Australian M&A legal advisers: completed deals
H2 2026 to date · Australian M&A completed to 8 Nov 2026 · 62 deals · A$23bn disclosed
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| Nov 2026 | Kip McGrath Education Centres | – | Crimson Consulting Australia | Takeover | – | Completed | Education and childcare | Norton Rose Fulbright (sell-side)KHQ Lawyers (buy-side) | Crimson Consulting Australia acquisition of Kip McGrath Education Centres | |
| Oct 2026 | Carnaby Resources | – | Evolution Mining | Scheme | 213.0 | Completed | Copper and base metals | Steinepreis Paganin (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) | Evolution Mining acquisition of Carnaby Resources | |
| Oct 2026 | Estia Health | Bain Capital | Stonepeak | Acquisition | – | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Allens (sell-side)MinterEllison (buy-side) | Stonepeak acquisition of Estia Health | |
| Oct 2026 | Sparc Hydrogen | – | Sparc Technologies | Stake | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Sparc Technologies stake in Sparc Hydrogen | |
| Oct 2026 | Mambourin Marketplace | Frasers Property Australia | QIC Real Estate | Asset sale | – | Completed | REITs and property funds | Holding Redlich (sell-side)MinterEllison (buy-side) | QIC Real Estate acquisition of Mambourin Marketplace | |
| Oct 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 | |
| Oct 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 | |
| Oct 2026 | Carp Fluorspar | – | Evion Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Other mining and exploration | Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Evion Group acquisition of Carp Fluorspar | |
| Oct 2026 | Australian renewable energy portfolio (approximately 2GW) | BayWa r.e. AG | Atmos Renewables | Asset sale | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Baker McKenzie (sell-side) | Atmos Renewables acquisition of Australian renewable energy portfolio (approximately 2GW) | |
| Oct 2026 | Microbiogen | selling shareholders of Microbiogen | Novonesis | Acquisition | – | Completed | Chemicals and fertilisers | Piper Alderman (sell-side) | Novonesis acquisition of Microbiogen | |
| Oct 2026 | Zembl | Zembl shareholders | TPG Capital | Acquisition | – | Completed | Software | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | TPG Capital acquisition of Zembl | |
| Oct 2026 | F.S. Falkiner & Sons | Australian Food & Agriculture | Banyandah Pastoral Co. | Acquisition | 300.0 | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | Bird & Bird (sell-side) | Banyandah Pastoral Co. acquisition of F.S. Falkiner & Sons | |
| Oct 2026 | Stokehouse | van Haandel Group | Trader House | Acquisition | – | Completed | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side)Nicholas O'Donohue & Co (NOD&Co) (buy-side) | Trader House acquisition of Stokehouse | |
| Oct 2026 | Heidi | – | Blackbird | Stake | – | Completed | Medical devices and technology | Ashurst Perkins Coie (sell-side) | Blackbird stake in Heidi | |
| Oct 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) | |
| Oct 2026 | Materra Metals | Dragon Field International | AIC Mines | Acquisition | 120.0 | Completed | Copper and base metals | Thomsons (sell-side)Allens (buy-side) | AIC Mines acquisition of Materra Metals | |
| Oct 2026 | Browse LNG Project | – | Osaka Gas Australia | Stake | – | Completed | Oil and gas | Norton Rose Fulbright (buy-side) | Osaka Gas Australia stake in Browse LNG Project | |
| Oct 2026 | Maas Group's construction materials business | – | Heidelberg Materials Australia | Asset sale | – | Completed | Building materials | Mallesons (buy-side) | Heidelberg Materials Australia acquisition of Maas Group's construction materials business | |
| Oct 2026 | Dysons | – | Kinetic | Acquisition | – | Completed | Transport and logistics | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Kinetic acquisition of Dysons | |
| Sep 2026 | Datisan | XPON Technologies Group | Incubeta Australia | Acquisition | 8.1 | Completed | IT services | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side) | The Carlyle Group acquisition of Datisan | |
| Sep 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 | |
| Sep 2026 | Two private royalties over the Bowdens Silver Project | – | Silver Mines | Asset sale | 26.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Silver Mines acquisition of Two private royalties over the Bowdens Silver Project | |
| Sep 2026 | Tabar Islands Holdings | St Barbara | Lingbao Gold Group | Acquisition | 453.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Allens (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Lingbao Gold Group acquisition of Tabar Islands Holdings | |
| Sep 2026 | Vermelha Station | Vermelha Station's Vietnamese vendors | Consolidated Pastoral Company | Asset sale | 48.0 | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | McCullough Robertson (buy-side) | Consolidated Pastoral Company acquisition of Vermelha Station | |
| Sep 2026 | Gawara Baya project | Windlab | Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners | Acquisition | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Clayton Utz (buy-side)White & Case (buy-side) | Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners acquisition of Gawara Baya project | |
| Sep 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 | |
| Sep 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 | |
| Sep 2026 | Energy One | Fluxys | – | Acquisition | 100.0 | Completed | Software | LinklatersAllens | Acquisition of Energy One | |
| Sep 2026 | Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park | – | Hoi Hup Realty | Asset sale | 201.8 | Completed | REITs and property funds | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | Hoi Hup Realty acquisition of Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park | |
| Sep 2026 | SoupedUp Solutions | – | Cater Care Australia | Asset sale | – | Completed | Software | Addisons (sell-side) | Cater Care Australia acquisition of SoupedUp Solutions | |
| Aug 2026 | McGraths Hill Home large format retail centre | – | Centennial | Asset sale | – | Completed | REITs and property funds | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Centennial acquisition of McGraths Hill Home large format retail centre | |
