Top mergers and acquisitions in Australia in August 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition involving Australia in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 7 deals involving Australia in August 2026, 5 of them with a disclosed value, worth $7.7bn in total. The largest was Starboard BidCo (Dragoneer Investment Group and KKR) with Amwins's $5.5bn deal for Steadfast Group Limited, ahead of I Squared Capital (OOH BidCo) and oOh!media Limited at $730m.
Top mergers and acquisitions in Australia in August 2026
- 121 AugStarboard BidCo (Dragoneer Investment Group and KKR) with Amwins → Steadfast Group LimitedDragoneer, KKR and Amwins agree A$7.7bn Steadfast buyoutFinancials / Insurance brokingAgreed$5.5bn
- 210 AugI Squared Capital (OOH BidCo) → oOh!media LimitedI Squared agrees A$1.04bn takeover of oOh!mediaMedia / Out-of-home advertisingAgreed$730m
- 326 AugIngenia Communities Group → Peet LimitedIngenia agrees A$992m deal for PeetReal estate / Residential developmentAgreed$713m
- 417 AugOceanaGold Corporation → Ausgold LimitedOceanaGold agrees A$776m deal for AusgoldMining / GoldAgreed$553m
- 510 AugTabcorp Holdings Limited → BetMakers Technology GroupTabcorp agrees A$267m deal for BetMakersTechnology / Wagering softwareAgreed$189m
- 619 AugEQT (Mid-Market Opportunities) → Melbourne Storm (majority stake)EQT agrees to take majority stake in Melbourne StormMedia / Professional sportAgreedUndisclosed
- 728 AugMUFG Pension & Market Services → GROW Technology Services (GROW Inc)MUFG agrees deal for GROW IncTechnology / Superannuation administration softwareAgreedUndisclosed