Top mergers and acquisitions in Australia in October 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition involving Australia in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 2 deals involving Australia in October 2026, 2 of them with a disclosed value, worth $9.7bn in total. The largest was EQT Infrastructure's $6.6bn approach for Cleanaway Waste Management, ahead of Transurban and CPP Investments' stakes in Sydney toll roads (M7/NorthConnex, WestConnex) at $3.1bn.
Top mergers and acquisitions in Australia in October 2026
- 112 OctEQT Infrastructure → Cleanaway Waste ManagementCleanaway gives EQT another week to firm up A$9.4bn buyoutIndustrials / Waste managementIn talks$6.6bn
- 21 OctTransurban → CPP Investments' stakes in Sydney toll roads (M7/NorthConnex, WestConnex)Transurban agrees A$4.5bn buyout of CPP's Sydney toll-road stakesInfrastructureAgreed$3.1bn