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New Zealand
Simpson Grierson
With a team of 330 people, including 220 partners and other legal staff in offices across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, Simpson Grierson is highly ranked across different sectors and practice areas. Head of the firm’s banking and finance department Stuart Evans regularly acts for banks and non-bank funders across the full spectrum of real estate financing, including construction, development, and investment financing.
Banking and finance
Work highlights
Advised ASB Bank on providing development financing for a new Park Hyatt-branded luxury hotel on Auckland’s waterfront – the first Park Hyatt in New Zealand.
Advised Livingbridge on its senior syndicated acquisition facility from ASB Bank to fund the acquisition.
Acted for Invesco on the funding and acquisition of half share in ANZ Centre.
Key clients
Adamantem Capital, Arena Investors
Capital markets
Work highlights
Acted for Trustees Executors in connection with the negotiation and documentation of new secured fixed rate retail bonds being issued by Z Energy and amendments to the terms of Z Energy’s issuing documents.
Key clients
NZ Guardian
New Zealand
Consumer goods and services
| Recommended |
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| Buddle Findlay |
| Harmos Horton Lusk |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Webb Henderson |
Energy
| Outstanding |
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| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Highly recommended |
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| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Webb Henderson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| ChanceryGreen |
| Dentons Kensington Swan |
| Greenwood Roche |
| Other notable firms |
|---|
| Anderson Lloyd |
Infrastructure
| Outstanding |
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| Bell Gully |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Highly recommended |
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| Anderson Lloyd |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Dentons Kensington Swan |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| ChanceryGreen |
| Greenwood Roche |
| Russell McVeagh |
Technology and telecommunications
| Outstanding |
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| Buddle Findlay |
| Chapman Tripp |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Highly recommended |
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| Bell Gully |
| Hudson Gavin Martin |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Webb Henderson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| AJ Park |
| Anthony Harper |
| Dentons Kensington Swan |
| Lowndes |
| Wilson Harle |
Banking and finance
| Outstanding |
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| Bell Gully |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Buddle Findlay |
| Mayne Wetherell |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Anderson Lloyd |
| Dentons Kensington Swan |
| Harmos Horton Lusk |
| Other notable firms |
|---|
| Anthony Harper |
| Lowndes |
Capital markets
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Bell Gully |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Buddle Findlay |
| Mayne Wetherell |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Dentons Kensington Swan |
| Harmos Horton Lusk |
Competition/antitrust
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Buddle Findlay |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Bell Gully |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Wilson Harle |
Construction
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Chapman Tripp |
| Greenwood Roche |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Dentons Kensington Swan |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Anderson Lloyd |
| Anthony Harper |
| Hesketh Henry |
| Other notable firms |
|---|
| Thompson Blackie Biddles |
| Tompkins Wake |
Corporate and M&A
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Harmos Horton Lusk |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Mayne Wetherell |
| Webb Henderson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Anderson Lloyd |
| Anthony Harper |
| Dentons Kensington Swan |
| Wynn Williams |
| Other notable firms |
|---|
| Hesketh Henry |
| Lowndes |
Dispute resolution
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Bell Gully |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Buddle Findlay |
| LeeSalmonLong |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Wilson Harle |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Anthony Harper |
| Gilbert/Walker |
| Hesketh Henry |
| Lowndes |
| Other notable firms |
|---|
| Dentons Kensington Swan |
| K3 Legal |
Intellectual property
| Outstanding |
|---|
| AJ Park |
| Baldwins Intellectual Property |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Chapman Tripp |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Bell Gully |
| Dentons Kensington Swan |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Other notable firms |
|---|
| Anthony Harper |
| Lowndes |
Investment funds
| Outstanding |
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| Chapman Tripp |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Dentons Kensington Swan |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Simpson Grierson |
Labour and employment
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Simpson Grierson |
| Highly recommended |
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| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Dentons Kensington Swan |
| LangtonHudsonButcher |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| SBM Legal |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Anthony Harper |
| BuckettLaw |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Other notable firms |
|---|
| Hesketh Henry |
Private equity
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Chapman Tripp |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Harmos Horton Lusk |
| Mayne Wetherell |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
Restructuring and insolvency
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Anderson Lloyd |
| Anthony Harper |
| Dentons Kensington Swan |
| K3 Legal |
| Lowndes |
| Meredith Connell |
Tax
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Chapman Tripp |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Lawyer | Ranking | Practice Area |
|---|---|---|
| Caird, James | Distinguished practitioner | Restructuring and insolvency |
| Callinan, Anne | Distinguished practitioner | Competition/antitrust |
| Cumberland, Barney | Distinguished practitioner | Tax |
| Harkness, Andrew | Distinguished practitioner | Banking and finance |
| Hutchinson, Stuart | Distinguished practitioner | Tax |
| Lange, Richard | Distinguished practitioner | Dispute resolution |
| Muir, Phillipa | Distinguished practitioner | Labour and employment |
| Pollard, Michael | Elite practitioner | Corporate and M&A |
| Towers, Greg | Distinguished practitioner | Real estate |
| Turner, Samantha | Distinguished practitioner | Labour and employment |
| Watts, Richard | Distinguished practitioner | Intellectual property |
| Weatherall, Michael | Distinguished practitioner | Construction |
| Wood, Michael | Distinguished practitioner | Real estate |
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