Specialist advice, practical understanding
Our team knows what it takes to operate successfully in overseas markets, and to trade with New Zealand. We advise on all aspects of international trade, including free trade agreements.
We provide an integrated service for overseas clients investing in New Zealand. From evaluating opportunities, to business acquisition, navigating resource management and Māori law issues, our team ensures you have the right expertise available at each stage of the process.
We work with New Zealand clients doing business in Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands – from business setup, to joint ventures, and restructuring of state-owned assets.
We have advised
- Hyundai Hysco and Hyundai Rotem of Korea on their investments in the petroleum exploration and rail industries.
- Agility Logistics Group on its acquisition of the Australian, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea logistics companies LEP International, Pan Orient and Kurada from Mainfreight. The acquisition contract was negotiated and prepared in New Zealand under New Zealand law and required Chapman Tripp to co-ordinate multi-jurisdictional acquisition and funding arrangements.
- ExxonMobil on its Great South Basin petroleum exploration activities.
- Fonterra on the sale of Steel Can Components to Impress Group as part of an AU$150 million sale by Amcor of its Australasian food can and aerosol business.
- The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga on the sale of a 40% stake of Westpac Bank of Tonga to Westpac.
- Mooring Systems on its merger with Netherlands-based Cavotec Group Holdings N.V., leading to a company with a total market capitalisation of around NZ$200m.
- Rubicon on the sale of its Horizon 2 tree improvement business to the US-based ArborGen LLC, (a joint venture between it, International Paper and MeadWestvaco).
- The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga in relation to the sale of the Kingdom’s electricity business. The project included advising on the establishment of a new regulatory regime and the passage of necessary legislation.