Australia · Observatory
Australian articles
5 pieces in review. Drafts for the editor; not published.
Monthly demand roll-up ·
264 Australian companies expanded in September 2026, and data centres took the most landIn September 2026, 264 companies made 276 geographic expansion moves in Australia, and the largest sites went to data centre campuses near Geelong and Wagga Wagga.
Monthly demand roll-up ·
634 Australian companies, 737 deals and raisings: Corporate and M&A in September 2026Tin consolidation and a $38 billion gold approach led a month split almost evenly between raising capital and buying assets.
Monthly demand roll-up ·
200 Australian companies, 219 events: insolvency and employment in September 2026Voluntary administrations and frozen listed credit funds landed in September alongside job moves at Woolworths and Cooper Investors.
Monthly demand roll-up ·
292 Australian companies changed leadership in September 2026, and the adviser relationship resets with themThere were 322 leadership changes across 292 Australian companies, from Adairs to the Australian Digital Health Agency, and each new executive or board takes a fresh look at the advisers it inherits.
Density piece ·
Commonwealth Bank of Australia: 18 events in 90 days, six of them capital raisingsFour note issues and five substantial holding notices make corporate work the heaviest of the bank's demand on Australian law firms since July.