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New Partners And Special Counsel For Chapman Tripp
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 9:32 am | Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp is pleased to announce it is welcoming Philip Ascroft, Tom Jemson and Vonda Engels to the partnership. In addition, Rachael Irvine-Shanks and Melanie Hayes have been promoted to Special Counsel. More >>
Refresh Of Company Law A Useful Piece Of Work
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 4:59 pm | Chapman Tripp
The package announced today to blow the cobwebs off the Companies Act and bring it into the digital age, together with the impending Law Commission review of directors’ duties, should help to galvanise the corporate sector, says Chapman Tripp. More >>
Chapman Tripp Advises SolarZero On Groundbreaking Financing Model
Monday, 22 July 2024, 3:21 pm | Chapman Tripp
The Customer Series has been designed to provide broad appeal to institutional investors in asset-backed securities and focuses on financing the widespread adoption of SolarZero's solar subscriptions. More >>
Challenging Conditions In Banking Sector Create Growth Opportunities For ‘Shadow’ Banks
Friday, 21 June 2024, 7:43 pm | Chapman Tripp
The report predicts that opportunities for alternative providers will be created as the RBNZ tightens its grip on the regulated banking sector to maintain financial stability in an economy that continues to face headwinds. More >>
Chapman Tripp Launches External Document And Trial Support Service, Digital Litigation Solutions
Saturday, 15 June 2024, 4:41 am | Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp’s in-house capability to resource large electronic discoveries, due diligences and electronic courtroom processes, sets it apart as a market leading law firm. Following regular requests for document and trial support from external ... More >>
Chapman Tripp Promotes Ten To Senior Associate
Friday, 31 May 2024, 8:37 am | Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp has announced the promotion of Michael Cardy, Julia Carrington, Laura Green, Tanzam Hossein, Sarah Kettani, Hossein Mehrabi, Rachel Robilliard, Sam Steven, Conor Tinker and Lucia Tolich to Senior Associate, with effect 1 June 2024. Chief ... More >>
Protecting New Zealand’s Competitive Advantage: New Report Reveals Scale And Pace Of Changes Facing Our Exporters
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 10:39 am | Chapman Tripp
A new report has revealed the pressure on New Zealand exporters to keep up with international expectations on sustainability, with more than 80% of New Zealand’s exports by value now going to countries with mandatory climate-related disclosures either in ... More >>
Chapman Tripp Advises Resolution Life On Acquisition Of Asteron Life For NZ$410m
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 12:50 pm | Chapman Tripp
Leading global life insurance group, Resolution Life, has entered into an agreement, through its trans-Tasman holding company, with Suncorp Group to acquire its New Zealand life insurance company, Asteron Life New Zealand. More >>
Chapman Tripp Advises Eastland Group On Sale Of 50% Stake In Eastland Generation
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 10:09 am | Chapman Tripp
Eastland Group has sold a 50% stake in its electricity generation business to Japanese construction conglomerate Obayashi Corporation. Chapman Tripp advised long time client Eastland Group on all aspects of the sale including structuring, vendor due diligence, ... More >>
Construction & Major Projects Specialist Promoted To Partner
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 9:21 am | Chapman Tripp
We are pleased to welcome a new Partner with the promotion of construction and major projects specialist, Kylie Mutch . Kylie brings a wealth of experience to large-scale construction projects across a wide variety of sectors, including infrastructure, ... More >>
Chapman Tripp Advises Pepper Money On Prime Residential Mortgage Portfolio Acquisition
Friday, 29 September 2023, 9:21 am | Chapman Tripp
Pepper Money Limited has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the approximately NZ$1.4 billion New Zealand prime residential mortgage portfolio of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, New Zealand Branch (HSBC). This agreement followed ... More >>
Two New Attorneys For Chapman Tripp Patents
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 11:08 am | Chapman Tripp
We are delighted to announce that two new patent experts have joined our rapidly growing practice, Chapman Tripp Patents. With 20 years of international patents experience, Senior Associate, Toby Larsson Hogman , assists a wide range of clients protect their ... More >>
Debt Capital Markets Heating Up
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 10:55 am | Chapman Tripp
Last week was one of the busiest on record for New Zealand issuers in the debt markets, with six offers pricing over the course of the week. After a slow start this year, the record-breaking issuance levels are a positive indicator of the markets’ health. ... More >>
Chapman Tripp Advises Vector On Sale Of 50% Interest In Vector Metering To QIC
Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 11:52 am | Chapman Tripp
Vector has sold 50% of its New Zealand and Australian metering business (Vector Metering) to investment vehicles managed and advised by QIC Private Capital Pty Limited (QIC) for an EV of NZ$2.5b and gross proceeds to Vector of NZ$1.7b. Vector Metering ... More >>
Class Actions On A Growth Path Making Policy Reform Urgent
Monday, 3 July 2023, 6:41 am | Chapman Tripp
Class actions are on a growth trajectory in New Zealand, fuelled by a mix of factors including increased interest from offshore funders, growing share market activism, increasing data security risk, and a stronger consumer focus in commercial regulation, ... More >>
Chapman Tripp Advises Connexa On $1.076 Billion Deal To Acquire 2degrees’ Passive Cell Tower Assets
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 2:34 pm | Chapman Tripp
Connexa agreed to acquire 1,124 passive mobile telecommunication towers from 2degrees in December 2022 and the transaction is now complete. In connection with the transaction, 2degrees entered into a 20-year services agreement with Connexa, under which Connexa ... More >>
Chapman Tripp Advises Infratil On $850m Equity Capital Markets Raising
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 11:43 am | Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp has advised Infratil on its $850m equity capital markets raising to part fund the acquisition of Brookfield Asset Management’s 49.9% stake in One New Zealand (One NZ) for $1.8 billion. This takes Infratil’s ownership to 99.9% in ... More >>
Chapman Tripp Promotes Eight To Senior Associate
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 5:07 pm | Chapman Tripp
We are delighted to announce that we have promoted eight Senior Solicitors to Senior Associate, with effect 1 June 2023. Brendan Abley, George Spittle, Jasmin Moran, Kishan Gunatunga, Llewellyn Teeling, Meika McHardy, Ryan Bridgman, Sophie Harker ... More >>
Funding In A Difficult Market – NZX/ASX Top 50 Analysis
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 6:36 am | Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp’s latest NZX/ASX Top 50 Funding Composition Trends & Insights publication reports that listed companies will face distinct funding challenges this year in a “Chicken Licken” market infused with a sense of impending catastrophe. ... More >>
Chapman Tripp Advises On Duo Of International Social Bond Offers, Including World First Orange Bond
Friday, 16 December 2022, 10:52 am | Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp has assisted on two leading-edge international social bond offers closing within a week of each other, from Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and International Finance Corporation (IFC). IIX’s Women’s Livelihood Bond™ 5 (WLB5) closed on ... More >>