Senior Associate, Auckland
Syavie Ghamry
Contact
- Auckland office
- DDI +64 9 363 0698
- M +64 21 968 170
Profile
Syavie is a corporate lawyer, specialising in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, overseas investment, equity capital raising, venture capital, shareholder arrangements, employee shareholding arrangements and corporate governance.
Syavie advises large local and international corporates, leading private equity firms, early stage growth companies and founders. Syavie has experience in cross border M&A having acted on a number of global cross border and multi-jurisdictional transactions in New Zealand and abroad.
Syavie also has experience acting for issuers in initial public offerings and stock exchange listings, and for listed companies in M&A, secondary capital raisings and listing rules advice.
He has worked abroad for six years, gaining international experience in the London office of US law firm Latham & Watkins and in the Sydney office of leading independent Australian law firm Gilbert + Tobin.
Experience
Work highlights
Advising Trade Me
on its 50% stake in Stuff Digital, bringing together New Zealand’s largest news website and online classifieds businesses
Advising Australian private equity firm The Growth Fund and other shareholders
on the sale of the Plan B Group to ASX listed Atturra Limited
Advising one of Canada's largest pension investment managers Public Sector Pension Investment Board
on matters relating to its interests in the New Zealand Kaingaroa forest in partnership with the Guardians of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund
Advising Trade Me
on its sell down in My Auto Shop to Turners Automotive Group and related subscription by Turners
Advising NYSE listed global appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corporation
on its strategic joint venture with Borsa Istanbul exchange listed Arçelik as part of its portfolio transformation and related divestments in Russia, the Middle East and North Africa
Advising Norgine Europe, a leading European specialty pharmaceutical company
on its agreement to sell a controlling stake in the company to Goldman Sachs Asset Management