Bell Gully

The ‘commercially-focused’ team at Bell Gully has been praised for its ability to provide ’strategic and practical advice’ to its diverse roster of clients. A key port of call for multi-national companies, financial sponsors, financial institutions and government agencies, the team is well-positioned to act on the full spectrum of M&A and corporate matters. The practice is steered by Dean Alderton who works closely with clients and their advisers at both legal and strategic level, hailing from the consumer goods, waste, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, retail, and technology sectors. Anna Buchly, a ‘trusted partner’, regularly advises on New Zealand’s biggest and most complex deals involving blue-chip corporates and world-leading private equity clients. James Gibson is noted for his experience across all types of public and private M&A transactions and securities offerings, while Glenn Joblin is regularly engaged by New Zealand and global insurers on regulatory matters, including approvals required for M&A transactions or group reorganisations. The ’strategic and practical’ Toby Sharpe advises clients across a comprehensive range of corporate issues. Another key contact is Jennifer Coote who advises corporates, private equity and sovereign wealth funds on transactions spanning an broad range of industries.