Qualifications
LLB (Hons), BA, University of Canterbury
Admitted
2006, New Zealand
Josh has extensive experience advising on complex, high-value transactions, including the full range of public and private mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and equity capital raisings.
Josh’s clients include a number of leading domestic and international private capital sponsors who he has advised on transactions involving New Zealand and international assets in sectors including energy, core and core-plus infrastructure, logistics, financial services, education and healthcare, FMCG, agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
Josh has also worked on many of New Zealand’s most significant public sector transactions, and has advised the Crown, state-owned enterprises and Crown entities, as well as local councils and council-controlled organisations, on a wide range of matters.
Josh is recognised as Highly Regarded by IFLR1000 and as a Leading Lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific and is the Chair of Chapman Tripp’s Board.
Recent highlights
- Advising TPG, a leading global asset manager, on its acquisition of Tāmaki Health Group.
- Advising private capital sponsors including Quadrant Private Equity, CVC Capital, PAG, IFM, John Laing Infrastructure on the New Zealand aspects of a range of acquisition and divestment transactions.
- Advising Infratil on a range of significant transactions, including its major secondary capital raisings in 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and its investments in Manawa Energy, Contact Energy and Canberra Data Centres.
- Advising Z Energy on its $2b takeover by Ampol by way of scheme of arrangement.
- Advising The Treasury on a range of matters, including its participation in Air New Zealand’s $2.2b recapitalisation package and Genesis Energy’s $400m capital raise.
- Advising New Zealand Post on its acquisitions of Fliway Group New Zealand and a 50% interest in Supply Chain Solutions and on its sale of its ownership interests in Kiwi Group Holdings, the holding company for the Kiwibank group of financial services entities, to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund and Accident Compensation Corporation.
- Advising Kiwi Group Capital on the sale of Kiwi Insurance to nib for $45m and the sale of Kiwi Wealth to Fisher Funds for $310m.
Josh is a truly trusted adviser for us, who has an incredible grasp of deals and the ability to advise broadly across all areas of corporate law.Chambers Asia-Pacific - client interview
