Career highlights
Advising Fonterra on the sale of its Soprole dairy business in Chile to Peruvian diary company, Gloria Foods, that will result in Fonterra receiving approximately NZD1.055 billion.
Acting for Tilt Renewables Limited in relation to the scheme of arrangement between Tilt Renewables and Powering Australian Renewables and Mercury NZ Limited.
Advising on numerous takeovers, including acting for Tilt Renewables Limited in respect of the takeover offer made by Mercury NZ Limited and Infratil 2018 Limited, Trustpower Limited and King Country Electric Power Trust on their takeover of King Country Energy Limited, Bounty Foods in respect of its takeover of Tegel Group Holdings Ltd, and an unincorporated joint venture in respect of its takeover of Finzsoft Solutions Limited.
AdvisedWestpac Group on the sale of its New Zealand life insurance business to Fidelity Life.
Advised Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) on the sale of its life insurance business.
Advising AEI on multiple transactions including (i) its disposal of Fenix Power Perú, a Peruvian power plant, (ii) its disposal of its gas distribution and related business in Bolivia and Brazil, and (iii) the sale of its gas distribution business in mainland China.
Achievements and recognition
- Winner, Consumer, Media and Technology Deal of the Year, New Zealand Law Awards, 2019
- Band 1 team, Corporate/Commercial, Chambers Asia-Pacific
- Tier 1 team, Corporate and M&A, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific