Ash Hebden

Senior Associate, Auckland

Expertise

Ash is an experienced corporate transactions lawyer specialising in private and public mergers and acquisitions. 

His expertise and experience cover a wide range of areas, including mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, and company and securities law, with a particular interest in the technology and digital infrastructure sectors.

Qualifications

LLB (First Class Hons) University of Waikato

2019 Admitted New Zealand

Sale of Clarus to Brookfield and Firstlight to Powerco

Advised Igneo Infrastructure Partners on the contemporaneous sales of Clarus (Firstgas, Rockgas and Flexgas) to funds controlled by Brookfield, and Firstlight to Powerco, for a combined transaction value of NZ$2bn.

Fletcher building NZ$700m capital raising

Advised Fletcher Building on its NZ$700m fully underwritten accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer and placement.

Clarus JV with Harmony Energy

Advised Clarus on its joint venture with global renewable energy infrastructure developer, Harmony Energy Limited, to develop and operate New Zealand’s largest lar farm.

Millennium & Copthorne Takeover response

Advised NZX listed Millennium & Copthorne Hotels on its response to a full takeover from its major shareholder, CDL Hotel Holdings New Zealand.

Contact Energy Takeover of Manawa Energy

Advising Contact Energy on its proposed NZ$1.86bn acquisition of NZX-listed Manawa Energy by way of scheme of arrangement.

19 December 2025

The Big Picture: Climate Change

11 December 2025

Class Actions: 2025 round-up

9 December 2025

Infrastructure Funding and Financing Amendment Bill: what’s changed?

9 December 2025

The Big Picture: Health

7 November 2025

Government announces changes to the Climate Change Response Act, releases assessment framework for carbon removals

22 October 2025

Major reforms to New Zealand Climate-Related Disclosures regime

22 October 2025

New Zealand’s first National Adaptation Framework for managing natural hazard risks includes new approach to cost sharing

10 October 2025

5th Edition of the Government Procurement Rules Released

New Zealand’s Energy Package – securing agreement on the future?

26 September 2025

High Court ruling provides clarity on wholesale eligible investor certificates