Simon is a partner in the firm's corporate and commercial group. He has been involved in a number of significant business acquisitions and management buy-outs, as well as (re)structuring new and existing businesses. Simon assists with investments into New Zealand directly, through fund structures or through venture capital arrangements.
Simon assists his clients with supply and distribution arrangements, in relation to exporting into overseas markets, as well as structuring options for growth and expansion through outsourcing, joint ventures, and partnering arrangements.
Simon also provides advice to software and hardware suppliers, network utilities, and infrastructure companies.
- Chambers Global TMT 2013 - Leading Lawyer
Examples of Work
- Transmission Gully Project - advising consortium on project bid
- Enable Networks/Enable Services - advising on UFB Reference Offer and various issues arising in connection with the network build project
- UltraFast Fibre - advising on broadband network implementation
- Central Fibre Consortium - advising on bid for Ultra-Fast Broadband Project
- Northpower - advising on UFB bid for Whangarei region, UFB Reference Offer and various issues arising in connection with the network build project
- Deutsche Post - sale of 50% shareholding in Express Couriers to NZ Post
Global From Day One Fund - establishment of seed investment fund - Zeacom Group - sale of shares in Zeacom to Enghouse
- Bikes Retail Group - acquisitions
- LeaderBrand Produce - advising on structuring and financing
- Samsung - New Zealand trading arrangements
- Manawatu Investment Group - advice on establishment of proposed angel investment fund as a limited partnership
- First Mobile - sale of business to Vodafone
- PlaceMakers - structure and operations
- Winstone Aggregates, Golden Bay Cement, Humes, Firth Industries - operational and trading arrangements
- New Zealand Venture Investment Fund - investments and fund-related issues
- Adviser to KEA (Kiwi Expat Association)
- Adviser to Tennis Auckland
Other Credentials
- Tennis Auckland - Board member
- New Zealand Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (NZVCA) - Member
