Australian M&A legal advisers: completed deals
2026 to date · Australian M&A completed to 8 Nov 2026 · 146 deals · A$44bn 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) | |
| Jun 2026 | EG Group Australia Pty Ltd and EG AsiaPac Holdings Pty Ltd (together, EG Australia) | – | Ampol | Acquisition | 1,165.0 | Completed | Oil and gas | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Ampol acquisition of EG Group Australia Pty Ltd and EG AsiaPac Holdings Pty Ltd (together, EG Australia) | |
| Jun 2026 | Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) | – | – | Merger | – | Completed | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Clayton UtzSparke Helmore | Australian Telecommunications Alliance (ATA) and Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) merger | |
| 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 | 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 | Toro Energy | – | IsoEnergy | Scheme | 75.0 | Completed | Uranium | Cardinals Lawyers and Consultants (sell-side)Cassels (buy-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Paul, Weiss (buy-side) | IsoEnergy acquisition of Toro Energy | |
| Jun 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 | |
| Jun 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 | |
| Jun 2026 | DTI Group | – | Finico | Takeover | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Blackwall Legal (sell-side)Lander & Rogers (buy-side) | Finico acquisition of DTI Group | |
| Jun 2026 | Graceview | – | Legora | Acquisition | – | Completed | Software | White & Case (buy-side) | Legora acquisition of Graceview | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| May 2026 | Falcon Oil & Gas | – | Tamboran Resources | Acquisition | 266.1 | Completed | Oil and gas | BLG (sell-side)McCullough Robertson (sell-side)Latham & Watkins (buy-side)Torys (buy-side)White & Case (buy-side)Lakatos, Köves and Partners (buy-side) | Tamboran Resources acquisition of Falcon Oil & Gas | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| May 2026 | Winsome Resources | – | Li-FT Power | Scheme | – | Completed | Lithium and battery metals | DLA Piper (sell-side)Allion Partners (buy-side)McCarthy Tétrault (buy-side) | Li-FT Power acquisition of Winsome Resources | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
| May 2026 | INSITE DC | – | – | Joint venture | – | Completed | Data centres | Clifford Chance (sell-side) | Acquisition of INSITE DC | |
| May 2026 | National Storage REIT | – | Iridium SP BidCo | Scheme | 6,700.0 | Completed | REITs and property funds | Ashurst Perkins CoieClayton Utz (sell-side) | Brookfield Asset Management acquisition of National Storage REIT | |
| May 2026 | Russell Corp. Australia | Russell Brands | Gray-Nicolls Sports | Acquisition | – | Completed | Consumer brands and apparel | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | Gray-Nicolls Sports acquisition of Russell Corp. Australia | |
| May 2026 | Burwood Brickworks shopping centre | Frasers Property | a private fund managed by HMC Capital | Asset sale | – | Completed | REITs and property funds | Holding Redlich (sell-side) | a private fund managed by HMC Capital acquisition of Burwood Brickworks shopping centre | |
| Apr 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) | |
| Apr 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 | |
| Apr 2026 | African Gold | – | Montage Gold Corp. | Scheme | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Allens (sell-side)Cozen O'Connor (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side)Cassels (buy-side) | Montage Gold Corp. acquisition of African Gold | |
| Apr 2026 | Insignia | – | CC Capital | Scheme | 3,900.0 | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Mallesons (sell-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side)Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (buy-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side)Weil, Gotshal & Manges (buy-side) | CC Capital Partners acquisition of Insignia | |
| 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 | 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 | Predictive Discovery | – | Perseus Mining | Scheme | 2,100.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Fasken (sell-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side)Stikeman Elliott (buy-side) | Perseus Mining acquisition of Predictive Discovery | |
