We have a proven track record in 'getting the hard deals done'. Clients identify our ability to provide innovative solutions, bring together multi-disciplinary teams and integrate domestic and international tax considerations with our commercial advice as factors in making us the firm of choice in complex mergers & acquisitions and international transactions.
We been privileged to work alongside clients on some of their most sensitive and successful deals including:
Advising the shareholders of Independent Liquor (NZ) Limited on the sale of 100% of the shares in the company to Pacific Equity Partners and CCMP Capital Asia Pte Limited. This transaction was a finalist in the 2007 Australasian Legal Awards as "NZ Deal of the Year"
Advising Next Capital on its acquisition of the Nutra-Life business in Australia and New Zealand
Advising Next Capital on its acquisition of Healtheries of New Zealand
Advising Next Capital on its $172million acquisition of Hirepool
New Zealand Post on its joint venture with DHL and Deutsche Post Beteiligungen GMBH
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA on it $1.015 billion acquisition of Carter Holt Harvey Tissue
ABN Amro on its acquisition of a 50% interest in Craig & Co
Andrew Corporation in purchasing a local technology company
Assa Abloy in its acquisition of the business of Interlock Group
British Telecom in its sale of CLEAR Communications Limited to Telstra Corporation
Brunswick Corporation, a worldwide leader in the marine industry, in its NZD56 million investment in Navman (a GPS innovator). This deal won the "USA Investor of the Year" award in New Zealand in 2003
Coca-Cola Amatil (N.Z.) Limited on its purchase of the assets of Marconi Online (NZ) Limited
The receivers, Ferrier Hodgson, in the sale of the business assets of the Central North Island Forestry Partnership, New Zealand's largest ever receivership
Edis International on its A$2.5m capital placement to No. 8 Ventures Management Ltd
Fonterra in a number of offshore acquisitions and divestments
GPG on the hotly contested underwrite of a rights issue by TOWER
MCI WorldCom on the $1billion Southern Cross Cable Project
Owens Group Ltd on its successful sale of HirePool
Pacific Hydroon its 50/50 joint venture with, and divestment of its 50% interest to, Todd Corporation, and subsequent repatriation strategy
PMP on the sale of its New Zealand assets in relation to the acquisition by Channel 7 in Australia of a half interest in PMP
Shellin its $4 billion acquisition of Fletcher Energy
