | Asset sale | 1,600.0 | Completed | REITs and property funds | MinterEllison (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) | Greystar acquisition of Purpose-built student accommodation portfolio (seven assets) | |
| Mar 2025 | Maximus Resources | Beacon Minerals | Astral Resources | Takeover | 31.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | EMK Lawyers (sell-side)Thomsons (buy-side) | Astral Resources stake in Maximus Resources | |
| 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 | Concrete Playground | – | Vinyl Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Maddocks (buy-side) | Vinyl Group acquisition of Concrete Playground | |
| Mar 2025 | Engeny Group | – | Egis Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Engineering and construction | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Egis Group acquisition of Engeny Group | |
| Mar 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 | |
| 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 | 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 | Hero Software entities | – | Software Combined | Acquisition | – | Completed | Software | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Software Combined acquisition of Hero Software entities | |
| Mar 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 | |
| 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 | Tasmania JackJumpers | LK Group | Altor Capital | Acquisition | – | Completed | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Allens (sell-side) | Altor Capital acquisition of Tasmania JackJumpers | |
| Mar 2025 | Redcat | Redcat shareholders | Armitage Associates | Stake | – | Completed | Software | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side) | Armitage Associates stake in Redcat | |
| Mar 2025 | KOBE | KOBE Group Holdings | Intelligent Monitoring Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Jones Day (buy-side) | Intelligent Monitoring Group acquisition of KOBE | |
| Mar 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 | 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 | Intellegam | – | Infomedia | Acquisition | – | Completed | Software | Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) | Infomedia acquisition of Intellegam | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Dennis Family Homes | – | Simonds | Acquisition | – | Completed | Home building and durables | Maddocks (buy-side) | Simonds acquisition of Dennis Family Homes | |
| Feb 2025 | Mako Gold | – | Aurum Resources | Takeover | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Allion Partners (buy-side) | Aurum Resources acquisition of Mako Gold | |
| Feb 2025 | Avolution | – | Whiteoak | Stake | – | Completed | Software | Hall & Wilcox (sell-side) | Whiteoak stake in Avolution | |
| Jan 2025 | Billson's alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage brands | Billson's Beverages | The Coca-Cola Company | Asset sale | – | Completed | Food and beverage | MinterEllison (sell-side)Addisons (buy-side) | The Coca-Cola Company acquisition of Billson's alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage brands | |
| Jan 2025 | Jellinbah Group | Anglo American | – | Stake | 1,390.5 | Completed | Coal | MinterEllison (sell-side) | Stake in Jellinbah Group | |
| 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 | E3 Advisory | – | Ricardo Group | Acquisition | 101.4 | Completed | Business and professional services | McCullough Robertson (sell-side) | Ricardo Group acquisition of E3 Advisory | |
| 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 | CMP Consulting Group | – | Vysarn | Acquisition | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Maddocks (sell-side) | Vysarn acquisition of CMP Consulting Group | |
| Jan 2025 | Randlab Group | – | Animalcare Group | Acquisition | 120.0 | Completed | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Squire Patton Boggs (buy-side) | Animalcare Group acquisition of Randlab Group |
42 deals have no disclosed value. Methodology