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

His experience includes property and business acquisitions and divestments, project developments and finance, listed and unlisted securities offerings, joint ventures and shareholder arrangements. He acts for various developers, forestry companies, listed funds and investors. He also has considerable expertise on New Zealand's overseas investment laws and was a co-presenter of the New Zealand Law Society seminar on the Overseas Investment Act.

Prior to joining Bell Gully in 2003, he spent two years in the London office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Qualifications

LLB(Hons), BCom, University of Otago

Admitted

1996 New Zealand

International Career

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London
    2000-2003

Publications

Contact

Email: Andrew Petersen

DDI: 64 9 916 8622

Mobile: 64 21 684 533

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Areas of Expertise

Recent Work

Hamilton land sale for future city growth
Bell Gully advised Kirkdale Investments Limited on its sale of a significant piece of land to Hamilton City Council for future urban development.

ING Real Estate Entertainment Fund sale and lease back of pub portfolio
Advised ING Management Limited, as the responsible entity for the ING Real Estate Entertainment Fund, on its acquisition and lease back of eight freehold pubs in New Zealand for A$28million.

Bluewater - Westpac development
Advised Bluewater Group on its development of a new office complex at Britomart for Westpac New Zealand to locate its operations from several existing North Island sites.

Auckland waterfront development
Advised Auckland Regional Holdings on the redevelopment of the Wynyard Precinct on Auckland's waterfront.