Roger Wallis

Partner
Auckland

Equity capital markets

Mergers & acquisitions

Corporate governance

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Roger specialises in corporate and securities law. He advises on public market mergers and acquisitions, equity capital market transactions, business reorganisations, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.

Roger is particularly valued for his judgement on complex mandates requiring careful navigation of board, shareholder and regulatory dynamics.

Consistently ranked as a Leading Individual by independent legal directories, he is recognised as a Band 1 lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific and Chambers Global. Roger is also highly regarded in capital markets by IFLR1000 2025, and is recognised as a Leading Partner by Legal 500 Asia Pacific.

Recent highlights

Advising the independent directors of Northwest Healthcare Properties Management, as manager of NZX-listed Vital Healthcare Property Trust (VHP), on an agreement to internalise the management of VHP, for a payment of $214m to the current manager to relinquish the management rights.
Advising Precinct on its $310m placement underwritten by Jarden, Forsyth Barr and UBS, and its non-underwritten share purchase plan retail offer.
Advising Mohawk Industries Inc on its acquisition by scheme of arrangement of NZX-listed Bremworth for $52.5m.
Advising EBOS Group on its placement underwritten by UBS and its retail offer to raise up to $272m.
Advising a consortium of Northland Regional Council, Port of Tauranga and Ngāpuhi Investment Fund (Tupu Tonu) to acquire NZX-listed Marsden Maritime Holdings by scheme of arrangement.
Advising businessman James T Grenon on his proposal to change out the board of NZX-listed NZME.
Advising Arvida Group on its $1.243b scheme of arrangement with global infrastructure fund Stonepeak.

Affiliations

Chartered member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand.
Certified member of the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand.
Executive officer of the Listed Companies Association.
Former Chair of the NZX Legal & Regulatory Advisory Board.
Former Member of the New Zealand Takeovers Panel.

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Company & Securities Law Resources

07 May 2026

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NZX Listed Issuer Resources

07 May 2026

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So, you’re no longer a climate reporting entity… what now?

20 February 2026

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Corporate governance codes compared: 2025

22 December 2025

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Shareholder activism and regime change

17 December 2025

Recognising our team in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026

We are delighted to share that several of our team members have been recognised for their expertise in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2026 guide. We’re also proud to see our firm ranked across 17 key practice areas, including 10 Band 1 rankings.

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New Zealand Corporate Governance – Trends & Insights 2025

11 December 2025

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FMA casts sunlight on the shadows

26 November 2025

Chapman Tripp advises on $214m internalisation of Vital Healthcare Property Trust

Chapman Tripp is pleased to have acted as legal advisor to the independent directors of the manager of NZX-listed Vital Healthcare Property Trust (Vital), on the $214m internalisation of Vital’s management rights. The internalisation is expected to deliver Vital and the trust’s unit holders substantial annual cost savings and create a scalable platform for future growth, enhancing transparency and accountability.

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Directors get the right to live in peace

13 November 2025

Celebrating our team’s inclusion in IFLR1000 2025

We are delighted to announce that several of our team members have been recognised in the IFLR1000 2025 rankings for their outstanding expertise in financial and corporate law. We are also proud that our firm has achieved recognition across five key practice areas. These results reflect our ongoing commitment to excellence and the trust our clients place in us.

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More changes to climate-related disclosure settings

10 November 2025

Chapman Tripp advises Precinct Properties Group on $325m capital raise

Chapman Tripp is pleased to have acted as legal advisor to Precinct Properties Group on its recent $285m Placement and $40m Share Purchase Plan of new stapled shares. The transaction was well supported by shareholders, with both the placement and SPP oversubscribed.

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Climate-related disclosures regime to be narrowed

22 October 2025

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What we do in the shadows: FMA misses the mark with misguided insider trading report

10 October 2025

PFI Amendment – a good move, more to come

Chapman Tripp has welcomed amendment regulations to give companies discretion over whether to publish prospective financial information (PFI) when raising equity capital through initial public offerings (IPOs) in conjunction with listing on the NZX Main Board.

