Josiah Koh

Josiah advises clients on domestic and international M&A transactions, and financial sector regulatory compliance. He also has experience in general corporate and commercial work.

Josiah advises on all areas of corporate and commercial law, including M&A, commercial contracts, overseas investment, and corporate governance.

Josiah also advises on regulatory compliance, with a particular focus on the financial sector. He acts for financial service providers, including retail and wholesale fund managers, insurers, and financial advice providers.

Josiah is a member of INFINZ.

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Work Highlights

Alliance Group

Advising on strategic partnership with Dawn Meats Group (a leading European red meat processor).

The a2 Milk Company

Advising on strategic acquisition of Yashili New Zealand (a world-class fully integrated nutritional manufacturing facility).

Perpetual Guardian

Acquisition of Trustees Executors Limited (one of New Zealand’s oldest trustee corporate supervision institutions) and Castle Point Funds Management (licensed manager of managed investment schemes).

Flynn Group

Acquisition of the Wendy’s NZ fast food restaurant business.

Amcor

Acquisition of Moda Systems (NZ manufacturer of automated protein packaging machines).

First Capital Financial Services

Advising the shareholders on their sale to a NZ subsidiary of NYSE-listed global insurance business, Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

Orro Group

Acquisition of Liquid IT (IT infrastructure company).

Financial Sector Regulatory

Advising on domestic and international securities law offerings, licensing, exclusions and exemptions, managed investment scheme establishment and ongoing administration, employee share schemes, financial advice provider obligations, and conduct of institutions. Clients include PMG Funds, Mount Capital, Pallas Capital, nib, and UniMed.

Advising on wholesale investment establishment and governance, and offer documents.

Advising on insurance law.

Advising on AML/CFT regulation.

Advising the trustee of the workplace savings schemes for Westpac Bank and Accident Compensation Corporation on compliance with the Financial Markets Conduct Act and on trust deed and member issues.