Qualifications
BA, LLB, Otago University
Admitted
1995, New Zealand; 1999, England & Wales
Brad is a corporate and financial services regulatory specialist with extensive experience advising on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and other transactional matters.
He advises domestic and offshore clients on acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, restructurings and a range of other investment and commercial matters. Brad’s transactional experience covers a range of sectors, including healthcare, primary industry, insurance and financial services, where he regularly covers both the transactional and regulatory workstreams on major financial services projects.
Brad is also at the forefront of Chapman Tripp’s Financial Services Regulatory practice, with particular expertise advising insurers, banks, payment providers and other major market participants on financial services regulation, funds management, licensing, custody, anti-money laundering compliance and regulator engagement.
He advises on fund establishments, including private equity funds, wholesale, debt and other managed funds, and has strong expertise in investment fund governance and related service provider arrangements, including supervisors, investment managers, administration managers, and custodians.
Brad is recognised for his expertise by Chambers Asia Pacific.
Recent highlights
- Advising Powerco on its acquisition of Firstlight Network from Clarus Group’s owners, Igneo Infrastructure Partners.
- Advising Resolution Life on its acquisition of the New Zealand life insurance company Asteron Life for $410m.
- Advising Pacific Radiology Group on all aspects of its strategic sale of a majority stake to Infratil to form the RHCNZ Group, at an implied enterprise value at the time of acquisition of $867m, and RHCNZ Group on its two subsequent acquisitions of Auckland Radiology Group and Bay Radiology.
- Advising Sanford on the sale of its spiny rock lobster quota in two fisheries management areas to the Fiordland Lobster Company.
- Advising Pencarrow Private Equity on the establishment of Pencarrow Fund VI.
- Advising Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ) on the application for an AML/CFT exemption for tax transfers, including the launch of judicial review proceedings and the ultimately successful obtaining of an industry exemption.
- Advising a range of financial institutions, including banks, insurers and payment providers, on regulatory, enforcement and licensing matters, including advocacy and the design and implementation of compliance regimes to address new requirements.
Throughout the process, Brad was very diligent and expert, and he was very in line with our desired outcomes and risk appetite.Client via Chambers Asia-Pacific
