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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| Oct 2026 | Special | – | Waterman Capital | Stake | – | Pending | – | MinterEllisonRuddWatts (sell-side) | Waterman Capital stake in Special | |
| Oct 2026 | Sanford | Ngāi Tahu Holdings | Umios | Stake | – | Announced | – | Bell Gully (sell-side) | Umios stake in Sanford | |
| Oct 2026 | Universal Communications Group Holdings | – | GenusPlus Group | Acquisition | 38.3 | Announced | Engineering and construction | Quigg Partners (buy-side)Gilbert + Tobin (buy-side) | GenusPlus Group acquisition of Universal Communications Group Holdings | |
| Oct 2026 | New Zealand Aged Care Services | – | Heritage Lifecare | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | MinterEllisonRuddWatts (sell-side)Simpson Grierson (buy-side) | Adamantem Capital acquisition of New Zealand Aged Care Services | |
| Oct 2026 | Greenlea Group | – | ANZCO Foods | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Chapman Tripp (buy-side) | ANZCO Foods acquisition of Greenlea Group | |
| Oct 2026 | AgriZero NZ | – | Farmlands | Stake | – | Announced | – | MinterEllisonRuddWatts (sell-side) | Farmlands stake in AgriZero NZ | |
| Oct 2026 | Belaire Ferries | – | Kelsian Group | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson (buy-side) | Kelsian Group acquisition of Belaire Ferries | |
| Sep 2026 | RANCo | – | – | Asset sale | – | Announced | – | Bell GullySimpson Grierson | Acquisition of RANCo | |
| Sep 2026 | New Zealand Health Group | – | Fisher Funds | Acquisition | – | Pending | – | MinterEllisonRuddWatts (buy-side) | Fisher Funds acquisition of New Zealand Health Group | |
| Sep 2026 | Greenhawk Chartered Accountants | – | Multiplier Holdings | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson (buy-side) | Multiplier Holdings acquisition of Greenhawk Chartered Accountants | |
| Aug 2026 | T&G Global's New Zealand fresh produce and transport business | T&G Global | J&P Turner | Acquisition | – | Pending | – | MinterEllisonRuddWatts (buy-side) | J&P Turner acquisition of T&G Global's New Zealand fresh produce and transport business | |
| Aug 2026 | MediaWorks' radio and digital business | Quadrant Private Equity | Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | MinterEllisonRuddWatts (sell-side) | Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) acquisition of MediaWorks' radio and digital business | |
| Aug 2026 | Zealandia | – | – | Stake | 100.0 | Announced | – | Russell McVeagh (buy-side) | Stake in Zealandia | |
| Aug 2026 | Green Cross Health Medical division (The Doctors) | Green Cross Health | Tend Health Holdings | Asset sale | 270.0 | Announced | – | Harmos Horton Lusk (sell-side) | Tend Health Holdings acquisition of Green Cross Health Medical division (The Doctors) | |
| Jul 2026 | Dawn Aerospace | – | Balerion Space Ventures | Stake | – | Completed | – | Bell Gully (buy-side) | Balerion Space Ventures stake in Dawn Aerospace | |
| Jul 2026 | Rangitata Dairies | Majority partners of Rangitata Dairies | Dairy Holdings | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Harmos Horton Lusk (sell-side) | Dairy Holdings acquisition of Rangitata Dairies | |
| Jul 2026 | Datagrid Holding Group NZ | – | Mercury NZ | Stake | 53.0 | Announced | – | MinterEllisonRuddWatts (buy-side) | Mercury NZ stake in Datagrid Holding Group NZ | |
| Jul 2026 | Wallace Group | – | Qube Holdings | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson (buy-side) | Qube Holdings acquisition of Wallace Group |
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