Partner, Auckland
Board of Management
Sarah McEwan
Contact
- Auckland office
- DDI +64 9 363 0792
- M +64 21 453 506
Profile
Sarah specialises in corporate law with a broad range of experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and securities transactions and corporate advisory and governance matters.
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
- Recognised by IFLR1000 as a women leader and highly regarded lawyer for capital markets
- Sarah is listed as a 'leading partner' for corporate and M&A by Legal 500
Experience
Work highlights
Acting as target company counsel advising MHM Automation
on all aspects of its takeover by way of scheme of arrangement
Advising Nestlé Health Science
on its acquisition of The Better Health Company (which includes the brands GO Healthy and Egmont Honey)
Advising Infratil
on 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
Assisting Contact Energy
with its wholesale and retail bond issues including its NZ$225m green capital bond (NZ debt market issue of the year - 2022 INFINZ awards)
Advising Infratil and Brookfield
on their original acquisition of One NZ (previously Vodafone New Zealand) for NZ$3.4b, together with advising Infratil on its subsequent buy-out of Brookfield's stake in One NZ
Advising Sixth Street
on its initial cornerstone investment in ASX and NZX-listed Pushpay Holdings and its subsequent participation in a consortium with BGH Capital relating to the consortium's NZ$1.63b successful acquisition of Pushpay by way of scheme of arrangement