Chapman Tripp advising EBOS Group on NZ$272 million equity raising

Chapman Tripp is legal advisor to EBOS Group Limited (EBOS) on its recently announced equity raising, structured as a fully underwritten placement that successfully raised approximately NZ$217 million along with an ongoing non-underwritten retail offer that is seeking to raise up to NZ$54 million.

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Take-outs for directors and executives from CBL decision

18 March 2025

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Climate-related disclosures: FMA and Chapman Tripp analysis and outlook for 2025

06 December 2024

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Some relief for directors wanting privacy on home address

24 September 2024

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Companies Act to get much-needed refresh

15 August 2024

Chapman Tripp assists Vector on conditional sale agreement of LPG assets

Chapman Tripp was pleased to assist Vector in entering into a conditional agreement to sell Vector OnGas, its liquified petroleum gas business, together with its 60.25% shareholding in Liquigas Limited.

Chapman Tripp advises Arvida Group on scheme of arrangement with Stonepeak for NZ$2b EV

Chapman Tripp is pleased to announce that it has assisted Arvida Group Limited (Arvida) on the conditional sale of all outstanding shares to Stonepeak Alps BidCo Limited, an affiliate of leading US based alternative investment firm Stonepeak which specialises in infrastructure and real estate assets. The market capitalisation implied by the transaction is $1.243m, and with debt assumed (and with core debt to be refinanced) derives a deal enterprise value of ~$2b.

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Shareholder disclosure: lessons from Burger Fuel

14 June 2024

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Submission on FMA’s proposed fair outcomes for consumers and markets

06 March 2024

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Directors should have the right to keep their home address private

19 February 2024

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Is your Audit Committee NZX Listing Rule compliant?

30 January 2024

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Climate-related disclosures: key developments in 2023

05 December 2023

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Silly bill-iness from Parliament as Bill passes against expert advice

27 July 2023

Chapman Tripp advises Vector on sale of 50% interest in Vector Metering to QIC

We are delighted to have advised Vector on the sale of 50% of its New Zealand and Australian metering business, Vector Metering, to QIC Private Capital for an EV of NZ$2.5b and gross proceeds to Vector of NZ$1.7b.

Chapman Tripp advises Connexa on $1.076 billion deal to acquire 2degrees’ passive cell tower assets

Chapman Tripp advised Connexa on $1.076 billion deal to acquire 2degrees’ passive cell tower assets. Connexa agreed to acquire 1,124 passive mobile telecommunication towers from 2degrees in December 2022 and the transaction is now complete. In connection with the transaction, 2degrees entered into a 20-year services agreement with Connexa, under which Connexa will provide access to space on the towers. 2degrees has also committed to an additional 450 tower tenancies with Connexa.

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ANREOs are on - NZX capital raising settings revisions

15 June 2023

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NZX director independence review - deep dive or belly flop?

07 June 2023

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Claim against Shell’s directors for their climate risk decisions dismissed in the UK

30 May 2023

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All sector guidance for mandatory climate related disclosures released

16 May 2023

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Clipping the phoenix’s wings, and keeping it honest

15 May 2023

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Day 1 of the Takeovers Code – from the trenches

18 October 2022

Chapman Tripp advises OTPP on acquisition of Spark TowerCo in NZ$1.15b deal

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) has acquired 70% of Spark New Zealand’s mobile tower business in a NZ$1.15b deal that closed on 14 October 2022. This transaction is the first carve-out of a mobile network operator’s passive tower infrastructure agreed in the New Zealand market.

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Takeovers law: the UK approach, similar but different

13 October 2022

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NZX consults on capital raising settings

27 July 2022

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A time for directors to bring their best game

16 May 2022

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New Zealand Corporate Governance – Trends & Insights 2022

11 May 2022

Time for directors to bring their best game to the board

“Any director who thought that, once the world entered post-pandemic mode, things would settle down and life would be easier – will be well and truly disabused of that notion by now.”

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Proposed modern slavery reporting and due diligence regime for New Zealand

02 May 2022

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Context will determine best capital raise structure

28 April 2022

Helping Precinct Properties to next stage

We are pleased to have assisted Precinct Properties New Zealand (NZX: PCT) to achieve a ground-changing strategic partnership with Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC.

