Our work

Carter Holt Harvey forestry sales
Advised Carter Holt Harvey on what was one of the biggest and most complex forestry/real estate sales in New Zealand's history and the largest real estate transaction dealt with by New Zealand's Overseas Investment Office. Following an earlier sale of part of its forestry estate comprising approximately 96,000 hectares, CHH in 2006 sold substantially all of the remainder of its forestry interests, including approximately 260,000 hectares of freehold and non-freehold forestry estate, to US-based forestry manager Hancock Natural Resource Group Inc. We have since acted for Carter Holt Harvey on further forest sales and been involved in the Overseas Investment Act application process.

Fletcher Building / Crane Group
Advised Fletcher Building on its 2011 public takeover of Crane Group Limited, including its application for consent under the Overseas Investment Act 2005. This consent was obtaining in a relatively short timeframe to meet the timing requirements under the New Zealand Takeovers Code.

Asahi Group
Advised Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd on all aspects of its 2011 public takeover of Charlies Group Limited, including obtaining consent under the Overseas Investment Act 2005. This consent was obtained in a very short timeframe to meet the timing requirements under the New Zealand Takeovers Code. Also advised Asahi on its acquisition of Independent Liquor, Asahi’s largest ever acquisition.

The Blackstone Group / Burger King
Advised The Blackstone Group on the acquisition by its private equity funds of the Burger King business in New Zealand, including obtaining consent under the Overseas Investment Act 2005.

BayWa / Turners & Growers
Advised BayWa AG, a company listed on the Frankfurt and Munich stock exchanges, on all aspects of its 2012 takeover of Turners & Growers Limited, including obtaining a "sensitive land" consent under the Overseas Investment Act 2005. The consent was the first obtained applying the new test established by a 2012 High Court decision.