Jennifer Coote

^{Chambers Asia Pacific 2026 Corporate/Commercial.}

^{IFLR 1000 2024}M&A, '^{Rising star partner'.}

^{The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 Corporate and M&A, 'Leading partner'.}

^{Clients say Jennifer is "fiercely intelligent but also commercial." She "is very organised, detail-oriented and a subject matter expert in corporate law in New Zealand."}

^{Author, Wolters Kluwer's Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers in New Zealand.}

Fletcher Building NZ$700m capital raising

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

Fiera Comox Partners Inc.

Fiera Comox Partners on its joint venture with Ngāi Tahu Holdings in relation to Ngāi Tahu's West Coast Estate Plantations.

Inghams Group Limited

Inghams Group on its recent acquisitions of Bostock Brothers and certain assets of Bromley Park Hatcheries.

Ampol's acquisition of Z Energy and sale of Gull

Advised Ampol on its NZ$1.96bn acquisition of Z Energy by way of court approved scheme of arrangement together with its divestment of its Gull business to Allegro.

One New Zealand TowerCo sale

Advising One New Zealand (formerly Vodafone New Zealand) on the sale of its passive mobile tower infrastructure assets for NZ$1.7bn to funds managed or advised by InfraRed Capital Partners and Northleaf Capital Partners, alongside a reinvestment by Infratil.

Bentley Systems acquisition of Seequent

Advising on its acquisition of Seequent, a world leader in developing 3D geological modelling software, headquartered in Christchurch, for US$1.05bn.

Fletcher Building M&A transactions

Advised on its sale of Formica Group to Broadview for US$840m, Roof Tile Group to IKO for approximately NZ$60m, its 50% stake in the Sims Pacific Metals joint venture to Sims Metals Management, and on the NZ$305m acquisition of Higgins Group.