New Zealand M&A legal advisers
2026 to date · New Zealand M&A announced to 10 Nov 2026 · 38 deals · NZ$2.2bn 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 | |
| Jun 2026 | TSB Bank | Toi Foundation | Heartland Group Holdings | Merger | 620.0 | Announced | Banking and lending | Chapman Tripp (buy-side) | Heartland Group Holdings and TSB Bank merger | |
| Jun 2026 | PwC Tower | Precinct Properties | PAG | Stake | 600.0 | Announced | – | Russell McVeagh (sell-side)Bell Gully (buy-side) | PAG stake in PwC Tower | |
| May 2026 | Lammermoor Station joint venture company | Lammermoor Station’s New Zealand owners | Chanel | Stake | – | Announced | – | Bell Gully (buy-side) | Chanel stake in Lammermoor Station joint venture company | |
| May 2026 | Prospero Energy Limited (trading as Factor) | – | Gentrack Group | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Buddle Findlay (buy-side) | Gentrack Group acquisition of Prospero Energy Limited (trading as Factor) | |
| May 2026 | Dassault Falcon 50EX corporate jet | New Zealand-based vendor (unnamed) | United States purchaser (unnamed) | Asset sale | – | Completed | – | Hesketh Henry (sell-side) | United States purchaser (unnamed) acquisition of Dassault Falcon 50EX corporate jet | |
| Apr 2026 | Paymark Limited (trading as Worldline New Zealand) | Retail International Holding S.A.S. (Worldline) | Cuscal | Acquisition | 32.9 | Completed | Payments and fintech | Russell McVeagh (sell-side)Bell Gully (buy-side) | Cuscal acquisition of Paymark Limited (trading as Worldline New Zealand) | |
| Apr 2026 | Matahio Energy NZ | – | Sunda Energy | Acquisition | 24.5 | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson (buy-side)Fieldfisher (buy-side) | Sunda Energy acquisition of Matahio Energy NZ | |
| Apr 2026 | Herman Pacific | Shareholders of Herman Pacific | ITI NZ | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson (sell-side) | ITI NZ acquisition of Herman Pacific | |
| Apr 2026 | Oxygen Advisors | – | Multiplier Holdings | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson (buy-side) | Multiplier Holdings acquisition of Oxygen Advisors | |
| Mar 2026 | Cue Energy Resources | Echelon Resources | Horizon Oil | Takeover | – | Announced | Oil and gas | Gilbert + Tobin (sell-side)Mallesons (buy-side) | Horizon Oil acquisition of Cue Energy Resources | |
| Mar 2026 | Whip Around | – | Accel-KKR | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Buddle Findlay (sell-side)DLA Piper (buy-side) | Accel-KKR acquisition of Whip Around | |
| Feb 2026 | Infrawork Group | – | PeopleIN | Acquisition | 56.0 | Completed | – | DLA Piper (buy-side) | PeopleIN acquisition of Infrawork Group | |
| Feb 2026 | Tamaki Health Group | Mercury Capital | – | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson | Acquisition of Tamaki Health Group | |
| Feb 2026 | King Country Energy | King Country Trust | Contact Energy | Stake | – | Completed | – | Simpson Grierson (sell-side) | Contact Energy stake in King Country Energy | |
| Feb 2026 | QT Auckland | – | EVT | Acquisition | – | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson | EVT acquisition of QT Auckland | |
| Feb 2026 | Nexus Logistics | Port of Auckland | Qube Holdings | Acquisition | – | Completed | – | Simpson Grierson (buy-side) | Qube Holdings acquisition of Nexus Logistics | |
| Jan 2026 | Rakon | – | Bourns | Takeover | 360.0 | Completed | – | Bell Gully (sell-side)Simpson Grierson (buy-side) | Bourns acquisition of Rakon | |
| Jan 2026 | Forest360 | – | – | Merger | – | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson (buy-side) | PF Olsen and Forest360 merger | |
| Jan 2026 | PwC New Zealand's Business Restructuring Services unit | – | Teneo | Asset sale | – | Announced | – | Simpson Grierson (buy-side) | Teneo acquisition of PwC New Zealand's Business Restructuring Services unit | |
| Jan 2026 | Mt Cass Wind Farm development rights | MainPower New Zealand | Yinson Renewables | Asset sale | – | Announced | – | Duncan Cotterill (sell-side)Greenwood Roche (buy-side) | Yinson Renewables acquisition of Mt Cass Wind Farm development rights |
28 deals have no disclosed value. 2025 YTD rank is the firm's place in the same period a year earlier, under the same filters. Methodology