New Zealand M&A financial advisers
Calendar 2025 · New Zealand M&A announced · 20 deals · NZ$9.9bn disclosed
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Every deal that counts towards this table, with the firms credited on it. Tick deals to leave them out of the ranking or to rank only those deals; the page then says the ranking is a custom view.
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| Dec 2025 | Animal Control Technologies | – | Kiwicare | Acquisition | – | Announced | Chemicals and fertilisers | Kidder Williams (sell-side) | Kiwicare acquisition of Animal Control Technologies | |
| Nov 2025 | Connell Contractors | – | Northpower | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Cameron Partners (sell-side) | Northpower acquisition of Connell Contractors | |
| Oct 2025 | Contact Energy | TECT Holdings | Infratil | Stake | 437.7 | Announced | – | Craigs Investment Partners (sell-side) | Infratil stake in Contact Energy | |
| Oct 2025 | Clarus Group gas transmission, distribution and storage businesses (First Gas, Rockgas and Flexgas) | Igneo Infrastructure Partners | Brookfield | Acquisition | – | Pending | – | RBC Capital Markets (sell-side)Cameron Partners (sell-side) | Brookfield acquisition of Clarus Group gas transmission, distribution and storage businesses (First Gas, Rockgas and Flexgas) | |
| Oct 2025 | Firstlight electricity distribution business | Igneo Infrastructure Partners | Powerco | Acquisition | – | Pending | – | RBC Capital Markets (sell-side)Cameron Partners (sell-side) | Powerco acquisition of Firstlight electricity distribution business | |
| Sep 2025 | Restaurant Brands New Zealand | – | Finaccess Restauración, S.L. | Takeover | – | Completed | – | Murray & Co (sell-side) | Finaccess Restauración, S.L. acquisition of Restaurant Brands New Zealand | |
| Aug 2025 | Spark data centre business (DC Co) | Spark New Zealand | Pacific Equity Partners | Acquisition | 705.0 | Pending | Data centres | Jarden (sell-side) | Pacific Equity Partners acquisition of Spark data centre business (DC Co) | |
| Aug 2025 | Comvita | – | Florenz | Scheme | – | Announced | – | Craigs Investment Partners (sell-side) | Florenz acquisition of Comvita | |
| Jul 2025 | Te Waihou Plantations | Te Waihou Holdings | – | Asset sale | – | Announced | – | Cameron Partners (sell-side) | Acquisition of Te Waihou Plantations | |
| Jun 2025 | Melio | – | Xero | Acquisition | 4,162.4 | Completed | Payments and fintech | J.P. Morgan (buy-side) | Xero acquisition of Melio | |
| Jun 2025 | Smartpay Holdings | – | Shift4 Holdings | Scheme | 305.8 | Completed | – | Morgan Stanley (sell-side) | Shift4 Payments acquisition of Smartpay Holdings | |
| Jun 2025 | Tourism Holdings | Accident Compensation | BGH Capital | Acquisition | – | Announced | Hospitality, leisure and gaming | Jarden (sell-side) | BGH Capital acquisition of Tourism Holdings | |
| Jun 2025 | Certus Digital | – | Egis Group | Acquisition | – | Completed | – | Azure Capital (buy-side) | Egis Group acquisition of Certus Digital | |
| May 2025 | Vital | – | Tait International | Takeover | – | Completed | – | Cameron Partners (sell-side) | Tait International acquisition of Vital | |
| Apr 2025 | Egmont Honey | Nestlé Health Science | Huatai International Private Equity Fund | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Cameron Partners (sell-side)Rothschild & Co (sell-side) | Huatai International Private Equity Fund acquisition of Egmont Honey | |
| Apr 2025 | Nelson Electricity | Marlborough Lines | Network Tasman | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Cameron Partners (sell-side) | Network Tasman acquisition of Nelson Electricity | |
| Feb 2025 | Marsden Maritime Holdings | – | Northland Regional Council | Scheme | – | Completed | – | Montarne (sell-side)Cameron Partners (buy-side) | Northland Regional Council and Marsden Maritime Holdings merger | |
| Feb 2025 | NZ Windfarms | – | Meridian Energy | Scheme | 91.0 | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Mafic Partners (sell-side)Clare Capital (buy-side) | Meridian Energy acquisition of NZ Windfarms | |
| Jan 2025 | Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand | – | CDL Hotels Holdings New Zealand | Takeover | – | Completed | – | Cameron Partners (sell-side) | City Developments acquisition of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand | |
| 2025 | Fonterra’s consumer and associated businesses | Fonterra Co-operative Group | Lactalis | Acquisition | 4,220.0 | Completed | Food and beverage | Jarden (sell-side)Craigs Investment Partners (sell-side)J.P. Morgan (sell-side)Cameron Partners (buy-side)Rothschild & Co (buy-side) | Lactalis acquisition of Fonterra’s consumer and associated businesses |
14 deals have no disclosed value. Methodology