Corporate/Commercial - New Zealand
What the team is known for
Dentons is a full-service firm with significant expertise in advising international clients - notably including Chinese and other Asian businesses - on their investments in New Zealand. The corporate/commercial team advises on M&A, corporate restructuring, joint ventures and equity transactions. Its team represents clients in a variety of areas including infrastructure, transportation, manufacturing and finance. The firm is noted for advising Māori businesses with regard to the full range of issues impacting the development of their operations, as well as fielding a full suite of strategic corporate governance advice. Its key clients include Warner Music, CBRE and Unison Networks.
Strengths
"They are always extremely pleasant to deal with and I also really appreciate that they are quick in turning around advice. Their advice is very pragmatic and succinct."
"The service level is high – super responsive!"
Work highlights
Dentons New Zealand advised Ngāti Toa on the recent funding and acquisition structure to enable the acquisition of Crown assets as part of Ngāti Toa’s Treaty settlement under the Ngāti Toa Rangatira Claims Settlement Act 2014.
Notable practitioners
Chris Parke is based in Auckland and advises both foreign and domestic clients on a comprehensive range of practice area issues, including M&A transactions, contractual arrangements and regulatory questions. "Chris is an exceptional corporate lawyer. He does a masterful job at drafting deal documents and he understands the commercial issues related to transactions." "Chris Parke is very commercial and pragmatic. He is great with clients and understanding their needs."