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Emma has considerable experience in corporate and commercial transactions, particularly in advising on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.
Emma specialises in advising on acquisitions, divestments, takeovers, joint ventures and shareholding arrangements. She also advises listed and unlisted companies on general corporate and securities law matters, including corporate reorganisations, private capital raisings, public securities offers and employee share schemes.
Before joining Harmos Horton Lusk, Emma worked at top-tier New Zealand and international firms, including as a senior associate at Allen & Overy in London where she advised on several high profile cross-border transactions
Recent recognition
- Advised a finalist for M&A Deal of the Year at the 2022 New Zealand Law Awards
- Advised a finalist for M&A Deal of the Year at the 2019 New Zealand Law Awards
Recent transaction experience
Mergers and acquisitions
- Advised NYSE-listed Unity Software on its US$1.625 billion acquisition of Weta Digital’s digital assets
- Advised NASDAQ-listed Autodesk on its acquisition of Moxion, the New Zealand-based developer of a cloud-based digital dailies platform used in the film and entertainment industries
- Advised NYSE-listed Vontier Corporation on its acquisition of New Zealand based technology company Invenco Group
- Advised the founding family members of NPD, a leading New Zealand fuel distributor and retailer, on the management buyout of their majority shareholding in NPD
- Advised The Lines Company on the sale of Influx Energy Data to Intellihub
- Advised Mercury Capital on the sale of Hexagon Holdings to Multi-Color Corporation
- Advised Fulton Hogan on its acquisition of Stevenson Construction Materials - one of New Zealand's largest aggregate producers
Equity capital markets
- Advised NZX-listed Radius Residential Care on a direct listing on the NZX Main Board ($141 million implied initial market capitalisation) and a subsequent $40 million placement and retail offer
- Advised NZX/ASX-listed AFT Pharmaceuticals on its $76 million placement, share purchase plan and block trade transaction
- Advised NZX listed MOVE Logistics Group on a private placement and reverse listing on the NZX Main Board ($120 million initial market capitalisation) and a subsequent $40 million underwritten accelerated renounceable entitlement offer