Qualifications
BCom, LLB (Hons), University of Auckland
Admitted
1993, New Zealand
Roger specialises in corporate and securities law. He advises on public market mergers and acquisitions, equity capital market transactions, business reorganisations, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
Consistently ranked as a Leading Individual by independent legal directories, he is recognised as a Band 1 lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific 2024 and Chambers Global 2020. Roger is also highly regarded in capital markets by IFLR1000 2023, and is recognised as a Leading Individual by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024.
Roger is a previous chair and was a board member of Chapman Tripp for seven years, and was a member of the New Zealand Takeovers Panel for eight years.
Recent highlights
Has advised:
- Arvida Group on its NZ$1.243b scheme of arrangement with global infrastructure fund Stonepeak
- The vendors of Send Global and AGE in relation to their sale and reverse-listing on the NZX Main Board to create Being AI
- Vector on the sale of a 50% interest in Vector’s New Zealand and Australian metering business to investment funds managed and advised by QIC for approximately NZ$2.51b EV and NZ$1.74b net proceeds
- Infratil on its NZ$935m placement and supersized share purchase plan to part fund acquisition of a further 49.9% of ONE.NZ
- Connexa (in which Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) is a shareholder) on the acquisition of 2degrees' passive mobile telecommunications tower assets for approximately NZ$1.076b following on from OTPP’s NZ$1.115b acquisition of Spark’s passive mobile towers business during 2022
- EBOS on its NZ$845m capital raise to part fund its acquisition of the Lifehealthcare medical devices business from Pacific Equity Partners
- Precinct Properties New Zealand on stapling of securities and changes to its listing arrangements on the NZX Main Board, its property fund joint venture with GIC
- Mercury on a consortium bid with PowAR to acquire Tilt under a NZ$3.24b scheme of arrangement whereby Mercury acquired Tilt’s New Zealand assets for ~NZ$770m enterprise value.
Affiliations
- Chartered member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand.
- Certified member of the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand.
- Executive officer of the Listed Companies Association.
- Former Chair of the NZX Legal & Regulatory Advisory Board.
