Australian M&A legal advisers: completed deals
Calendar 2025 · Australian M&A completed · 170 deals · A$69bn disclosed
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| Dec 2025 | 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) | |
| Dec 2025 | Chadwick Forklifts | – | Nikken | Acquisition | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side) | Nikken acquisition of Chadwick Forklifts | |
| Dec 2025 | Regional Express Holdings Limited (Rex) | – | Air T | Acquisition | – | Completed | Transport and logistics | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | Air T acquisition of Regional Express Holdings Limited (Rex) | |
| Dec 2025 | Beetaloo Station | BBRC | Consolidated Pastoral Company | Asset sale | 300.0 | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | McCullough Robertson (buy-side) | Consolidated Pastoral Company acquisition of Beetaloo Station | |
| Dec 2025 | Wengfu Australia | Wengfu Group | Fertiglobe | Asset sale | – | Completed | Chemicals and fertilisers | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | Fertiglobe acquisition of Wengfu Australia | |
| Dec 2025 | AFS Logistics | The Growth Fund | FMH Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Transport and logistics | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) | Pacific Equity Partners acquisition of AFS Logistics | |
| Dec 2025 | Agile Energy | – | Five V Capital | Acquisition | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Clifford Chance (buy-side) | Five V Capital acquisition of Agile Energy | |
| Dec 2025 | Redback Boots | founders of Redback Boots | Ares Management | Acquisition | – | Completed | Consumer brands and apparel | Clifford Chance (buy-side) | Ares Management acquisition of Redback Boots | |
| Dec 2025 | Lynch Group Holdings | – | Darwin Aus Bidco | Scheme | 270.0 | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Darwin Aus acquisition of Lynch Group Holdings | |
| Dec 2025 | Sydney Desalination Plant | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan | Utilities Trust of Australia | Acquisition | – | Completed | Water | Johnson Winter Slattery (buy-side) | Utilities Trust of Australia acquisition of Sydney Desalination Plant | |
| Dec 2025 | Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia | Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) | Journey Beyond | Acquisition | – | Completed | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Jones Day (buy-side) | Journey Beyond acquisition of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia | |
| Dec 2025 | Next Green Group Pty Ltd (NGG) | – | Sojitz | Stake | – | Completed | Electricity and gas networks and retail | Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) | Sojitz stake in Next Green Group Pty Ltd (NGG) | |
| Dec 2025 | Infomedia | – | TPG Capital | Scheme | 651.0 | Completed | Software | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) | TPG Capital Asia acquisition of Infomedia | |
| Dec 2025 | El Jannah | Founders and shareholders of El Jannah | General Atlantic | Acquisition | – | Completed | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Allens (sell-side) | General Atlantic acquisition of El Jannah | |
| Dec 2025 | Aurumin | – | Brightstar Resources | Scheme | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Allens (sell-side) | Brightstar Resources and Aurumin merger | |
| Dec 2025 | Competency Training | Verbrec | RelyOn Australia | Acquisition | – | Completed | Education and childcare | Jones Day (sell-side) | RelyOn Australia acquisition of Competency Training | |
| Dec 2025 | WorkPac Group | – | Tasmea | Acquisition | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | Tasmea acquisition of WorkPac Group | |
| Dec 2025 | Indue | – | Cuscal | Acquisition | 75.0 | Completed | Payments and fintech | Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | Cuscal acquisition of Indue | |
| Dec 2025 | Arden Group | – | SHAPE Australia Corporation | Asset sale | 32.0 | Completed | Engineering and construction | Addisons (buy-side) | SHAPE Australia acquisition of Arden Group | |
| Nov 2025 | Beralon group | – | Waste Services Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Waste and environmental services | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Carlyle acquisition of Beralon group | |
| Nov 2025 | Latitude.sh | – | Megaport | Acquisition | 229.2 | Completed | IT services | Linklaters (sell-side)Allens (sell-side)BMA Advogados (sell-side)BZCP Advogados (sell-side)Cooley (buy-side)Pinheiro Neto Advogados (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | Megaport acquisition of Latitude.sh | |
| Nov 2025 | Rawlinna Station | Jumbuck Pastoral | Consolidated Pastoral Company | Asset sale | – | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | Piper Alderman (sell-side)McCullough Robertson (buy-side) | Consolidated Pastoral Company acquisition of Rawlinna Station | |
