Overview
As a leading New Zealand law firm, we deliver expert advice to local and international clients on large and complex domestic and cross-border transactions. Our clients include listed issuers, private equity funds, private companies, banks and financial institutions and government agencies.
Our corporate lawyers have extensive experience advising on the full spectrum of corporate transactions.
We deliver seamless transaction project management, drawing, as required, on specialist expertise from our experts in other teams including: banking and finance, intellectual property, technology, real estate, competition, environmental, tax and employment. Our highly regarded public law team provides invaluable input into transactions with regulatory, economic or political dimensions.
We facilitate transactions that achieve our client’s corporate and strategic objectives. We do this by providing high quality legal input into transaction structuring, due diligence, negotiation, and documentation and completion processes in a proactive, efficient and timely manner, and with our client’s objectives always at front of mind.
“Buddle Findlay… a clear leader in the Kiwi market.”
ALB M&A Guide
“Buddle Findlay is an established and reputable firm… good, personable partners, strong deal management capability and meet timelines as requested… and reasonable fees.”
IFLR1000
- Tier 1, Corporate and M&A - Legal 500 Asia Pacific
- Ranked "Outstanding", Corporate/M&A - Asialaw Profiles
- M&A Deal of the Year - 2015 New Zealand Law Awards
Experience
Sector / Expertise
- Agribusiness, horticulture and forestry
- Airports and ports
- Biotechnology and life sciences
- Capital markets
- Corporate and commercial
- Electricity
- Energy and resources
- Food and beverage
- Gas
- Joint ventures
- Overseas investment
- Private equity
- Radio spectrum and telecommunications
- Takeovers
- Venture capital
International
Work highlights
Advising Newell Brands
on its acquisition of Sistema
Advising Chevron
on the 2015 sale of Chevron New Zealand to Z Energy, and on the sale of Chevron's shareholding in The New Zealand Refining Company
Advising ASX listed Caltex Australia
on its $340m acquisition of fuel operator Gull
Advising Adamantem Capital
on its acquisition of retirement village and aged care operator Heritage Lifecare
Advising GE
on the sale of GE Capital's New Zealand business
Advising Lyttelton Port Company
on the full takeover by CCHL
Our team
David Thomson
Partner, Auckland
Board of Management
David specialises in corporate and commercial law with considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholdin…
- 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
Lisette Hood
Partner, Auckland
Lisette specialises in corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on commercial contracting, corporate governance and merge…
- DDI +64 9 358 7037
- M +64 27 220 5123
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
Nick Bragg
Partner, Auckland
Nick specialises in corporate and commercial law with considerable experience across a broad range of mergers and acquisitions…
- DDI +64 9 363 0769
- M +64 21 818 142
Sarah McEwan
Partner, Auckland
Sarah specialises in corporate and commercial law with a broad range of experience in capital markets and securities transactions, merg…
- DDI +64 9 363 0792
- M +64 21 453 506
Simon Vodanovich
Partner, Auckland
Simon specialises in corporate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and the laws relating to financial markets conduct. He advises on…
- DDI +64 9 358 7032
- M +64 21 612 810
Steve Nightingale
Partner, Wellington
Steve specialises in corporate law including capital raising, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, limited partnerships…
- DDI +64 4 498 7312
- M +64 27 668 2832