Dentons New Zealand

Tax

Partner

Bruce leads the Dentons Tax team. He has over 27 years’ experience advising on a wide range of taxation issues, including domestic and international corporate tax matters, indirect taxes, and employee tax issues.

Bruce has advised on buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions for domestic and offshore clients transacting in New Zealand. He is an expert in undertaking purchaser tax due diligence, vendor tax due diligence, reviewing sale and purchase agreements, advising on transaction structuring and leading post-acquisition tax integration activities.

Bruce specialises in advising private equity clients, the financial services sector, technology companies and Iwi tax matters. He is also a specialist in advising on in-bound investment into New Zealand by foreign companies and in advising New Zealand businesses expanding offshore. He has extensive experience in advising on inbound investment from, and outbound investment into, the United States, Australia, and many countries across Asia Pacific.

Bruce is an experienced and pragmatic tax adviser who brings a strong mix of technical skills, commercial acumen, and a focus on explaining complex tax issues to clients in a clear and straightforward manner. He is also a regular media commentator on topical New Zealand tax issues, appearing on television, radio and in print media.

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Trustee, New Zealand Memorial Museum Trust – Le Quesnoy, 2023 – present

Member of the New Zealand Law Society’s Taxation Committee, 2023 – present

Member of the Organising Committee of the International Fiscal Association (NZ branch), 2021 – present

University of Auckland, 2004, Master of Commercial Law

University of Auckland, 1996, Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

University of Auckland, 1996, Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

Admitted: Barrister and Solicitor, High Court of New Zealand, 1997