| Nov 2025 | Warriedar Resources | – | Capricorn Metals | Scheme | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Thomsons (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | Capricorn Metals acquisition of Warriedar Resources | |
| Nov 2025 | Tilt Renewables | AGL Energy | Queensland Investment | Stake | 750.0 | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Allens (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) | Queensland Investment stake in Tilt Renewables | |
| Nov 2025 | BG&E Group | – | Systra SA | Scheme | – | Completed | Engineering and construction | MinterEllison (buy-side) | Systra SA acquisition of BG&E Group | |
| Nov 2025 | Aqua Metro | – | Saunders International | Acquisition | 30.0 | Completed | Engineering and construction | MinterEllison (buy-side) | Saunders International acquisition of Aqua Metro | |
| Nov 2025 | Eildon Capital Group | – | Samuel Terry Asset Management (STAM) | Takeover | – | Completed | Property development and services | Jones Day (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) | Samuel Terry Asset Management (STAM) acquisition of Eildon Capital Group | |
| Nov 2025 | Mad Paws Holdings | – | Rover Group | Scheme | 62.0 | Completed | Retail and e-commerce | Talbot Sayer (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Rover Group acquisition of Mad Paws Holdings | |
| Nov 2025 | 360 Capital Group | – | TT Investments | Takeover | – | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Clayton Utz (sell-side)K&L Gates (buy-side) | TT Investments acquisition of 360 Capital Group | |
| Nov 2025 | Four diversified agricultural businesses | – | Duxton Farms | Scheme | – | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Duxton Farms acquisition of Four diversified agricultural businesses | |
| Nov 2025 | efex | Alceon Private Equity | Advent Partners | Acquisition | – | Completed | IT services | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side) | Advent Partners acquisition of efex | |
| Nov 2025 | SwarmFarm Robotics | – | Edaphon | Stake | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Piper Alderman (sell-side) | Edaphon stake in SwarmFarm Robotics | |
| Nov 2025 | ProTen | Aware Super | KKR | Acquisition | – | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | Allens (buy-side) | KKR acquisition of ProTen | |
| Nov 2025 | Kinetic | OPTrust | TPG Rise Climate | Acquisition | 4,000.0 | Completed | Transport and logistics | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side) | TPG Rise Climate acquisition of Kinetic | |
| Oct 2025 | Filterfab | – | MAXI-PRESS Australia | Acquisition | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Hall & Wilcox (buy-side)Wynn Williams (buy-side) | MAXI-PRESS Australia acquisition of Filterfab | |
| Oct 2025 | TAMS | – | SRG Global | Acquisition | – | Completed | Engineering and construction | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | SRG Global acquisition of TAMS | |
| Oct 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) | |
| Oct 2025 | Pacific Smiles Group | – | Beam Dental Bidco | Takeover | – | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Clifford Chance (buy-side) | Beam Dental acquisition of Pacific Smiles Group | |
| Oct 2025 | Sekuro | – | Insight Enterprises | Acquisition | – | Completed | IT services | Mills Oakley (sell-side)Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | Insight Enterprises acquisition of Sekuro | |
| Oct 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 | |
| Oct 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 | |
| Oct 2025 | IMPECT | – | Catapult Sports | Acquisition | 140.4 | Completed | Software | Osborne Clarke (sell-side)Arnold Bloch Leibler (buy-side)DLA Piper (buy-side)ACCRALAW (buy-side) | Catapult Sports acquisition of IMPECT | |
| Oct 2025 | Phocas Group | Securityholders of Phocas Group | Accel-KKR | Acquisition | – | Completed | Software | Johnson Winter Slattery (sell-side) | Accel-KKR acquisition of Phocas Group | |
| Oct 2025 | Coleambelly BESS project (100MW/400MWh), NSW | Risen Energy (Australia) | Octopus Australia | Asset sale | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Baker McKenzie (sell-side) | Octopus Australia acquisition of Coleambelly BESS project (100MW/400MWh), NSW | |
| Oct 2025 | Cromwell Property Group | ESR Group | Funds managed by a global asset management firm | Stake | 290.0 | Completed | REITs and property funds | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side) | Funds managed by a global asset management firm stake in Cromwell Property Group | |
| Oct 2025 | NSX | – | CNSX Markets | Scheme | – | Completed | Payments and fintech | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side) | CNSX Markets acquisition of NSX | |
| Oct 2025 | Taylors Swan Hill | – | Titan Machinery Holdings Australia | Acquisition | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Titan Machinery acquisition of Taylors Swan Hill | |
