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 2025 and Chambers Global 2020. Roger is also highly regarded in capital markets by IFLR1000 2024, and is recognised as a Leading Individual by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025.
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:
- EBOS Group on its placement underwritten by UBS and its retail offer to raise up to A$250m (NZ$272m)
- A consortium of Northland Regional Council, Port of Tauranga and Ngāpuhi Investment Fund (Tupu Tonu) to acquire Marsden Maritime Holdings by scheme of arrangement
- Businessman James T Grenon on his proposal to change-out NZX listed NZME’s board
- H&G on its successful full takeovers and compulsory acquisition of all remaining shares in Rural Equities for $26.5m
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) sale of a 33% stake, and Spark’s entire 17% stake, in mobile telecommunications tower business Connexa to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec for NZ$909 million, following on from Connexa’s acquisition from American Tower Corporation of its New Zealand in property platform, Connexa’s acquisition of 2degrees' passive mobile tower assets for NZ$1.076b, and OTPP’s NZ$1.115b acquisition of Spark’s mobile towers business
- Arvida Group on its NZ$1.243b scheme of arrangement with global infrastructure fund Stonepeak
- 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
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.
