Sydney Blyde

Associate, Wellington

Contact

+64 4 915 6832 Sydney.Blyde@bellgully.com

Expertise

Sydney is an associate corporate lawyer with a particular focus on private mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and company and securities law.

Sydney has experience advising corporates and listed issuers on a range of commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings and joint ventures.

Qualifications

LLB (Hons) (First Class), BCom (Economics) University of Canterbury

2022 Admitted Wellington, New Zealand

Professional experience

2026 Women at Bell Gully committee member

Contact

Advised on its successful application for the Commerce Commission clearance on the approx. NZ$2.3bn acquisition of the rival electricity generator, Manawa Energy.

Wesfarmers

Advised on its informal approval from the Commerce Commission for the successful acquisition of SILK Laser Australian via its subsidiary Australaisn Pharmaceutical Industries

Chemist Warehouse

Advising on New Zealand aspects of its landmark merger with Sigma Healthcare and ASX listing in 2025, which saw A NZ$27bn of new Sigma shares begin trading, one of the largest share issues by an ASX-listed company.

Ryman Healthcare

Advising one of New Zealand’s largest retirement village operators, on its February 2025 fully underwritten NZ$1bn capital raise to reset its balance sheet.

A large offshore investment trust

Advising a large offshore investment trust on its bid for the New Zealand and Australian assets of the Vector metering business.

Bell Gully advises PAG on new investment partnership which will acquire Auckland’s PwC Tower

Bell Gully welcomes four Senior Appointments

Bell Gully advises Chanel on its investment in Lammermoor Station

Government backs voluntary nature and carbon markets with new assurance role

Modern Slavery Bill clears its first reading

Bell Gully celebrates five lawyers recognised as NZ Lawyer 2026 Future Legal Leaders

Bell Gully advises first water organisations on Local Government Funding Agency programme, after role helping establish New Zealand’s first water organisation under new regime

Gift card expiry rules: what issuers need to know

Directors’ duties: important new guidance from Australia

25 February 2026

Defining the boundaries of ‘greenwashing’: insights from Australia