Overview
Our experienced team is highly regarded
We have extensive experience advising on the full spectrum of M&A. Our experience includes small scale family businesses, mid-market transactions, and large scale public mergers and acquisitions undertaken by way of takeover or scheme of arrangement.
We advise on all aspects of M&A transactions. We are experts in completing efficient due diligence, arranging warranty and indemnity insurance and drafting and negotiating transaction documentation on both buy and sell side mandates.
We deliver seamless transaction project management
We draw on expertise from our teams to deliver seamless transaction project management. We involve experts from:
- Banking and finance
- Intellectual property
- Technology
- Real estate
- Competition
- Environmental
- Tax
- Employment.
We work to achieve our client's corporate and strategic objectives
We provide invaluable input into transactions with overseas investment, regulatory, economic or political dimensions.
We facilitate transactions that achieve our client’s corporate and strategic objectives.
We have a wide range of clients
Our clients include:
- Private companies
- Private equity funds
- Listed entities
- Banks and financial institutions
- Government agencies.
"The Buddle Findlay team has a very good grasp of the key commercial issues in relation to M&A deals. They are right across the detail so you can have confidence that they have picked up the relevant issues in terms of due diligence and transaction documentation."
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
"Great detail and technical nuances, but adept at standing back and looking at the big picture, what actually matters and what actually drives value."
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
"The team has a track record of advising on complex transactions for both domestic and international clients, regularly drawing on the resources of the firm’s wider legal specialists."
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
- Tier 1, M&A - IFLR1000
- Band 2 / Tier 2, Corporate and M&A - Chambers Asia-Pacific and Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
- Excellence awardee at the 2023 New Zealand Law Awards: M&A Deal of the Year - Sale of One NZ's passive mobile towers to InfraRed Capital Partners and Northleaf Capital Partners
- Excellence awardee at the 2023 New Zealand Law Awards: Mid-Market Deal of the Year - Acquisition of The Better Health Company by Nestlé New Zealand
Experience
Sector / Expertise
- Agribusiness, horticulture and forestry
- Asia business
- Biotechnology and therapeutic products
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Education
- Early stage and high growth companies
- Energy and renewables
- Food and beverage
- Health
- Joint ventures and limited partnerships
- Overseas investment
- Private equity
- Radio spectrum and telecommunications
- Takeovers
- Technology, media and telecommunications
- Tax
- Venture capital
International
Work highlights
Trade Me
We advised Trade Me on its 50% stake in Stuff Digital, bringing together New Zealand’s largest news website and online classifieds businesses. Read more here
BV Investment Partners
Advising BV Investment Partners on aspects of its strategic investment into Kami, a leading classroom engagement and teacher productivity content provider to the US and global K12 market
Infratil
We advised Infratil on all legal aspects of its strategic reinvestment in One NZ's (formerly Vodafone New Zealand) passive mobile tower assets. Read more here
Nestlé Health Science
We advised Nestlé Health Science on its acquisition of The Better Health Company (which includes the brands GO Healthy and Egmont Honey). Read more here
Autosports Group
We advised Autosports Group on its acquisition of the Auckland City BMW including the BMW, Mini and Rolls Royce vehicle dealerships in Auckland.
Brookfield
We advised Brookfield on the New Zealand aspects of its acquisition of a 50% stake in the Intellihub Group.
Our team
David Thomson
Partner, Auckland
David specialises in corporate and commercial law with considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, governance,…
- 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.…
- DDI +64 9 363 0636
- M +64 21 888 812
Lisette Hood
Partner, Auckland
Lisette specialises in corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on commercial contracting, corporate governance and merge…
Mark Odlin
Partner, Christchurch
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
Nick Bragg
Partner, Auckland
Nick specialises in corporate and commercial law with considerable experience across a broad range of mergers and acquisitions (includi…
- DDI +64 9 363 0769
- M +64 21 818 142
Renee Stiles
Partner, Wellington
Renee is a member of our Wellington corporate and commercial team, specialising in commercial contracting, information and…
- DDI +64 4 498 7308
- M +64 21 722 990
Rupert Rouch
Partner, Wellington
Rupert is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer who advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate …
- DDI +64 4 462 0939
- M +64 21 662 159
Sarah McEwan
Partner, Auckland
Board of Management
Sarah specialises in corporate law with a broad range of experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and securities transac…
- DDI +64 9 363 0792
- M +64 21 453 506
Terence Ng
Partner, Auckland
Terence specialises in banking and finance, corporate and commercial, and property law…