Private capital

We are a leading New Zealand legal adviser to private equity sponsors, other private capital investors and their portfolio companies, acting on the most significant private capital transactions in the country. 

The huge growth in private capital continues to transform global investment markets. New Zealand is no exception and continues to be an attractive market in which private equity sponsors and other private capital investors are looking to deploy capital. Our private capital team has excellent knowledge and experience assisting private equity sponsors and other private capital investors in transactions across a range of industries and sectors.

Our work includes assisting private capital clients on their complex and time-critical transactions, domestically and as part of multi-jurisdictional transactions. We understand complex private equity structures and how private capital funds operate. Our clients include some of the world's largest private equity sponsors, leading middle market private equity firms, and sovereign wealth and pension funds, and we are equally passionate about the burgeoning New Zealand private capital industry.

Our private capital expertise includes the full range of M&A transactions across the fund life-cycle, including buyouts, carve-outs, joint venture and consortium transactions, exits, restructuring transactions, takeovers and schemes.

Our private capital teams are also well placed to leverage our firm's specialist expertise in areas such as overseas investment, regulatory compliance, infrastructure and government, which are increasingly areas of focus for private capital investors assessing New Zealand investment opportunities.

Market recognition

Chambers Asia Pacific 2025 Corporate/Commercial, 'Band 1'. 

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 Corporate and M&A, 'Tier 1'.

IFLR 1000 2024 M&A, 'Tier 1'.

Clients say "Bell Gully is a first-class firm; it offers very personable and common-sense legal advice backed up by a highly professional team which has quality partners and associates across the board."

Our team is described as "The premier NZ firm for big ticket M&A. Strong across the board."