Peter is a specialist corporate partner. He co-heads the firm's corporate advisory group.
Leading corporates, multinationals, SMEs, and local government organisations regularly call on Peter for his leadership and expertise. His substantial track record in high-profile transactions was recognised in 2005 with the inaugural "New Zealand Dealmaker of the Year Award" at the prestigious ALB Australasian Law Awards.
Peter is a foundation member of the New Zealand Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (NZVCA). He was appointed to the Commerce Commission's expert panel to review single-firm conduct enforcement in 2009.
- Chambers Global Corporate/Commercial 2013 - Leading Lawyer
- IFLR1000 Mergers & Acquisitions 2013 - Leading Lawyer
- PLC Which Lawyer? Corporate/M&A 2013 - Leading Lawyer
- Asia Pacific Legal 500 Corporate/M&A 2013 - Leading Lawyer
- AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers Guide 2009 - Leading Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer
- Guide to the World's Leading Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers 2009 - Outstanding Practitioner
Examples of Work
- A2 Corporation - private placement and associated shareholder sell-down (totalling $90 million) and migration of listing from the NZAX to the NZSX main board
- Adviser to major shareholders of listed entities in relation to exit initiatives by way of lock-in agreement takeover (including the sale of Powerco and Metlifecare)
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Adviser to various bidders and target companies in relation to takeovers (including BG Group, Origin Energy, Contact Energy, Tasman Farms, and Tenon)
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Assisting the Financial Markets Authority in relation to the initial public offerings of one or more of the Government's mixed ownership model IPOs
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Adviser to various issuers in relation to their initial public offerings (including Gullivers Travel, Pumpkin Patch, Briscoe Group, and Auckland International Airport)
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Adviser to sellers and trade purchasers of substantial unlisted assets (including Amalgamated Holdings' acquisition of SKYCITY Cinemas, Dongwha Holdings' MDF plant acquisition, Unison Networks' electricity networks purchases from Vector, Telstra Corporation's acquisition of CLEAR Communications, and Fulton Hogan's sale of Envirowaste)
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Renaissance's lifecare operations - solvent recapitalisation and global reorganisation
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Turnerco consortium - proposed recapitalisation of Feltex Carpets
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BG Group - proposed acquisition of Origin Energy (Australia) which in turn owns a 51% share in Contact Energy (New Zealand), valuing Origin Energy at A$12.9 billion
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Vertex Group - advice to independent directors, culminating in the majority shareholder's full takeover offer
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Origin Energy - acquisition of a 51% interest in Contact Energy
Other Credentials
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New Zealand Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (NZVCA) - Member (current) and Foundation Council Member (2000-2004)
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Matthew Bender's Competition Laws of the Pacific Rim - Author (New Zealand section)
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Tolley Lexis Nexis' International Protection of Foreign Investment - Author (New Zealand section)
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The Public Competition Enforcement Review - Contributor (New Zealand section)