| Oct 2025 | First Maven Pty Ltd (L1 Capital) | – | Platinum Asset Management | Merger | – | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side) | Platinum Asset Management and First Maven Pty Ltd (L1 Capital) merger | |
| Oct 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 | |
| Oct 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 | |
| Oct 2025 | Wilsons Advisory | – | Canaccord Genuity Australia | Acquisition | – | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Arnold Bloch Leibler (buy-side) | Canaccord Genuity Australia acquisition of Wilsons Advisory | |
| Sep 2025 | Morse Micro | – | MegaChips | Stake | – | Completed | Hardware and semiconductors | Piper Alderman (sell-side) | MegaChips stake in Morse Micro | |
| Sep 2025 | Gold Road | – | Gold Fields | Scheme | 3,700.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side) | Gold Fields acquisition of Gold Road | |
| Sep 2025 | Yangibana Rare Earths and Niobium Project | Hastings Technology Metals | Wyloo Metals | Joint venture | – | Completed | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Wyloo Metals acquisition of Yangibana Rare Earths and Niobium Project | |
| Sep 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 | |
| Sep 2025 | Jones Radiology | I-MED Radiology Network | Jones Radiology doctor group | Stake | – | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | HWLE Lawyers (buy-side) | Jones Radiology doctor group stake in Jones Radiology | |
| Sep 2025 | Myra property near Moranbah, Central Queensland | – | Camm Agricultural Group | Asset sale | 40.0 | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Camm Agricultural Group acquisition of Myra property near Moranbah, Central Queensland | |
| Sep 2025 | Andromeda Robotics | – | Forerunner Ventures | Stake | – | Completed | Hardware and semiconductors | Mintz (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Forerunner Ventures stake in Andromeda Robotics | |
| Sep 2025 | Echoview Software | – | Zunibal | Acquisition | – | Completed | Software | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Nazca Capital acquisition of Echoview Software | |
| Sep 2025 | Aveo retirement living business | Brookfield | Scape Australia | Acquisition | 3,850.0 | Completed | Property development and services | Allens (sell-side)Clifford Chance (buy-side) | Scape Australia acquisition of Aveo retirement living business | |
| Sep 2025 | Fredon Industries | – | NRW Holdings | Acquisition | 200.0 | Completed | Engineering and construction | K&L Gates (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | NRW Holdings acquisition of Fredon Industries | |
| Sep 2025 | Oncore Group Holdings | – | Workwell | Acquisition | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Johnson Winter Slattery (buy-side) | Workwell acquisition of Oncore Group Holdings | |
| Sep 2025 | Swift Storage | – | Barings | Acquisition | 200.0 | Completed | REITs and property funds | Hall & Wilcox (sell-side)HWLE Lawyers (buy-side) | Barings acquisition of Swift Storage | |
| Sep 2025 | Titan ICT | – | BAI Communications | Acquisition | – | Completed | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Allion Partners (sell-side)Lander & Rogers (buy-side) | BAI Communications acquisition of Titan ICT | |
| Sep 2025 | Envirolab Group | Envirolab shareholders | Intertek Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Johnson Winter Slattery (buy-side) | Intertek Group acquisition of Envirolab Group | |
| Sep 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 | |
| Sep 2025 | Doors Plus Group | owners of Doors Plus | Colinton Capital Partners | Acquisition | 60.0 | Completed | Building materials | Hall & Wilcox | Colinton Capital Partners acquisition of Doors Plus Group | |
| Sep 2025 | Incitec Pivot fertiliser distribution business | Dyno Nobel | Ridley Corporation | Asset sale | 375.0 | Completed | Chemicals and fertilisers | HWLE Lawyers (buy-side) | Ridley acquisition of Incitec Pivot fertiliser distribution business | |
| Aug 2025 | Plena Healthcare | Zenitas Healthcare | Australian Unity | Acquisition | 70.0 | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Mallesons (buy-side) | Australian Unity acquisition of Plena Healthcare | |
| Aug 2025 | PwC's insolvency and restructuring services business | PwC | Teneo Financial Advisory Australia | Asset sale | – | Completed | Business and professional services | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | Teneo Financial Advisory Australia acquisition of PwC's insolvency and restructuring services business | |
| Aug 2025 | New World Resources | – | Kinterra Capital GP Corp. II | Takeover | 250.0 | Completed | Copper and base metals | Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) | Kinterra Critical Materials & Infrastructure Opportunities Fund II, L.P. acquisition of New World Resources | |
