Corporate

Our corporate team comprises market-leading corporate lawyers who work with a wide-range of clients on a broad spectrum of complex and strategic corporate matters, including:

Recent work highlights

Z Energy acquisition

Advised Ampol Limited, Australia’s ASX-listed leader in transport fuels, on its NZ$2 billion acquisition (by scheme of arrangement) of New Zealand fuel distributor, NZX and ASX-listed Z Energy.

 

Sale of Gull New Zealand

Advised Ampol Limited on the sale of its NZ$572 million Gull retail fuel business in New Zealand to Australian private equity firm, Allegro Funds Pty Ltd, in connection with Ampol’s acquisition of Z Energy.

 

Waste Management NZ acquisition

Advised Igneo Infrastructure Partners on the NZ$1.9 billion acquisition of New Zealand’s largest resource recovery and waste management services provider, Waste Management NZ Limited, from private equity firm Beijing Capital Group.

 

Sale of Vodafone NZ’s passive mobile tower business

Advised Vodafone New Zealand Limited on the establishment and sale of its passive mobile tower business for NZ$1.7 billion to funds managed or advised by leading global investors InfraRed Capital Partners (on behalf of HICL Infrastructure PLC) and Northleaf Capital Partners.

"We highly value the quality of their advice, documentation and due diligence processes. Their work is always commercially-focused, and they have invested in understanding our industry and business in order to best tailor their advice to support our strategic objectives."

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 - Tier 1

"Well established NZ practice. Strong oil and gas expertise. Knowledgeable, user friendly and always delivers."

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 - Tier 1

"Bell Gully’s corporate team is second to none in New Zealand. Their service to clients is exceptional and their technical expertise of top international standard."

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 - Tier 1