Lincoln Matthews

Lincoln advises listed issuers, corporates, major institutional investors and private equity sponsors on mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions, including in connection with restructures, joint ventures and equity capital market transactions.

Alongside his transactional work, Lincoln advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including on corporate governance, financial markets and securities law compliance, and commercial contracting matters.

Manawa takeover 
Advising Contact Energy on its proposed NZ$2.3 billion (enterprise value) acquisition of NZX-listed Manawa Energy by way of scheme of arrangement. 

BGH Capital and Sixth Street acquisition of Pushpay
Advising the consortium of BGH Capital and Sixth Street on their NZ$1.5 billion acquisition of NZX and ASX-listed Pushpay Holdings Limited by way of scheme of arrangement.

Vector Metering
Acting for a bidder on the sale by Vector of its Vector Metering business, which sold for in excess of NZ$2 billion.

Acquisition of Colonial First State Global Asset Management by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Advising Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation on New Zealand aspects of its A$4.13 billion purchase of the global asset management business of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Colonial First State Global Asset Management).