| Aug 2025 | Southeast Asian property portals | Digital Classifieds Group | Lifull Connect | Acquisition | – | Completed | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Maddocks (buy-side) | Lifull Connect acquisition of Southeast Asian property portals | |
| Aug 2025 | Yadnarie solar and long-duration energy storage project | Photon Energy | AGL Energy | Asset sale | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Clifford Chance (sell-side)McCullough Robertson (buy-side) | AGL Energy acquisition of Yadnarie solar and long-duration energy storage project | |
| Aug 2025 | Hastings Technology Metals | – | – | Joint venture | – | Completed | Rare earths, mineral sands and critical minerals | Clayton Utz | Acquisition of Hastings Technology Metals | |
| Aug 2025 | Park Hyatt Melbourne | Fu Wah Group | KS Hotels | Asset sale | 200.0 | Completed | REITs and property funds | MinterEllison (sell-side) | KS Hotels acquisition of Park Hyatt Melbourne | |
| Aug 2025 | Envirosuite | – | Ideagen | Scheme | 132.2 | Completed | Software | Mallesons (sell-side) | HgCapital LLP acquisition of Envirosuite | |
| Aug 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 | |
| Aug 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 | |
| Aug 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 | |
| Aug 2025 | DBG Health | – | BDT & MSD Partners | Stake | 1,600.0 | Completed | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | MinterEllison (sell-side)Allens (buy-side)Sidley Austin (buy-side) | BDT & MSD Partners stake in DBG Health | |
| Aug 2025 | Koala Koaches | the Young family | Kinetic | Asset sale | – | Completed | Transport and logistics | Piper Alderman (sell-side) | Kinetic acquisition of Koala Koaches | |
| Aug 2025 | AVJennings | – | PM Nominees C | Scheme | 365.0 | Completed | Property development and services | Allens (sell-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Proprium Capital Partners (Australia) acquisition of AVJennings | |
| Aug 2025 | Stile Education | – | Curriculum Associates | Acquisition | – | Completed | Education and childcare | Arnold Bloch Leibler (sell-side) | Curriculum Associates acquisition of Stile Education | |
| Aug 2025 | Telecare | – | Teladoc Health International | Acquisition | – | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Teladoc Health International acquisition of Telecare | |
| Aug 2025 | Allume Energy | – | E.ON | Stake | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Thomsons (sell-side) | E.ON stake in Allume Energy | |
| Aug 2025 | Alloy Steel Australia (Int) | – | Lincoln Electric | Acquisition | 209.0 | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Thomsons (sell-side) | Lincoln Electric acquisition of Alloy Steel Australia (Int) | |
| Aug 2025 | Curtin University Student Accommodation project | InfraRed Capital Partners | IFM Investors | Asset sale | – | Completed | REITs and property funds | Allens (sell-side) | IFM Investors acquisition of Curtin University Student Accommodation project | |
| Aug 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 | |
| Jul 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 | |
| Jul 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 | |
| Jul 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 | |
| Jul 2025 | The Reject Shop | – | Dollarama | Scheme | 259.0 | Completed | Retail and e-commerce | SBA Law (sell-side) | Dollarama acquisition of The Reject Shop | |
| Jul 2025 | Ballard Mining | Delta Lithium | – | Demerger | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Thomsons (sell-side) | Ballard Mining demerger | |
| Jul 2025 | SRT Logistics | – | Lindsay Australia | Acquisition | 108.2 | Completed | Transport and logistics | DLA Piper (buy-side) | Lindsay Australia acquisition of SRT Logistics | |
| Jul 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 | |
| Jul 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) | |
| Jul 2025 | Southern Cross television licences and associated assets (Tasmania, Darwin, Spencer Gulf, Broken Hill, Mt Isa, Remote, Central and Eastern Australia) | Southern Cross Media Group | Seven West Media | Asset sale | 3.8 | Completed | Media, entertainment and online platforms | DLA Piper (buy-side) | Seven West Media acquisition of Southern Cross television licences and associated assets (Tasmania, Darwin, Spencer Gulf, Broken Hill, Mt Isa, Remote, Central and Eastern Australia) | |
| Jul 2025 | Caleb and Brown Holdings | – | Swyftx | Acquisition | – | Completed | Payments and fintech | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | Swyftx acquisition of Caleb and Brown Holdings | |
| Jul 2025 | Luerssen Australia | – | Civmec | Acquisition | – | Completed | Defence and aerospace | Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Civmec acquisition of Luerssen Australia | |
| Jul 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 | |
| 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 |
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