Courtney Mearns
BA(Hons) LLB LLM • Auckland
Courtney has experience in mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, corporate governance, foreign investment and commercial contracts.
She has acted on a number of complex transactions for a range of domestic and international clients.
Work Highlights
nib nz holdings
Acquisition of Kiwi Insurance from Kiwi Group Holdings.
Acquisition of OrbitProtect.
PMG
Exit by ASX-listed 360 Capital and subsequent acquisition and partnership with Oriens Capital.
Capital raising
Acted on a number of regulated capital raisings for funds management and corporate clients.
Shinsei Bank
$762 million acquisition of UDC Finance from ANZ.
UBS
Infratil’s $300 million capital raise via an institutional placement and share purchase plan.
Comvita
$50 million capital raise via an institutional placement and accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer.
Macquarie Capital and Craigs Investment Partners
Vista Group International on its $65 million capital raise via a placement and accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer.
Sale and purchase
Acted for the purchaser in acquisition of all of the shares in a specialist log marshalling business.
Share divestment
Acted for vendor in the divestment of shares in a horticultural business.