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New Zealand M&A legal advisers

H2 2026 to date · New Zealand M&A announced to 10 Nov 2026 · 18 deals · NZ$461m disclosed

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New Zealand M&A legal advisers, H2 2026 to date, ranked by deal value
1 Harmos Horton Lusk 2 deals · 58.5% share · was #3
2 Russell McVeagh 1 deal · 21.7% share · was #1
3 MinterEllisonRuddWatts 7 deals · 11.5% share · was #4
4 Gilbert + Tobin 1 deal · 8.3% share · new
4 Quigg Partners 1 deal · 8.3% share · new
6 Simpson Grierson 5 deals · – share · was #5
6 Bell Gully 3 deals · – share · was #7
6 Chapman Tripp 1 deal · – share · was #7
Share of the table, H2 2026 to date
New Zealand M&A legal advisers, H2 2026 to date: share of the tableHarmos Horton Lusk58.5%Russell McVeagh21.7%MinterEllisonRuddWatts11.5%Gilbert + Tobin8.3%Quigg Partners8.3%Simpson Grierson–Bell Gully–Chapman Tripp–

Top ten by deal value.

Rank by year
New Zealand M&A legal advisers: rank by year#1#3#5#7#9#11#1320252026 YTDHarmos Horton Lusk: #8 in 2025Harmos Horton Lusk: #5 in 2026 YTD#5 Harmos Horton LuskRussell McVeagh: #1 in 2025Russell McVeagh: #2 in 2026 YTD#2 Russell McVeaghMinterEllisonRuddWatts: #9 in 2025MinterEllisonRuddWatts: #7 in 2026 YTD#7 MinterEllisonRuddWattsGilbert + Tobin: #8 in 2026 YTD#8 Gilbert + TobinQuigg Partners: #8 in 2026 YTD#8 Quigg PartnersSimpson Grierson: #11 in 2025Simpson Grierson: #4 in 2026 YTD#4 Simpson GriersonBell Gully: #2 in 2025Bell Gully: #1 in 2026 YTD#1 Bell GullyChapman Tripp: #13 in 2025Chapman Tripp: #3 in 2026 YTD#3 Chapman Tripp

This table's top firms in each year.

14 deals have no disclosed value. H2 2025 rank is the firm's place in the same period a year earlier, under the same filters. Methodology

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