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Time to call in expert advice to unscramble directors’ duties law

25 March 2022

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Insurance law reform – consigning Steigrad to history

04 March 2022

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Helping The Selwyn Foundation help others

We are pleased to have been able to assist The Selwyn Foundation to sell half of its retirement village portfolio so that it can substantially strengthen its charitable mission.

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NZX Corporate Governance Code review

22 November 2021

$345m acquisition in retirement village sector

We advised Arvida Group Limited on the purchase of six retirement villages in a game-changing acquisition, which will increase Arvida’s portfolio in the sector by 24% and provide it with a further growth platform.

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Pragmatic changes to Climate-related Disclosures Bill

17 August 2021

Mercury brings home Tilt’s wind farms

We are pleased to have helped Mercury NZ Limited acquire all of Tilt Renewables Limited’s New Zealand assets, operations and future development options.

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Chapman Tripp submissions on Incorporated Societies reforms

19 July 2021

On ground floor with Precinct in innovative deal

Chapman Tripp is pleased to be assisting Precinct Properties New Zealand Limited in its $250m equity raising. Precinct has agreed to acquire two Wellington office buildings – Bowen House and the Freyberg Building.

Chapman Tripp named New Zealand Deal Firm of the Year

Our corporate and commercial team were named New Zealand Deal Firm of the Year at this year’s Australasian Law Awards.

King Honey sold to Me Today

Last week, Me Today (NZX: MEE) opened its capital raise to retail investors, to help fund its $36m acquisition of King Honey announced on 31 May 2021.

Oceania raises $100m for acquisitions in Auckland

Oceania Healthcare has successfully raised $100m to fund the acquisition of a premium Auckland retirement village, Waterford at Hobsonville Point and its currently leased Franklin site and adjacent land for development.

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Legislation introduced requiring climate-related risk disclosures

15 April 2021

A humming start to 2021 for NZ’s equity capital markets

We have observed a busy Q1, advising on all major ($5m+) equity capital market transactions on the NZX.

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M&A market dusts itself off

29 March 2021

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Submission on Overseas Investment Amendment Bill (No 3) reform

11 December 2020

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Charting the Top 75 – trends in the data

08 December 2020

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Corporate Governance series: A time for boardrooms to hold their nerve

30 November 2020

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Debut Homes decision – unhelpful but no cause for alarm

19 November 2020

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Counting the cost of COVID in Queenstown

12 November 2020

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New Zealand Corporate Governance – trends & insights

05 November 2020

A time for boardrooms to hold their nerve

The opportunity is out there – to ‘build back better’, but this is going to require effective governance and, in some of the more exposed sectors, a willingness to work through difficult conditions. This, and more themes are discussed in our 2020 edition of Corporate Governance – trends and insights.

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Climate risk reporting for NZX firms and finance sector

17 September 2020

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Emerging from COVID-19

27 July 2020

Over $2.35b capital raised with equity capital markets experts

Our equity capital markets team has advised clients on capital raisings totalling over $2.35b since NZX Regulation released its COVID-19 relief package.

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Climate risk disclosure – coming your way soon?

18 June 2020

Clients’ choice for capital raisings

Our equity capital markets team continues to be in hot demand, acting on more recent capital raisings than any other law firm in NZ..

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Some useful refinements to fast-track Overseas Investment Bill

26 May 2020

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Australian continuous disclosure exemption should be picked up here

26 May 2020

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Submission on Overseas Investment (Urgent Measures) Amendment Bill

19 May 2020

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COVID-19 – insolvency law changes

18 May 2020

Six equity capital raisings in response to COVID‑19, to raise almost $2b

We have been trusted counsel on more capital raisings in response to COVID-19 than any other law firm in NZ.

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Overseas Investment Bill changes brought forward

14 May 2020

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Submission on COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Bill

08 May 2020

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Fast track for Overseas Investment Bill?

28 April 2020

First 2020 NZX new equity listing

Me Today was the first NZX equity issuer listing under a ‘reverse listing transaction’, after raising $1.5m growth capital amongst the challenging backdrop of COVID-19 lockdown.