New Zealand M&A legal advisers: completed deals
Calendar 2025 · New Zealand M&A completed · 19 deals · NZ$1.8bn 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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| Nov 2025 | Alliance Group | – | Dawn Meats | Scheme | 250.0 | Completed | – | Simpson Grierson (sell-side) | Dawn Meats Group acquisition of Alliance Group | |
| Nov 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 | |
| Nov 2025 | Smartpay Holdings | – | Shift4 Holdings | Scheme | 305.8 | Completed | – | Bell Gully (sell-side) | Shift4 Payments acquisition of Smartpay Holdings | |
| Oct 2025 | Roofing Industries | Francis and Gellatly Holdings | Vulcan Steel | Acquisition | 99.0 | Completed | – | Harmos Horton Lusk (buy-side) | Vulcan Steel acquisition of Roofing Industries | |
| Sep 2025 | Vital | – | Tait International | Takeover | – | Completed | – | Harmos Horton Lusk (sell-side) | Tait International acquisition of Vital | |
| Aug 2025 | Hillersden Forest | – | Hillersden Carbon Forest Scheme | Asset sale | – | Completed | – | Anderson Lloyd (buy-side) | Silverfin Acquisitions acquisition of Hillersden Forest | |
| Aug 2025 | Purple Shirt | – | Elemental Concept | Acquisition | – | Completed | IT services | Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Gordon Partnership (buy-side) | Elemental Concept acquisition of Purple Shirt | |
| Jul 2025 | Investment Services Group | – | Shaw and Partners | Acquisition | – | Completed | – | DLA Piper (sell-side)Buddle Findlay (buy-side) | Shaw and Partners acquisition of Investment Services Group | |
| Jul 2025 | NZ Windfarms | – | Meridian Energy | Scheme | 91.0 | Completed | Renewable energy and storage | Wynn Williams (sell-side)Russell McVeagh (buy-side) | Meridian Energy acquisition of NZ Windfarms | |
| 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 | |
| Jul 2025 | National Mini Storage | National Mini Storage shareholders | Kennards Self Storage | Acquisition | – | Completed | – | Buddle Findlay (sell-side) | Kennards Self Storage acquisition of National Mini Storage | |
| Jul 2025 | Manawa Energy | – | Contact Energy | Scheme | – | Completed | – | Harmos Horton Lusk (sell-side) | Contact Energy acquisition of Manawa Energy | |
| Jun 2025 | Marsden Maritime Holdings | – | Northland Regional Council | Scheme | – | Completed | – | Heimsath Alexander (sell-side)Holland Beckett (buy-side) | Northland Regional Council and Marsden Maritime Holdings merger | |
| Jun 2025 | RANOS | Shareclarity | BlueMatrix | Acquisition | – | Completed | Software | Harmos Horton Lusk (sell-side)Hamilton Locke (buy-side)Kirkland & Ellis (buy-side) | Thoma Bravo acquisition of RANOS | |
| May 2025 | Craig Investment Partners | – | TA Associates | Stake | – | Completed | Asset and wealth management | Allens (buy-side)Chapman Tripp (buy-side) | TA Associates stake in Craig Investment Partners | |
| May 2025 | Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand | – | CDL Hotels Holdings New Zealand | Takeover | – | Completed | – | Bell Gully (sell-side) | City Developments acquisition of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand | |
| Feb 2025 | Connexa | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) | Stake | 909.0 | Completed | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | Chapman Tripp (sell-side)Baker McKenzie (sell-side)Webb Henderson (sell-side)Allens (buy-side)Russell McVeagh (buy-side) | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) stake in Connexa | |
| Feb 2025 | Robotics Plus | – | Yamaha Motor Company | Acquisition | – | Completed | – | Holland Beckett (sell-side)DLA Piper (buy-side) | Yamaha Motor Company acquisition of Robotics Plus | |
| 2025 | The Plaza Shopping Centre | Kiwi Property Group | NZ Retail Property Group | Asset sale | 118.9 | Completed | – | Anderson Lloyd (buy-side) | NZ Retail Property Group acquisition of The Plaza Shopping Centre |
12 deals have no disclosed value. Methodology