About
Provided by MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Our Corporate and Commercial team delivers seamless, multi-disciplinary legal support across the full spectrum of corporate activity. Renowned for pragmatic, innovative advice, the team advises on public and private M&A, private equity, capital markets, and corporate governance. Our experience spans a wide range of sectors and includes strategic transactions, regulatory guidance, and day-to-day commercial matters for major international corporations, listed companies, private equity funds, and financiers.
Recent work highlights
- Tower | Advised dual-listed insurer Tower (NZX/ASX: TWR) on its NZD45m capital return via Court – approved Scheme of Arrangement, including IRD and shareholder approvals, NZX compliance, and Reserve Bank engagement.
- Volpara | Advised on its acquisition by Lunit via a scheme of arrangement – the first NZ court order cancelling option shares under section 237 and the first scheme for a solely ASX-listed company, marking a global tech consolidation.
- Ngāi Tahu | Advised on joint venture formation with Fiera Comox to acquire forestry assets and rights, managing a 225,000m³ annual harvest. The transaction is a finalist in the NZ Institute of Financial Services deal of the year awards.
- Z Energy | Advised Z (and parent Ampol) on developing a new loyalty scheme to replace Flybuys and Z Pumped, including sale and wind-down of Flybuys, Airpoints integration, and fuel discount alignment with Foodstuffs.
