Mergers and acquisitions

Overview

Our experienced team is highly regarded

We have extensive experience advising on the full spectrum of M&A. Our experience includes small scale family businesses, mid-market transactions, and large scale public mergers and acquisitions undertaken by way of takeover or scheme of arrangement.

We advise on all aspects of M&A transactions. We are experts in completing efficient due diligence, arranging warranty and indemnity insurance and drafting and negotiating transaction documentation on both buy and sell side mandates.

We deliver seamless transaction project management

We draw on expertise from our teams to deliver seamless transaction project management. We involve experts from:

Banking and finance
Intellectual property
Technology
Real estate
Competition
Environmental
Tax
Employment.

We work to achieve our client's corporate and strategic objectives

We provide invaluable input into transactions with overseas investment, regulatory, economic or political dimensions.

We facilitate transactions that achieve our client’s corporate and strategic objectives.

We have a wide range of clients

Our clients include:

Private companies
Private equity funds
Listed entities
Banks and financial institutions
Government agencies.

"The Buddle Findlay team has a very good grasp of the key commercial issues in relation to M&A deals. They are right across the detail so you can have confidence that they have picked up the relevant issues in terms of due diligence and transaction documentation."

Legal 500 Asia-Pacific

"Great detail and technical nuances, but adept at standing back and looking at the big picture, what actually matters and what actually drives value."

Legal 500 Asia-Pacific

"The team has a track record of advising on complex transactions for both domestic and international clients, regularly drawing on the resources of the firm’s wider legal specialists."

Legal 500 Asia-Pacific

Tier 1, M&A - IFLR1000
Band 2 / Tier 2, Corporate and M&A - Chambers Asia-Pacific and Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
Excellence awardee at the 2023 New Zealand Law Awards: M&A Deal of the Year - Sale of One NZ's passive mobile towers to InfraRed Capital Partners and Northleaf Capital Partners
Excellence awardee at the 2023 New Zealand Law Awards: Mid-Market Deal of the Year - Acquisition of The Better Health Company by Nestlé New Zealand

Experience

Sector / Expertise

International

International connections

Work highlights

Infratil

We advised Infratil on all legal aspects of its strategic reinvestment in One NZ's (formerly Vodafone New Zealand) passive mobile tower assets. Read more here

Nestlé Health Science

We advised Nestlé Health Science on its acquisition of The Better Health Company (which includes the brands GO Healthy and Egmont Honey). Read more here

Autosports Group

We advised Autosports Group on its acquisition of the Auckland City BMW including the BMW, Mini and Rolls Royce vehicle dealerships in Auckland.

Brookfield

We advised Brookfield on the New Zealand aspects of its acquisition of a 50% stake in the Intellihub Group.

Pencarrow Private Equity

We advised the shareholder group, including major shareholder Pencarrow Private Equity, on the sale of all of the shares in Mix Global Holdings Limited, which produces and supplies personal care products including under the 'Essano' brand.