Profile
Sarah specialises in corporate and commercial law with a broad range of experience in capital markets and securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions and complex commercial contracts.
Prior to joining Buddle Findlay, Sarah worked as a transaction director in the capital markets and loan execution team of one of New Zealand's largest banks. Sarah has also spent several years working at another large New Zealand law firm and in both private practice and in-house roles in London.
"Highly proactive, organised and commercial, and a pleasure to work with."
IFLR1000
"Sarah is extremely knowledgeable and able to articulate complex legal issues into everyday language to enable the client to make informed decisions. Sarah is personable and fun to work with and her dedication is to be admired."
IFLR1000
“Strong attention to detail and a pleasure to work with.”
Asialaw Profiles
- Rising star - Capital markets - Debt and Equity, IFLR1000 2022
- Rising star - Capital markets, Corporate and M&A, Asialaw Profiles 2021
- Next generation partner - Legal 500
Experience
Sector / Expertise
International
Work highlights
Advising Nestlé Health Science
on its conditional transaction to acquire The Better Health Company (which includes the brands GO Healthy and Egmont Honey)
Advising Infratil
in relation to its initial takeover offer for Tilt Renewables, and subsequent sale of its majority shareholding in Tilt Renewables which was undertaken by way of a NZ$3.24b scheme of arrangement
Advising Contact Energy
on its successful NZ$225m issuance of green capital bonds
Advising Vodafone New Zealand
on its acquisition of a majority shareholding in specialist cyber security and resilience business DEFEND
Advising Infratil
in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in diagnostic imaging provider Pacific Radiology Group
Advising Infratil and Brookfield
on their NZ$3.4b deal to acquire Vodafone NZ
Alternate contacts
Simon Vodanovich
Senior Consultant, Auckland
Simon specialises in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), general corporate advice and the laws and rules regulating New Zealand’s capital m…
- DDI +64 9 358 7032
- M +64 21 612 810
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
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