Corporate & Commercial
Our 70-strong corporate and commercial group has immense experience. We are proud of our reputation for providing expert, yet practical, advice across all areas of commercial law.
Our track record is extensive, ranging from everyday transactions to the noteworthy deals of recent years. We have advised on many of the landmark transactions in New Zealand's corporate history.
We are well-connected in a small, but well-developed, commercial market. Our partners sit on key regulatory and industry bodies.
Simpson Grierson is consistently ranked as a leading New Zealand firm in the Mergermarket and Refinitiv league tables.
Examples of our transactional work
- The a2 Milk Company - acquisition of 75% interest in Mataura Valley Milk
- Matariki Forests - establishment of AVA Timber log export JV, with Hancock Natural Resource Group Australasia Pty Ltd, creating NZ’s largest log export JV operation
- Mercury Capital Pty Ltd - acquisition of NZ magazine portfolio from Bauer Media Group
- Shareholders of Mighty Ape Ltd - sale of on-line retail platform Mighty Ape to Kogan.com
- CHAMP Ventures - disposal of its shareholding in TR Group to NZ PE fund, Direct Capital
- Shinsei Bank - NZ$762m acquisition of iconic New Zealand finance company, UDC
- Nippon Paint - New Zealand aspects of the announced proposal to acquire DuluxGroup for A$3.81 billion by way of Australian scheme of arrangement
- Finaccess Capital - partial takeover of Restaurant Brands
- OMV - US$578m acquisition of Shell’s upstream oil and gas business in New Zealand
- DLF Seeds - $421 million purchase of PGG Wrightson’s seed and grain business
- Adamantem Capital - acquisition of leading smallgoods manufacturer Hellers
- UEM Edgenta - $263 million takeover by WSP Global of Opus International Consultants
- Macquarie Capital, First NZ Capital and Deutsche Craigs - initial public offering of Oceania Healthcare, through a dual listing on the New Zealand and Australian stock exchanges
- VF Corporation - $288 million acquisition of merino clothing chain Icebreaker
- Suntory Beverage & Food - AU$290 million sale of shares in Cerebos Food & Instant Coffee business to Kraft Heinz
- Shanghai Maling Aquarius - purchase of a 50% interest in Silver Fern Farms
- Accident Compensation Corporation - acquisition of a 22% stake in the Kiwibank group of companies
- Accel Partners - $132.9 million investment in Xero by private placement
For more examples of our work, please see our detailed expertise pages.