New Zealand M&A legal advisers: completed deals
2026 to date · New Zealand M&A completed to 10 Nov 2026 · 11 deals · NZ$4.7bn disclosed
| 1 | Bell Gully NZ$4.6bn · 36.4% share · was #3 | 4,612.9 | 36.4% | 3 , up 2 places | |
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| 1 | Simpson Grierson NZ$360m · 36.4% share · was #10 | 360.0 | 36.4% | 10 , up 9 places | |
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| 3 | Russell McVeagh NZ$4.3bn · 18.2% share · was #3 | 4,252.9 | 18.2% | 3 , unchanged | |
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| 3 | Harmos Horton Lusk 18.2% share · was #1 | – | 18.2% | 1 , down 2 places | |
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| 5 | Allens NZ$4.2bn · 9.1% share · was #3 | 4,220.0 | 9.1% | 3 , down 2 places | |
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| 5 | Freshfields NZ$4.2bn · 9.1% share · new | 4,220.0 | 9.1% | New | |
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| 5 | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer NZ$4.2bn · 9.1% share · new | 4,220.0 | 9.1% | New | |
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| 5 | Sudath Perera Associates NZ$4.2bn · 9.1% share · new | 4,220.0 | 9.1% | New | |
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| 5 | DLA Piper NZ$56m · 9.1% share · was #3 | 56.0 | 9.1% | 3 , down 2 places | |
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| 5 | Gilbert + Tobin 9.1% share · new | – | 9.1% | New | |
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| 5 | Hesketh Henry 9.1% share · new | – | 9.1% | New | |
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| 5 | MinterEllisonRuddWatts 9.1% share · new | – | 9.1% | New | |
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Top ten by number of deals.
This table's top firms in each year.
7 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