Leading law firm Bell Gully has been recognised as Legal Advisor on Asiamoney's M&A Deal of the Year 2003 at the magazine's Australian Awards.
Bell Gully received the award for its role in working in conjunction with the internal legal team at ANZ in advising ANZ on its acquisition of the National Bank of New Zealand from Lloyds TSB. Bell Gully was the only New Zealand law firm to feature in the awards.
Bell Gully partner Peter Castle received the award on the firm's behalf at an awards ceremony in Sydney last week, along with Australian law firm Blake Dawson Waldron, which also received an award for its work on the deal.
"We were delighted to be the only New Zealand law firm to receive an award from Asiamoney this year. It reflects well on Bell Gully's ability to work in partnership with leading Australian and New Zealand companies and law firms on complex Trans-Tasman deals."
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