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New Zealand

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Provided by Mark Lowndes

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Mark is a highly experienced corporate and commercial lawyer. He advises New Zealand and international companies on a range of matters such as mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, private equity, venture capital, corporate recovery and international investment.

Mark is a member of the firm's technology and digital practice, acting for a wide range of clients from start-ups to global brands on local and international matters.

Career

Mark commenced practice at Simpson Grierson. After a period as in-house counsel for BP Oil New Zealand, he founded Lowndes Jordan in 1986 as New Zealand’s first ’boutique’ law firm, and the first New Zealand law firm to be ISO 9001 certified. Mark is known as a long-term innovator in the legal profession.

In 1997 he founded corporate and commercial law specialist firm Lowndes, which combined the partner accessibility and client-focus of a boutique firm with the knowledge and range of senior specialist expertise of a large commercial law firm. The firm and its directors were ranked across the international legal industry directories as a leading firm and/or leading practitioners across seven areas of law. Mark merged his practice with Tompkins Wake in September 2020.

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Corporate/Commercial - New Zealand
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Band 4

Mark Lowndes of Tompkins Wake in Auckland is particularly well regarded for his experience in the handling of public M&A, private equity and capital markets transactions. Interviewees regularly testify to his in-depth understanding of business realities and strong commitment to helping clients meet their objectives.

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