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Jason is a senior associate with a significant understanding of complex corporate and commercial transactions.
Jason has particular experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity capital raisings, and financing matters. He regularly advises on a wide range of governance, shareholding, property and corporate compliance matters.
A number of transactions on which Jason has advised have been nominated for, or won, industry awards.
Recent transaction experience
Mergers and acquisitions
- Advised NZX/ASX-listed Pushpay on the $1.63 billion takeover of the company by scheme of arrangement by a bid consortium comprising Sixth Street and BGH Capital
- Advised NZX-listed Green Cross Health on the sale of its Community Health division to Australian private equity firm, Anchorage Capital Partners, for $50 million
- Advised NZX-listed Seeka on its $59 million acquisition of Opotiki Packing and Cool Storage and on its subsequent $6.55 million acquisition of Orangewood and $21 million acquisition of New Zealand Fruits, each by way of amalgamation
- Advised USX-listed Blue Sky Meats on its response to a full takeover offer from Southern Lamb Investments
- Advised USX-listed King Country Energy on its response to a $126 million full takeover from King Country Energy Joint Venture
Equity capital markets
- Advised NZX-listed Seeka on the implementation and subsequent offers under its Grower Loyalty Share Scheme
- Advised ASX-listed Centuria Capital Group as a placement participant and sub-underwriter of a $45 million placement and ANREO by NZX listed Augusta Capital
- Advised Armstrong’s Motor Group on its proposed NZX/ASX listing
- Advised NZX-listed Seeka on its scrip issuance components of its public merger and acquisition transactions by way of amalgamation
- Advised NZX-listed Seeka on its $50 million pro rata 1 for 1.5 Rights Offer
Debt financing
- Advised Armstrong’s Motor Group on its debt financing arrangements, including with ANZ Bank New Zealand and certain motor vehicle financiers
- Advised NZX-listed Seeka on its $190m syndicated refinancing
- Advised on a number of aircraft acquisition and financing transactions