Mills Oakley’s Corporate Advisory team is nationally recognised for delivering high quality, commercially astute advice to Australian and international clients across a broad range of sectors. The team advises on the full lifecycle of business ownership, investment and transformation, with particular strength in private M&A, private equity, competitive sale processes (on both the buy side and sell side), corporate governance and complex structuring matters.

The Corporate team is especially well regarded in the mid market and upper mid market, where transactions often require the same level of sophistication as large cap deals, but with sharper judgement, efficiency and commercial clarity. The team has developed a strong reputation for combining top tier technical capability with pragmatic, business focused execution.

Mills Oakley acts for a diverse client base comprising large and mid market corporates, founders, family offices, private equity funds, institutional investors, ASX listed companies and strategic acquirers. What was historically a strong mid market practice is now firmly positioned as a leading mid to upper mid market corporate team, advising an expanding roster of Tier 1 clients. As a result, the team is increasingly engaged on complex governance and regulatory matters, particularly within heavily regulated industries such as life sciences and healthcare.

A distinguishing feature of Mills Oakley’s Corporate Advisory team is its hands on, partner led approach, ensuring senior involvement throughout transactions while remaining flexible and nimble in execution—an attribute consistently highlighted by clients as a key differentiator. The team benefits from the firm’s national footprint and integrated full service offering, drawing on leading expertise across key sectors and practice areas and has particular strength in healthcare, technology, cybersecurity, financial services and funds management, manufacturing, aviation and retail, and also includes market leading expertise in Australia’s foreign investment regime.