| Apr 2026 | Robex Resources | – | Predictive Discovery | Merger | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Peloton Legal (sell-side)Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (sell-side)Fasken (buy-side)Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Predictive Discovery and Robex Resources merger | |
| Apr 2026 | Electrum Discovery Corp. | – | MinRex Resources | Merger | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Steinepreis PaganinFarris LLPThomsonsGowling WLG | MinRex Resources and Electrum Discovery Corp. merger | |
| 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 | |
| Apr 2026 | Rana Gruber ASA | – | Champion Iron | Takeover | – | Completed | Iron ore and steel | Wikborg Rein (sell-side)BAHR (buy-side)Stikeman Elliott (buy-side)Ashurst Perkins Coie (buy-side)McCarthy Tétrault (buy-side) | Champion Iron acquisition of Rana Gruber ASA | |
| Apr 2026 | Iron Mine Contracting | – | North American Construction Group | Acquisition | 125.5 | Completed | Mining services and equipment | Thomsons (sell-side)MinterEllison (buy-side)Fasken (buy-side) | North American Construction Group acquisition of Iron Mine Contracting | |
| Apr 2026 | St Barbara Mining | St Barbara | Lingbao Gold Group Company | Acquisition | 390.0 | Completed | Gold and silver | Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Lingbao Gold Group Company acquisition of St Barbara Mining | |
| Apr 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 | ABA Biologicals Pty Ltd (AgBiTech) | – | BASF SE | Acquisition | – | Completed | Chemicals and fertilisers | DLA Piper (buy-side) | BASF SE acquisition of ABA Biologicals Pty Ltd (AgBiTech) | |
| Mar 2026 | Riverside Marine Holdings | – | Bhagwan Marine | Acquisition | 130.0 | Completed | Transport and logistics | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Bhagwan Marine acquisition of Riverside Marine Holdings | |
| Mar 2026 | Valiant Gold | Westgold Resources | – | Demerger | – | Completed | Gold and silver | Thomsons (sell-side) | Valiant Gold demerger | |
| 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 | ModnPods | – | Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) | Stake | – | Completed | Home building and durables | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) stake in ModnPods | |
| Mar 2026 | California Olive Ranch | – | Cobram Estate Olives | Acquisition | 264.3 | Completed | Food and beverage | DLA Piper (buy-side) | Cobram Estate Olives acquisition of California Olive Ranch | |
| 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 | Port Adelaide Distribution Centre | Quintessential Equity | Centuria Capital | Asset sale | 216.0 | Completed | REITs and property funds | MinterEllison (sell-side) | Centuria Capital acquisition of Port Adelaide Distribution Centre | |
| 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 | 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) | |
| Mar 2026 | Gilmour Space Technologies | – | National Reconstruction Fund | Stake | – | Completed | Defence and aerospace | Clayton Utz (sell-side) | National Reconstruction Fund stake in Gilmour Space Technologies | |
| Mar 2026 | Zenith Energy | OPTrust | KKR | Acquisition | – | Completed | Electricity and gas networks and retail | Allens (sell-side) | KKR acquisition of Zenith Energy | |
| 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 | Aura Holdings | – | Stonepeak | Stake | – | Completed | Property development and services | Allens (buy-side) | Stonepeak stake in Aura Holdings | |
| Mar 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 | |
| Mar 2026 | Jupiter Mines | – | Exxaro Resources | Stake | – | Completed | Lithium and battery metals | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Exxaro Resources stake in Jupiter Mines | |
| Mar 2026 | Keolis Downer | – | Keolis Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Transport and logistics | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (buy-side) | Keolis Group acquisition of Keolis Downer | |
| Mar 2026 | Collingwood Children’s Farm | – | – | Merger | – | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | HWLE Lawyers | Wallara Australia and Collingwood Children’s Farm merger | |
| Feb 2026 | Infrawork Holdings | – | PeopleIN | Acquisition | – | Completed | Business and professional services | DLA Piper (buy-side) | PeopleIN acquisition of Infrawork Holdings | |
