Bell Gully provides a fully integrated service for overseas entities and individuals seeking to invest in or do business in New Zealand.

We have a strong track record advising on overseas investment across a broad range of sectors including retail, tourism, forestry, energy, horticulture and infrastructure.

We can advise at every stage of a proposed investment including legislative compliance, obtaining consent under the Overseas Investment Act 2005, equity and debt financing, employment, tax, Treaty of Waitangi considerations, resource management issues and licensing and immigration visa requirements.

Our team presented a series of nationwide seminars on the Overseas Investment Act 2005 in conjunction with the Overseas Investment Office when the Act was introduced and we co-authored the comprehensive New Zealand Law Society guide for practitioners on the Act. Andrew Petersen was a representative on the Technical Reference Group advising the New Zealand government on the review of the Overseas Investment Act 2005 and its regulations.

We acted on one of the first successful "sensitive land" consents to be granted under the Overseas Investment Act 2005 following a 2012 High Court decision, which requires the applicant to identify a counter-factual to the proposed overseas investment

Andrew Petersen

Andrew Petersen

Andrew is a commercial property lawyer with extensive expertise in broader corporate and commercial matters.

PARTNERS

Tom Bennett

David Boswell

Chris Gordon

Jane Holland

Hugh Kettle

Andrew Petersen

Toby Sharpe

CONSULTANT

Paul East

SENIOR ASSOCIATES

Marija Batistich

Susan Bright

James Cooney

Belinda Green

Maree Stenberg

Sally Whincop

Key Work

  • Carter Holt Harvey forestry sales
    Advised Carter Holt Harvey on what was one of the biggest and most complex forestry|real estate sales in New Zealand's history and the largest real estate transaction dealt with by New Zealand's Overseas Investment Office.
  • Fletcher Building / Crane Group
    Advised Fletcher Building on its 2011 public takeover of Crane Group Limited, including its application for consent under the Overseas Investment Act 2005.
  • Asahi Group
    Advised Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd on all aspects of its 2011 public takeover of Charlies Group Limited, including obtaining consent under the Overseas Investment Act 2005.
  • The Blackstone Group / Burger King
    Advised The Blackstone Group on the acquisition by its private equity funds of the Burger King business in New Zealand, including obtaining consent under the Overseas Investment Act 2005.

Key Publications