A commercially astute team for critical projects and inquiries
Our people are experts in helping clients expand and defend their business interests. They are known for their ability to succeed in mergers and acquisitions, often in complex and changing markets.
Whether it’s advising major commercial projects, assisting with sector inquiries, navigating industry-specific regulation or the application of general competition laws, or defending trade and pricing investigations, our lawyers have the skills you need.
We have advised
- AMP on obtaining clearance from the New Zealand Commerce Commission to acquire AXA Asia Pacific, paving the way for the creation of New Zealand’s largest financial services company.
- Merck & Co., Inc. and Schering Plough Corporation on the New Zealand competition law aspects of their global merger and obtaining Commerce Commission clearance for the transaction to proceed in New Zealand without divestment.
- Telecom New Zealand on its three-way operational separation in 2008. We continue to advise Telecom on the operational implications of its separation, including on Commerce Commission negotiations to determine price and non-price terms for Telecom's new regulated services such as local loop unbundling, co-location, wholesale bitstream and backhaul.
- Telecom New Zealand in defending Commerce Commission allegations relating to Telecom’s introduction of the '0867' internet access code.
- PGG Wrightson (New Zealand's largest rural services provider) on its various merger, partnering and other arrangements with other firms active in the primary sector.
- Transpacific Industries Group (NZ) in its acquisitions of the specified solid waste assets and businesses from EnviroWaste Services and specified hazardous waste businesses from Medi-Chem Waste Services.
- Johnson & Johnson on the New Zealand clearance aspects of its global acquisition of Pfizer Consumer Healthcare.