Our Capabilities

Our corporate and commercial practice is consistently recognised as the market leader in New Zealand by credible legal and financial research houses. Our track record working with major New Zealand companies and on numerous significant transactions is the source of our reputation.

Our large team of experienced and talented practitioners works hard to deliver the commercial outcomes our clients need, often under challenging conditions and timeframes.

Our expertise covers a wide range of corporate and transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, public offerings, corporate finance, management buyouts, joint ventures, privatisations and corporatisations. We advise a number of New Zealand's leading listed companies on governance and other NZX matters.

Glenn Joblin

Glenn has broad commercial experience with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and debt and equity capital raisings.

Recent Work

  • CPPIB takeover offer for Auckland International Airport
    Bell Gully advised Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on its proposed partial takeover offer for, and amalgamation with, Auckland International Airport Limited.
  • Auckland Regional Holding's redevelopment of the Wynyard Precinct
    Bell Gully is acting for Auckland Regional Holdings, the asset-owning statutory arm of Auckland Regional Council, on the redevelopment of Wynyard Precinct on Auckland’s waterfront. The multi-billion-dollar project involves a redevelopment of over 18 hectares of Auckland prime waterfront land.
  • Opus IPO
    Bell Gully advised Opus International Consultants Limited on its initial public share offering and listing on the NZSX in October 2007. Opus is a leading international multidisciplinary infrastructure consultancy and the largest professional consultancy in New Zealand.
  • Fletcher Building acquisition of Formica
    Bell Gully advised New Zealand building products manufacturer Fletcher Building on the acquisition of US-based Formica Inc. Bell Gully advised on all aspects of the transaction which resulted in the creation of the largest global manufacturer of decorative surfaces and high-pressure laminates in the world.

 

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