| Feb 2026 | RPMGlobal Holdings | – | Caterpillar | Scheme | 1,048.0 | Completed | Software | Baker McKenzie (sell-side) | Caterpillar acquisition of RPMGlobal Holdings | |
| Feb 2026 | Neara | – | TCV | Stake | – | Completed | Software | DLA Piper (sell-side) | TCV stake in Neara | |
| 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 | Apiam Animal Health | – | Adamantem Capital Management | Scheme | 228.4 | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)GRT Lawyers (sell-side) | Adamantem Capital Management acquisition of Apiam Animal Health | |
| Feb 2026 | Derrimut 247 Group | – | Wes Maas | Acquisition | – | Completed | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Wes Maas acquisition of Derrimut 247 Group | |
| 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 | Elanor Commercial Property Fund | – | LDR Assets | Takeover | – | Completed | REITs and property funds | Arnold Bloch Leibler (sell-side)McCullough Robertson (buy-side) | LDR Assets acquisition of Elanor Commercial Property Fund | |
| Feb 2026 | Global Uranium and Enrichment | – | Snow Lake Resources | Scheme | 44.5 | Completed | Uranium | Garfinkle BidermanNauth LPCThomsons (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Snow Lake Resources acquisition of Global Uranium and Enrichment | |
| 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 | Bedford Services & Advisory Limited (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) | – | The Disability Trust | Acquisition | – | Completed | Hospitals, clinics and aged care | HWLE Lawyers (sell-side) | The Disability Trust acquisition of Bedford Services & Advisory Limited (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) | |
| Feb 2026 | MCT Automotive Group | – | Toyota Tsusho | Acquisition | – | Completed | Automotive | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Toyota Tsusho acquisition of MCT Automotive Group | |
| Feb 2026 | Freedom Pools & Spas | owners of Freedom Pools & Spas | Latham Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | Home building and durables | Piper Alderman (sell-side) | Latham Group acquisition of Freedom Pools & Spas | |
| Jan 2026 | Independent Reserve | – | IG Group Holdings | Acquisition | 178.0 | Completed | Payments and fintech | Hamilton Locke (sell-side) | IG Group Holdings acquisition of Independent Reserve | |
| 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 | Kula Gold | – | Forrestania Resources | Takeover | 58.9 | Completed | Gold and silver | Atkinson Corporate Lawyers (sell-side)Steinepreis Paganin (buy-side) | Forrestania Resources acquisition of Kula Gold | |
| Jan 2026 | Juanbung and Boyong Stations landholding | – | Nari Nari Tribal Council | Asset sale | – | Completed | Agriculture and agribusiness | MinterEllison (buy-side) | Nari Nari Tribal Council acquisition of Juanbung and Boyong Stations landholding | |
| Jan 2026 | Brennan | – | Macquarie Principal Finance | Stake | – | Completed | IT services | Thomsons (sell-side) | Macquarie Principal Finance stake in Brennan | |
| Jan 2026 | Entertainment Rewards | – | Suzerain Investments Holdings | Takeover | 28.8 | Completed | Retail and e-commerce | Sundaraj & Ker (sell-side)McCullough Robertson (buy-side) | Suzerain Investments Holdings acquisition of Entertainment Rewards | |
| Jan 2026 | Raptor Resources | – | Eastern Metals | Takeover | – | Completed | Other mining and exploration | Hamilton Locke (buy-side) | Eastern Metals acquisition of Raptor Resources | |
| Jan 2026 | Hullbot (Armata Systems Pty Ltd) | – | – | Stake | – | Completed | Industrial products and machinery | Addisons (sell-side) | Stake in Hullbot (Armata Systems Pty Ltd) | |
| Jan 2026 | PNB Consolidated | – | Lion | Acquisition | – | Completed | Household and personal products | Clayton Utz (buy-side) | Lion acquisition of PNB Consolidated | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Seven West Media | – | Southern Cross Media Group | Scheme | 417.0 | Completed | Media, entertainment and online platforms | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (sell-side)Corrs Chambers Westgarth (buy-side) | Southern Cross Media Group and Seven West Media merger |
86 deals have no disclosed value. 2025 YTD rank is the firm's place in the same period a year earlier, under the same filters. Methodology