John specialises in general corporate and commercial law.
He has a particular interest in securities law, energy law, mergers and acquisitions, construction law and competition law issues – advising clients throughout New Zealand. John’s securities law experience includes acting on initial public offerings, advising on employee share schemes and in the private equity area.
John was a member of the Securities Commission from 1 January 2007 to 30 April 2011 and is a director of dual listed company Kathmandu Holdings Limited. John is an accredited member of the Institute of Directors.
Recent experience
John has advised:
- Rural Equities Limited on the merger with the New Zealand Rural Property Trust
- Meridian Energy in the procurement of its White Hill, West Wind and Te Uku wind farms
- Cavotec MSL on its scheme of arrangement and restructuring to become a Swiss company listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm
- listed companies Ryman Healthcare, Hallenstein Glasson and Cavotec MSL on employee share schemes, and
- Holcim New Zealand on its new cement plant project at Weston.