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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 number of deals
1 MinterEllisonRuddWatts NZ$53m · 38.9% share · was #3
2 Simpson Grierson 27.8% share · was #2
3 Bell Gully 16.7% share · was #3
4 Harmos Horton Lusk NZ$270m · 11.1% share · was #1
5 Russell McVeagh NZ$100m · 5.6% share · was #8
5 Gilbert + Tobin NZ$38.3m · 5.6% share · new
5 Quigg Partners NZ$38.3m · 5.6% share · new
5 Chapman Tripp 5.6% share · was #3
Share of the table, H2 2026 to date
New Zealand M&A legal advisers, H2 2026 to date: share of the tableMinterEllisonRuddWatts38.9%Simpson Grierson27.8%Bell Gully16.7%Harmos Horton Lusk11.1%Russell McVeagh5.6%Gilbert + Tobin5.6%Quigg Partners5.6%Chapman Tripp5.6%

Top ten by number of deals.

Rank by year
New Zealand M&A legal advisers: rank by year#1#3#5#7#9#11#1320252026 YTDMinterEllisonRuddWatts: #9 in 2025MinterEllisonRuddWatts: #7 in 2026 YTD#7 MinterEllisonRuddWattsSimpson Grierson: #11 in 2025Simpson Grierson: #4 in 2026 YTD#4 Simpson GriersonBell Gully: #2 in 2025Bell Gully: #1 in 2026 YTD#1 Bell GullyHarmos 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 McVeaghGilbert + Tobin: #8 in 2026 YTD#8 Gilbert + TobinQuigg Partners: #8 in 2026 YTD#8 Quigg PartnersChapman 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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