GRANT GUENTHER Macpherson Kelley
JAMES GIBSON Bell Gully
James Gibson is one of New Zealand’s leading M&A and equity capital markets lawyers. He is currently advising Vodafone on the NZ$4bn+ merger of Vodafone New Zealand and Sky Network Television. He recently advised the joint lead managers on the NZ$300m float of Tegel and sale agents on the NZ$700m block trade of Z Energy shares by NZ Superannuation Fund and Infratil. He is also a regular adviser to global and Australasian private equity funds making investments in New Zealand.
Guenther started at the firm as an article clerk in 2007 and was promoted to principal in 2015. In his first year as principal, he has taken on the role as national head of the firm’s foreign owned subsidiary and real estate industry groups. He also heads the firm’s commercial practice in the Dandenong office, leading a team of 11 fee earners. He is passionate about helping businesses in Melbourne’s south east and in promoting their significant contribution to the Victorian and Australian economy. He acts as lead advisor on many of the firm’s merger and acquisition transactions involving medium and large privately owned businesses. His clients value his pragmatic and commercial approach. His proactive style is particularly effective as clients are often undertaking a sale or acquisition for the first time and are new to the process.
DAVID HOARE
Russell McVeagh
David Hoare is chair of the firm’s board of management and widely respected as the New Zealand corporate legal adviser of choice for a number of the firm’s premier clients, including Pacific Equity Partners, Cheung Kong Infrastructure, Woolworths and Lion. He recently acted for Pacific Equity Partners on two major acquisitions – Academic Colleges Group and Manuka Health – as well as for one of the bidders for Vector’s gas assets. He also acted for Lion on its acquisition of the Panhead brewery, and led the New Zealand team on the US$6.3bn Staples/OfficeMax merger and the US$67bn Dell/EMC merger.
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