Bell Gully is consistently ranked as a leading legal adviser on mergers and acquisitions. We continue to advise on many of the most significant mergers, acquisitions and disposals in New Zealand's recent corporate history. Our clients include local and international public and private companies, investment banks and financial institutions. Our corporate/M&A lawyers were named New Zealand Deal Team of the Year at the 2009 ALB Australasian Law Awards.

 

Anna Buchly

Anna Buchly

Anna specialises in corporate law, with a focus on capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.

PARTNERS

David Boswell

Anna Buchly

David Cooper

David Coull

Garry Downs

David Flacks

Mark Freeman

James Gibson

Brynn Gilbertson

Chris Gordon

Glenn Joblin

Jayne Kirton

Gavin Macdonald

Dean Oppenhuis

Roger Partridge

Andrew Petersen

Jonathan Ross

Ralph Simpson

Clive Taylor

Haydn Wong

SENIOR ASSOCIATES

James Cooney

Louise Hill

Michaela Hutton

Stephen Layburn

Amon Nunns

Toby Sharpe

Damian Stone

Graeme Switzer

Lucy Sykes

Kate Theilman

CONSULTANT

Andrew Brown

Key Work

  • Frucor sale
    Bell Gully advised Groupe DANONE on the sale of its Frucor fruit juices, energy drinks, waters and soft drinks business for in excess of NZ$1.45bn.
  • Sale of 50% of Summerset Group Holdings Limited and Summerset Management Company Limited
    Advised three of AMP Capital Investors’ Australian funds on the sale of 50% of retirement village owner and operator, Summerset, to Quadrant (an Australian private equity firm)...
  • Sale of Carter Holt Harvey Limited's New Zealand MDF business
    Bell Gully advised Carter Holt Harvey Limited on the competitive sale process of its New Zealand medium density fibreboard (MDF) business, which included its manufacturing plant at Rangiora, Canterbury. In November 2008, ITOCHU Corporation and Daiken Corporation announced their joint purchase of the manufacturing plant, having previously established a holding company, Daiken New Zealand Limited, for this purpose.
  • Babcock & Brown Powerco sale
    Bell Gully advised Babcock & Brown on Babcock & Brown Infrastructure's sale of part of its interest in New Zealand's third largest power and gas utility, Powerco. Queensland Investment Corporation agreed to buy a 58 per cent equity stake in Powerco for NZ$423 million.

Key Publications