Overseas Investment

Our overseas investment specialists have a strong track record of completed transactions, across a wide range of industries. We have advised on Overseas Investment Office (OIO) consent requirements in most industries. We advise on transactions across the spectrum, from personal investment to large-scale institutional takeovers.

Our project leaders draw upon expert support from all areas of the firm. This enables us to provide a fully integrated service and ensures investors receive advice from the right expert.

We are well-connected to policymakers. This connection allows us to advise on regulatory changes, as they happen. Simpson Grierson partner and overseas investment specialist, Don Holborow, is a member of the Technical Reference Group for the Government's current review of the Overseas Investment Act. We maintain positive and close working relationships with all relevant regulators.

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Our Experience

Matariki Forests Group - OIO issues arising out of the proposed sale of Matariki Forests Group's New Zealand business (New Zealand's third largest forest estate), including preparation of template OIO documents for bidders
Kirin Holdings - OIO approval for the acquisition of Lion Breweries
BG Group - OIO approval for the proposed takeover of Origin Energy (including a majority stake in Contact Energy), involving consideration of the "strategically important infrastructure" test
Otahuna Lodge, Canterbury - OIO approval for the purchase of one of New Zealand's most historically significant homes by overseas buyers
The Westervelt Company - OIO approval for the purchase of a highly sensitive 6,500ha property near Taupo, identified by the OIO prior to sale as a property of particular interest to the OIO
Fulton Hogan - OIO issues arising out of its sale of EnviroWaste Services, including preparation of template OIO documents for bidders
Fletcher Building divisions, Winstone Aggregates, Firth Industries and Fletcher Residential - OIO approval for various acquisitions of quarry, industrial and residential land
Obtaining the first OIO exemption for a "top-hat" redomicile scheme, involving New Zealand's largest gold mining venture

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