Benjamin Sutton Email & Phone Number

I specialise in corporate and commercial law. I assist clients on a range of matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity and venture capital, joint ventures, restructuring, corporate governance, shareholding arrangements, commercial contracting and cross-border matters. You can contact me at benjamin.sutton@hmlaw.co.nz or on mobile at +64 (0) 21 288 7008. Or visit Hornabrook Macdonald's website at hmlaw.co.nz.I work with international and domestic clients in various sectors including FMCG, financial services, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture and rural services, forestry and manufacturing. As well as M&A, I regularly provide advice on corporate law, company and limited partnership structuring, shareholder agreements, investment agreements, distribution agreements and research and development arrangements and various other commercial agreements.Recent work highlights include, advising: - ECF Asia Pacific on its acquisition of Southern Hospitality - Dairy processor Miraka on its capital raising and other corporate matters - Westferry Property Services on various acquisitions- Major shareholders of Cash Converters New Zealand on their sale to ASX listed Cash Converters International- GE on various corporate and corporate governance matters - Kingspan on its acquisition of Thermakraft - Price Industries on its investment in Holyoake Industries- Pryde Capital Advisors on its establishment and launch - a bidder of the Natural Pet Food Group business - La Marzocco on various aspects of its expansion in New Zealand- The Growth Fund on numerous investments, including Askin Performance Panels, Plan B, Obex Medical, and Norwest Productions- Caltex Australia on its $340m acquisition of fuel operator Gull New Zealand- TPG Speciality Lending Europe I as financier to the acquisition by Nintex of Promapp- Online Republic on the sale of its global travel e-commerce business to ASX listed Webjet for NZ$85m- Goldman Sachs Asian Special Situations Group on its investment in Evolution Healthcare

Listed skills include Securities Regulation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance, Due Diligence, and 12 others.