Andrew Matthews

Andrew is a partner in the firm's corporate group. He is a corporate-law specialist, focusing on public and private mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings and corporate governance.

Andrew advises domestic and international companies on all aspects of corporate law in New Zealand, frequently advising on takeovers, private acquisitions and listing rule compliance.

Andrew has also worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London where he acted on a number of corporate transactions involving infrastructure assets.

Examples of Work

• Citigroup Global Markets and Forsyth Barr Group - AU$300 million underwritten entitlement offer by Tilt Renewables
• VF Corporation - $288 million acquisition of merino clothing chain Icebreaker
• UEM Edgenta - $263 million takeover by WSP Global of Opus International Consultants
• Vista Group Holdings - advising on the $108 million block trade of 25.5% of Vista Group International
• Macquarie Capital - $1.81 billion sale by Origin Energy of its 53.1% shareholding in Contact Energy
• Archer Capital - establishment of a new industry leading education business called Aspire2, formed through the acquisition of five New Zealand based private education businesses
• Amalgamated Holdings - $28.5 million acquisition of Museum Art Hotel, Wellington, marking the introduction of Amalgamated Holdings' QT brand into New Zealand
• Accel Partners - $132.9 million investment in Xero by private placement
• Fiji National Provident Fund - F$160 million acquisition by Fiji National Provident Fund of 49% of Vodafone Fiji
• FIGG Investments - sale of stevedoring and marshalling business, ISO, to Qube Holdings for $80 million (plus a yet to be determined earn out amount)
• Livestock Improvement Corporation - corporate advice and various acquisitions and investments, including its investment in Figured, and its acquisition of Lely Sensortec
• MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (the number two global container shipping line) - its sale of 35 percent of Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) to Global Infrastructure Partners and a group of its LP co-investors for US$1.929 billion
• Ferrovial - the disposal of three separate stakes in Heathrow Airport Holdings (UK) (formerly BAA):
  • a 8.65% stake to Universities Superannuation Scheme for £392 million
  • a 5.72% stake to Stable Investment Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of CIC International) for £257.4 million, and
  • a 10.62% stake to Qatar Holding for £478 million
• Hafeez Karamath Engineering Services - the acquisition of the remaining JV interest in The Desalination Company of Trinidad and Tobago from General Electric
• IWP International (UK) - its corporate reorganisation in preparation of a members' voluntary liquidation, following the disposal of core business assets, as part of a capital return to shareholders
• Agbar (the international water resources management company) - its sale of 70% of Bristol Water (a UK water supply company) to Capstone Infrastructure Corporation, a Canadian listed infrastructure company, valuing Bristol Water at approximately £400 million
• Agria Corporation (a NYSE listed Chinese agriculture business) - $120 million investment in PGG Wrightson as part of its $250 million capital raising, and associated strategic co-operation agreement between Agria and PGG Wrightson
• Haier Group Corporation - $80 million investment in cornerstone shareholding in Fisher & Paykel Appliances as part of its capital raising and associated strategic co-operation
• Various takeovers and takeover responses, including acting for Fidelity Life in its response to Tower's bid, New Plymouth District Council in its takeover of Tasman Farms and BG Group in its proposed acquisition of Origin Energy (Australia) which in turn owns a 51% share in Contract Energy (New Zealand), valuing Origin Energy at A$12.9 billion