| Aug 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 | |
| Aug 2026 | Vitrinite | Vitrinite Group | Crossfield Energy | Acquisition | 220.0 | Completed | Coal | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | Crossfield Energy acquisition of Vitrinite | |
| Aug 2026 | Big Springs Gold Project | Capricorn Metals | Sentinel Metals | Acquisition | 13.7 | Completed | Gold and silver | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Davis Graham (buy-side) | Sentinel Metals acquisition of Big Springs Gold Project | |
| Aug 2026 | Strata Investment Holdings | – | Freedom BidCo | Acquisition | 27.1 | Completed | Listed investment vehicles | Squire Patton Boggs (buy-side) | Freedom acquisition of Strata Investment Holdings | |
| Aug 2026 | Hewison Private Wealth | – | Pemba Capital Partners | Acquisition | – | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Clifford Chance (buy-side) | Pemba Capital Partners acquisition of Hewison Private Wealth | |
| Aug 2026 | Mahalo Gas Project (42.86% interest) | Santos QNT | Comet Ridge | Asset sale | 40.0 | Completed | Oil and gas | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | Comet Ridge acquisition of Mahalo Gas Project (42.86% interest) | |
| Aug 2026 | ClearView Wealth | – | Zurich Financial Services Australia | Scheme | – | Completed | Insurance | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side) | Zurich Financial Services Australia acquisition of ClearView Wealth | |
| Aug 2026 | Qube Holdings | UniSuper | Macquarie Asset Management | Scheme | 11,700.0 | Completed | Transport and logistics | Allens (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side) | Macquarie Asset Management acquisition of Qube Holdings | |
| Aug 2026 | STAX | STAX Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (In Liquidation) | Justin Truong | Asset sale | – | Completed | Consumer brands and apparel | Corrs Chambers Westgarth (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Justin Truong acquisition of STAX | |
| Aug 2026 | DR2 business (13SICK, DoctorDoctor, 24-7Medcare and Australian Surgical Assisting) | – | Black Kite Partners | Acquisition | – | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Black Kite Partners acquisition of DR2 business (13SICK, DoctorDoctor, 24-7Medcare and Australian Surgical Assisting) | |
| Aug 2026 | Cboe Australia | Cboe Global Markets | TMX Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Payments and fintech | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | TMX Group acquisition of Cboe Australia | |
| Jul 2026 | AMES Australasia (Griffon Australia and New Zealand business unit) | Griffon | Investment group led by the management of AMES Australasia | Acquisition | 300.0 | Completed | Home building and durables | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | Investment group led by the management of AMES Australasia acquisition of AMES Australasia (Griffon Australia and New Zealand business unit) | |
| Jul 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 | |
| Jul 2026 | Madison Tower Mill Hotel | – | Samdoo | Asset sale | 28.6 | Completed | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Piper Alderman (buy-side) | Samdoo acquisition of Madison Tower Mill Hotel | |
| Jul 2026 | Oracle Group | – | Count | Acquisition | 65.6 | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Baker McKenzie (buy-side) | Count acquisition of Oracle Group | |
| Jul 2026 | Avanti Gold | – | Toubani Resources | Stake | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Thomsons (buy-side)Stikeman Elliott (buy-side) | Toubani Resources stake in Avanti Gold | |
| Jul 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 | |
| Jul 2026 | Hartshead Resources | – | ACAM GP | Scheme | 40.0 | Completed | Oil and gas | Blackwall Legal (sell-side)Miles Thomas (sell-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side)Watson Farley & Williams (buy-side) | ACAM GP acquisition of Hartshead Resources | |
| Jul 2026 | MicroTau IP | – | Virescent Ventures | Stake | – | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Addisons (sell-side) | Virescent Ventures stake in MicroTau IP | |
| Jul 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 | |
| Jul 2026 | Corrimal Village | MA Financial Group | – | Asset sale | 103.0 | Completed | REITs and property funds | Holding Redlich (sell-side) | Acquisition of Corrimal Village | |
| Jul 2026 | Gosford Imperial Centre | MA Financial Group | – | Asset sale | 62.8 | Completed | REITs and property funds | Holding Redlich (sell-side) | Acquisition of Gosford Imperial Centre | |
| Jul 2026 | Brisbane Bus Lines business | Brisbane Bus Lines | Kangaroo Bus Lines | Asset sale | – | Completed | Transport and logistics | Piper Alderman (sell-side) | Kangaroo Bus Lines acquisition of Brisbane Bus Lines business | |
| Jul 2026 | LaCorium Health | founders of LaCorium Health | Prestige Consumer Healthcare | Acquisition | – | Completed | Biotech and pharmaceuticals | Addisons (sell-side) | Prestige Consumer Healthcare acquisition of LaCorium Health | |
| Jul 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) | |
| Jul 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 | |
| Jul 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 | |
| Jul 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 | |
| Jul 2026 | EG Australia (EG Group Australia Pty Ltd and EG AsiaPac Holdings Pty Ltd) | EG Group | Ampol | Acquisition | 1,100.0 | Completed | Oil and gas | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Ampol acquisition of EG Australia (EG Group Australia Pty Ltd and EG AsiaPac Holdings Pty Ltd) | |
| Jul 2026 | Australian Professional Shopfitters | – | SHAPE Australia Corporation | Acquisition | 29.4 | Completed | Engineering and construction | Addisons (buy-side) | SHAPE Australia acquisition of Australian Professional Shopfitters | |
| Jul 2026 | GYROstream Holdings Pty Ltd (GYRO.Group) | – | Too Lost | Acquisition | – | Completed | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Addisons (sell-side) | Too Lost acquisition of GYROstream Holdings Pty Ltd (GYRO.Group) |
30 deals have no disclosed value. H2 2025 rank is the firm's place in the same period a year earlier, under the same filters. Methodology