New Zealand M&A legal advisers
H2 2025 · New Zealand M&A announced · 22 deals · NZ$1.6bn 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 | CarExpert.com.au | – | – | Joint venture | – | Announced | – | Buddle Findlay | Acquisition of CarExpert.com.au | |
| Dec 2025 | Christchurch Casino | Skyline | Australian‑based purchaser | Acquisition | – | Pending | – | Simpson Grierson (buy-side) | Australian‑based purchaser acquisition of Christchurch Casino | |
| Nov 2025 | Grant Thornton New Zealand | – | Grant Thornton Advisors | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Tompkins Wake (sell-side)MinterEllisonRuddWatts (buy-side)Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (buy-side) | New Mountain Capital acquisition of Grant Thornton New Zealand | |
| Nov 2025 | ICL Education Group | Founders of ICL Education Group | Waterman Capital | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Harmos Horton Lusk (sell-side) | Waterman Capital acquisition of ICL Education Group | |
| Oct 2025 | Contact Energy | TECT Holdings | Infratil | Stake | 437.7 | Announced | – | Harmos Horton Lusk (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 | – | Bell Gully (sell-side)Buddle Findlay (buy-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 | – | Bell Gully (sell-side)Chapman Tripp (buy-side) | Powerco acquisition of Firstlight electricity distribution business | |
| Oct 2025 | Me Today | – | Baker Investment No. 2 Trust | Stake | – | Announced | – | Chapman Tripp (sell-side) | Baker Investment No. 2 Trust stake in Me Today | |
| Sep 2025 | Restaurant Brands New Zealand | – | Finaccess Restauración, S.L. | Takeover | – | Completed | – | Harmos Horton Lusk (sell-side) | Finaccess Restauración, S.L. acquisition of Restaurant Brands New Zealand | |
| Sep 2025 | Synlait's North Island assets | Synlait Milk | Abbott | Asset sale | 307.0 | Pending | – | MinterEllisonRuddWatts (sell-side) | Abbott acquisition of Synlait's North Island assets | |
| Sep 2025 | Forsyth Barr Group | – | Mercury Capital | Stake | – | Announced | – | Harmos Horton Lusk (buy-side) | Mercury Capital stake in Forsyth Barr Group | |
| Sep 2025 | Miraka | – | Open Country Dairy | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Harmos Horton Lusk (buy-side) | Open Country Dairy acquisition of Miraka | |
| Aug 2025 | Roofing Industries | Francis and Gellatly Holdings | Vulcan Steel | Acquisition | 99.0 | Completed | – | Harmos Horton Lusk (buy-side) | Vulcan Steel acquisition of Roofing Industries | |
| Aug 2025 | Spark data centre business (DC Co) | Spark New Zealand | Pacific Equity Partners | Acquisition | 705.0 | Pending | Data centres | Russell McVeagh (buy-side)Webb Henderson (buy-side) | Pacific Equity Partners acquisition of Spark data centre business (DC Co) | |
| Aug 2025 | Mataura Valley Milk | The a2 Milk Company | – | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson (sell-side) | Acquisition of Mataura Valley Milk | |
| Aug 2025 | Purple Shirt | – | Elemental Concept | Acquisition | – | Completed | IT services | Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Gordon Partnership (buy-side) | Elemental Concept acquisition of Purple Shirt | |
| Aug 2025 | Comvita | – | Florenz | Scheme | – | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson (sell-side) | Florenz acquisition of Comvita | |
| Aug 2025 | Yashili New Zealand | – | The a2 Milk Company | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson (buy-side) | The a2 Milk Company acquisition of Yashili New Zealand | |
| Jul 2025 | Nexan Group | – | PGG Wrightson | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Simpson Western (sell-side)Duncan Cotterill (buy-side) | PGG Wrightson acquisition of Nexan Group | |
| Jul 2025 | Discovery NZ | Warner Bros. Discovery | Sky Network Television | Acquisition | – | Pending | – | MinterEllisonRuddWatts (sell-side) | Sky Network Television acquisition of Discovery NZ | |
| Jul 2025 | Cosgroves | – | Stantec | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Lefever Law (sell-side)Duncan Cotterill (buy-side) | Stantec acquisition of Cosgroves | |
| Jul 2025 | Pioneer Energy Group | – | Tōtara Energy LP | Stake | 50.0 | Completed | – | Buddle Findlay (sell-side)Simpson Grierson (buy-side) | Tōtara Energy LP stake in Pioneer Energy Group |
17 deals have no disclosed value. Methodology