Qualifications
BCom, LLB (Hons), University of Auckland
Admitted
1999, New Zealand
Tim is a senior partner specialising in cross-border M&A, investment and joint ventures across a variety of sectors, including financial services, energy, infrastructure, aged care and technology.
He acts for domestic and international corporates and financial sponsors, leading cross discipline teams on major buy-side and sell-side mandates.
Known for finding solutions and getting deals done, Tim is often called upon by international clients to advise on investment matters, including navigating the Overseas Investment Office approval regime.
Tim is consistently ranked as one of New Zealand’s top corporate lawyers, recognised by Chambers Asia Pacific, Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and Legal 500 Asia Pacific.
Recent highlights
Has advised:
- Partners Life and its shareholders on the cornerstone investment by Blackstone, acquisition of BNZ Life and subsequent 100% sale to Tokyo-listed insurer Dai-ichi Life for $1bn
- Oji Holdings Corporation and INCJ Consortium on the consortium’s 100% acquisition of Carter Holt Harvey’s pulp, paper and packaging businesses from Graeme Hart’s Rank Group for NZ$1.037b.
- Shell on the sale of its New Zealand upstream oil and gas operations to Vienna-based OMV for $794m
- Eastland Group on sale of 50% stake in Eastland Generation business to Japanese construction conglomerate Obayashi Corporation - awarded the Best M&A Deal for 2024 by FinanceAsia
- All merger parties on the $2.2b merger of MARAC Finance, CBS Canterbury and Southern Cross Building Society to create NZX/ASX listed Heartland Bank, and subsequent acquisitions and capital raisings by Heartland
- Chubb’s US$5.36b acquisition of Cigna’s Asia-Pacific A&H and Life insurance businesses
- Mercury on the acquisition of Trustpower’s retail business, including electricity and gas supply, broadband and mobile phone services (NZ$441m)
- NZ Super Fund and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan on its acquisition of Asia Pacific Healthcare Group from Healthscope
- AMP on the sale of AMP Life to Resolution Life Group for AU$3b
Affiliations
- Chapman Tripp board member
- Former council member of the New Zealand Private Capital
