Assisting national and international companies, financial sponsors, investors, and government agencies, Bell Gully regularly handles M&A transactions, capital markets, and strategic corporate matters. The team contains specialists in tax, competition, IT, IP, employment, and finance to advise on such matters as and when they arise. Dean Alderton and Angela Harford lead the team from Auckland and Wellington respectively. Anna Buchly advises on schemes of arrangement and takeovers, climate governance, and strategic partnerships, while James Gibson is a veteran transaction advisor, experienced in the TMT, energy, transport, and infrastructure industries. Glenn Joblin specialises in M&A work within the insurance sector, and Jennifer Coote supports public and private companies, sovereign wealth funds, and financial institutions.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The premier NZ firm for big ticket M&A. Strong across the board.’
‘James Gibson and Anna Buchly work seamlessly as a team to provide timely and commercial advice.’
Key clients
- Brookfield Asset Management Ltd
- Air New Zealand Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Brookfield Asset Management Inc on the sale of its 49.95% stake in One New Zealand to Infratil 2019 Limited for NZ$1.8bn.
- Advised Suncorp on the sale of its New Zealand life insurance business, Asteron Life Limited, to Resolution Life NOHC Pty Ltd, Resolution Life Group’s holding company in Australia and New Zealand for NZ$410m.