About

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In a fast-moving corporate environment, clients need trusted legal advisers who combine technical excellence with sound commercial judgment. Our Corporate, Commercial and M&A team delivers strategic, pragmatic advice to help clients navigate complexity, manage risk, and capitalise on opportunity, whether they are launching a new venture, investing, restructuring, or executing major transactions.

We act for a diverse client base that includes NZX-listed companies, iwi organisations, multinational subsidiaries, private equity and venture capital funds, private companies, family offices, and individual investors. We are known for building strong, long-term client relationships and for aligning our advice with your commercial priorities no matter the size or stage of your business.

Our team advises across the full spectrum of corporate and commercial law, with deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions (including public takeovers and schemes of arrangement), joint ventures, capital raising, fund formations, corporate structuring, and foreign investment. We regularly act on high-value and strategically significant transactions in both domestic and cross-border contexts.

We also provide end-to-end support on key commercial arrangements, including supply and distribution agreements, procurement and outsourcing, strategic alliances, sponsorships, franchising, brand promotion, and consumer law compliance.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial - New Zealand

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Dentons is a full-service firm with significant expertise in advising international clients - notably including Chinese and other Asian businesses - on their investments in New Zealand. The corporate/commercial team advises on M&A, corporate restructuring, joint ventures and equity transactions. Its team represents clients in a variety of areas including infrastructure, transportation, manufacturing and finance. The firm is noted for advising Māori businesses with regard to the full range of issues impacting the development of their operations, as well as fielding a full suite of strategic corporate governance advice.

Work Highlights

  • Dentons New Zealand advised Legatus Group on the sale of Solnet Solutions - the primary operating company in the Solnet group - to Accenture NZ.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Chris Parke
4
Chris Parke
Head of Corporate/Commercial
4
Band 4
Chris Parke is based in Auckland and advises both foreign and domestic clients on a comprehensive range of practice area issues, including M&A transactions, contractual arrangements and regulatory questions.

Chris Parke is a smart lawyer who can spot legal issues and work on complex matters. He displays great client service and is very responsive.

Chris Parke takes a highly personal approach and takes the time to understand the business.

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Chris Parke
4
Chris Parke
Head of Corporate/Commercial
4
Band 4

Members

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Campbell Featherstone

Chris Parke

Chris Parke

Head of Department

David Shillson

Gerard Dale

Joy Wang

Keegan Toft

Martin Dalgleish

Nick Scott

Wook Jin Lee