Special Counsel, Auckland
Benjamin Sutton

Contact
- Auckland office
- DDI +64 9 363 1040
- M +64 21 288 7008
Profile
Benjamin specialises in corporate and commercial law. He advises clients on a range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity and venture capital, joint ventures, restructuring, corporate governance, commercial contracting and cross-border matters. He works with clients in various industries including FMCG, financial services, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture and rural services, forestry and manufacturing.
Benjamin regularly provides advice on company and limited partnership structuring, shareholder agreements, investment agreements, distribution agreements, research and development arrangements and various other commercial arrangements.
Prior to joining Buddle Findlay, Benjamin worked for a London based UK firm, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP.
- Recommended as a Rising Star by Legal 500
Experience
Sector / Expertise
- Agribusiness, horticulture and forestry
- Asia business
- Biotechnology and therapeutic products
- Capital markets
- Corporate and commercial
- Corporate governance
- Education
- Food and beverage
- Franchising
- Gas
- Infrastructure
- Joint ventures and limited partnerships
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Overseas investment
- Private equity
- Takeovers
- Technology, media and telecommunications
- Venture capital
Work highlights
Advising Kingspan Group
on its acquisition of Thermakraft
Advising the majority shareholders of Cash Converters New Zealand
on their sale to ASX listed Cash Converters International
Advising Price Industries
on its investment in Holyoake Industries
Advising BNZ and ANZ
as financiers on various M&A deals, including BNZ as funder to the purchaser of Fertility Associates
Advising a bidder
of Natural Pet Food Group
Advising Pryde Capital Advisors
on its establishment and launch
Alternate contacts
Grant Dunn
Partner, Auckland
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- DDI +64 9 363 0636
- M +64 21 888 812
Amy Goatley
Senior Associate, Auckland
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Terence Ng
Partner, Auckland
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