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.
- Recognised by IFLR1000 as a 'rising star' for capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions
Work highlights
Advising Morrison and Infratil
on the cross-border separation and combination of the teleradiology businesses of Qscan and RHCNZ to establish Anytime Radiology
Advising Zespri
on its regulated offer of equity securities, capital structure and shareholder alignment initiatives (including its Loyalty-as-Shares and Dividends-as-Shares schemes), and its successful share buyback transaction
Advising Whip Around
on all aspects of its strategic majority investment from US-based private equity investor Accel-KKR
Advising Infratil
on all aspects of its co-investment in FortySouth and the subsequent sale of its shareholding to a global infrastructure fund managed by InfraRed Capital Partners and Pantheon
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