NZ Lawyer has announced that our Auckland mergers and acquisitions team has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Deal Team of the Year (<100 Employees) category.
The team, which is lead by partners
Ash Hill and
Hayley Buckley and Senior Associate
Nick Kovacevich, has had a stellar year acting on a number of significant and complex transactions. These include advising:
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SKY TV on its Series A investment in 90 Seconds, a capital raising led by Sequoia Capital.
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Cedenco on its acquisition of aquaculture and mussel farming assets from Sealord, including a 50% stake in North Island Mussels Limited (a joint venture with Sanford).
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Buy Right Cars Group, a major motor vehicle importer and dealer network, on its sale to NZX listed Turners.
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A consortium of private equity investors led by Heartland Investments on the sale of a majority shareholding in Icepak New Zealand to Hall's Group.
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Midwich Group PLC, an AIM listed global IT and AV products distributor, on its acquisition of Wired.
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The shareholders of Business World Travel on their share sale to ATPI, a global travel management company.
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Vivint, a global smart home technology company, on the sale of its New Zealand business to a subsidiary of NYSE listed Tyco.
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Advising Snowball Effect on a number of its equity crowdfunding offers, including by Invivo Wines and Punakaiki Fund.
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The owner managers of Retail Dimension, a market leading retail design company, on the sale of a majority shareholding to a private equity consortium.
The nomination is a testament to the rapid growth of the team's practice and its reputation as a leading advisor on mergers and acquisitions.
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