Roger Wallis is a partner focusing on corporate and securities law.
Roger advises on business reorganisations, public offers, corporate takeovers, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and shareholder agreements, regulatory compliance and general corporate law issues.
Roger is a member of the Listed Companies Association executive and the New Zealand Institute of Directors. He is the former Chairman of the NZX Legal and Advisory board and is listed as a recommended lawyer in corporate and mergers & acquisitions by PLC Which Lawyer? He is also a member of Chapman Tripp's Board.
Recent experience
Roger has advised:
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Dorchester Pacific on the underwritten entitlement offer for its recapitalisation in conjunction with its plan to end a moratorium
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various market participants on NZX’s proposed derivative market
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the directors of Norfolk Investments in relation to two proposed full takeover offers by NZX listed Wakefield Health
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Australasian body, bath and home fragrance provider Ecoya on its $10 million IPO and NZSX listing with $43 million initial market capitalisation
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First NZ Capital and Credit Suisse (Australia) as underwriters of Auckland International Airports’ $126 million accelerated renounceable entitlement issue
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SKYCITY Entertainment Group on the $62 million sale of its New Zealand and Fijian cinema interests to ASX listed Amalgamated Holdings
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Hanover Finance and United finance on the $396.2 million sale of its finance assets to NZX listed Allied Farmers and restructuring of its debenture obligations for listed scrip
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Peter Hutson and associates on the $157.8 million sale of Bay Audiology Limited to National Hearing Care, and
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finance company moratoria for Hanover Finance and its related companies ($554 million), North South Finance ($103 million), OPI Pacific Finance ($313 million), Boston Finance ($41 million), and Beneficial Finance ($24 million).