Overview
We have the national reach and local knowledge to assist China based clients with doing business in New Zealand.
We are a leading New Zealand corporate law firm, offering comprehensive legal services to both public and private companies on a full range of corporate and commercial issues and transactions.
Our clients include national and multinational corporations, private equity and venture capital funds, banks and financial institutions, state-owned enterprises, government departments, and local and other statutory authorities.
Increasingly, we are working with Chinese investors (including private investors to high-profile institutional investors) interested in pursuing investment opportunities in New Zealand. Our team has experience in assisting Chinese investors on financing, negotiating, structuring and securing regulatory approvals for transactions. In particular, we have extensive experience in advising foreign investors on Overseas Investment Office (OIO) consent requirements, and assisting with transactions that involve acquisitions of sensitive land and business assets in a range of industries. Our team also work with New Zealand businesses looking to expand their operations into China.
Strongly aware of clients' preferences and requirements, we have the ability of working in both Mandarin and Cantonese languages.
As a leading New Zealand law firm we also have strong working relationships with law firms in Asia, Australia, Canada, Singapore, the United States of America and the United Kingdom, to assist with delivering effective solutions to our clients.
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Chambers and Partners
Experience
International
Work highlights
Assisting Bank of China
with the establishment of its New Zealand banking operations
Advising Creswell New Zealand, a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring
on its acquisition of a water bottling plant in Otakiri, Bay of Plenty
Advising Pacific Aerospace
shareholders on a 50% investment by Beijing Automotive (BAIC Group) and a co-investment in a joint venture company, Beijing Pan-Pacific Aerospace Technology Company in Beijing
Advising a financing party
to the Beijing Capital Group's acquisition of the New Zealand Transpacific group
Advising GMP Dairy (a major New Zealand infant formula manufacturer and exporter to China)
in relation to various operational matters
Acting for clients
in relation to sales of New Zealand dairy farm and milk processing assets to Chinese investment and milk processing companies
Our team
Daniel Kelleher
Partner, Auckland
Daniel has earned his reputation as a leading practitioner in the property sector by developing strong and lasting relationships with p…
- DDI +64 9 358 7022
- M +64 21 618 535
David Perry
Partner, Auckland
David specialises in banking and financial services, and restructuring and insolvency law. He represents banks and financial…
- DDI +64 9 358 7020
- M +64 21 632 268
David Thomson
Partner, Auckland
David specialises in corporate and commercial law with considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures…
- DDI +64 9 363 0750
- M +64 21 668 593
Grant Dunn
Partner, Auckland
Grant specialises in corporate and commercial law and has over 20 years experience. He previously spent six years with the London…
- DDI +64 9 363 0636
- M +64 21 888 812
Hak Jun Lee
Partner, Auckland
Hak Jun specialises in banking and financial services and has extensive experience in property law and overseas investment…
- DDI +64 9 363 0689
- M +64 27 454 1328
Mark Odlin
Partner, Christchurch
Board of Management
Mark specialises in corporate and commercial law and advises on a range of financial, commercial and corporate law matters, including…
- DDI +64 3 371 3525
- M +64 21 753 769
Paul Farrugia
Partner, Auckland
Board of Management
Paul specialises in banking and finance law and has a broad range of experience in domestic and cross-border financings with…
- DDI +64 9 358 7042
- M +64 21 763 476
Peter Chemis
Partner, Wellington
Peter specialises in employment law, industrial relations and related areas, and leads Buddle Findlay’s national employment team…
- DDI +64 4 498 7339
- M +64 27 444 6619
Susie Kilty
Partner, Wellington
Susie specialises in competition, fair trading, overseas investment consents and economic regulation, particularly of infrastructure in…
- DDI +64 4 498 7356
- M +64 21 792 134
Terence Ng
Partner, Auckland
Terence specialises in banking and finance, corporate and commercial, and property law…
- DDI +64 9 363 0688
- M +64 21 281 2688