Top mergers and acquisitions in Australia in January 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition involving Australia in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 3 deals involving Australia in January 2026, 3 of them with a disclosed value, worth $9.7bn in total. The largest was SGH Ltd and Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s $8.8bn abandoned bid for BlueScope Steel Ltd, ahead of Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited and QMS Media at $596m.
Top mergers and acquisitions in Australia in January 2026
- 15 JanSGH Ltd and Steel Dynamics, Inc. → BlueScope Steel LtdSGH and Steel Dynamics make A$13.2bn break-up bid for BlueScopeMaterials / SteelTerminated$8.8bn
- 230 JanNine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited → QMS MediaNine agrees A$850m deal for QMS MediaMedia / Outdoor advertisingCompleted$596m
- 321 JanEnergy Fuels Inc. → Australian Strategic Materials LtdEnergy Fuels agrees A$447m takeover of ASMMining / Rare earthsCompleted$301m