Senior Associate, Wellington
Rupert Rouch

Contact
- Wellington office
- DDI +64 4 462 0939
- M +64 21 662 159
Profile
Rupert specialises in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate advisory matters, including a particular focus on co-operative companies. He has significant knowledge across all aspects of commercial law, with a wide-ranging background that includes tax, banking and finance, financial markets, and litigation matters.
Rupert re-joined Buddle Findlay in 2022 after spending a couple of years as a senior associate in another major New Zealand law firm.
Experience
Sector / Expertise
Work highlights
Advising FountainVest
in its successful acquisition of the Ziwi pet food group
Advising DroneDeploy
in its successful acquisition of Rocos Global
Advising a number of private equity and listed clients
on their acquisitions of New Zealand businesses
Supporting MBIE
in its procurement of decommissioning services for the abandoned Tui gas field
Advising MBIE
on its COVID-19 vaccine purchase agreements
Assisting Zespri
in the design and implementation of its shareholder alignment project
Alternate contacts
Steve Nightingale
Partner, Wellington
Steve specialises in corporate law including capital raising, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, limited partnership…
- DDI +64 4 498 7312
- M +64 27 668 2832