Senior Associate, Auckland
Tom Montgomerie
Contact
- Auckland office
- DDI +64 9 363 0632
- M +64 21 117 4803
Profile
Tom specialises in corporate law, with broad experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and general corporate advisory matters. Alongside his transactional expertise, he is an expert in company and securities laws, and regularly advises on corporate compliance, structuring, shareholding arrangements and corporate governance.
He acts for a diverse range of New Zealand and international clients, including listed and unlisted corporates, private equity sponsors, issuers and fund managers across sectors such as infrastructure, primary industries and financial services.
Tom is recognised as a skilled transaction specialist, known for his dedicated and responsive approach. He provides commercial, pragmatic and solutions-focused advice to achieve the best outcomes for his clients. Prior to joining Buddle Findlay, Tom gained significant experience with a leading global asset manager in the UK, advising on fund establishments, cross-border product distribution, capital raising and investment activities.
Experience
Work highlights
Advising Zespri
on its regulated offer of equity securities and related capital structure and alignment initiatives
Advising Infratil
on all aspects of its co-investment in the passive mobile tower business of One New Zealand (formerly Vodafone New Zealand)
Advising Summerset Group
on its acquisition of the Wai-o-Roka, Belmont property from Ngāti Whātua Orakei for a mixture of cash and shares
Advising Insight Partners
and its portfolio company Kabal AS on the acquisition of Trackitportal
Advising investment bank Lewis Tucker
on the establishment of the Forest Partners fund and related investments from Contact Energy, Genesis Energy, Z Energy and Todd Corporation
Advising Contact Energy
on all aspects of its wholesale and retail debt programmes including its regulated offer of NZX listed $225m green capital bonds (2022 INFINZ NZ Debt Market Issue of the Year), subsequent QFP offer of $250m green capital bonds (2025 INFINZ NZ Debt Market Issue of the Year) and multiple series of NZX listed corporate bonds