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Andrew Matthews
BCom LLB • Auckland
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Andrew heads the firm’s Corporate & Commercial National Practice Group. He provides strategic corporate and governance advice, with a focus on M&A.
Andrew regularly assists international and domestic clients in acquisitions, divestments and strategic arrangements. He is also sought out by directors and executives for his commercial insight and governance advice.
Andrew is ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific 2025, with clients highlighting his "flexible and solutions-focused" approach and that "he is timely, listens carefully to our goals and needs".
Andrew acts for a number of New Zealand’s leading listed companies. He brings overseas experience to his advice, having worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, with a focus on multi-jurisdictional M&A for infrastructure assets.
“Andrew consistently provides invaluable commercial advice across a wide range of matters, demonstrating exceptional expertise and a deep understanding of our business and industry.”
Corporate/Commercial respondent, Chambers Asia-Pacific
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025
Corporate/Commercial
Ranked Lawyer
Asia Pacific Legal 500 2025
Corporate/M&A
Leading Lawyer
Australasian Law Awards 2019
Finalist
NZ Dealmaker of the Year
Work Highlights
Wet & Forget
Sale of business to leading New Zealand private equity fund, Direct Capital.
Mercury Capital
Divestment of New Zealand Adventure Travel Group.
The a2 Milk Company Limited
Settlement of disputes with Synlait, including the a2 Milk Company’s support for Synlait’s $217.8 million capital raise.
Comvita (NZX: CVT)
Acquisition of Honeyworld Singapore (SGD10.5 million).
Accident Compensation Corporation
Disposal of its 22% interest in Kiwibank.
Gloria Foods
Acquisition of Fonterra’s Chilean dairy business, Saprole ($1.055 billion).
Colliers New Zealand
Acquisition of 65% of Greenstone Group.
DB Breweries
Acquisition of Kāpura and Joylab.
The a2 Milk Company Ltd
Acquisition of 75% of Matuara Valley Milk ($268.5 million).
Comvita
Strategic and commercial advice, including its capital raising $50 million (institutional placement and ANREO) and its partnership with Caravan.
Livestock Improvement Corporation
Corporate and commercial advice, including its share simplification (co-operative restructuring), and various acquisitions and divestments.
Shinsei Bank
$762 million acquisition of UDC Finance.
Mercury Capital
Acquisitions of the NZ magazines business of Bauer Media Group, and International Volunteer HQ.
Takeovers and responses for various clients, including:
- Comvita – response to non-binding indicative offer;
- Methven – response to $118 million takeover by GWA Group, effected by scheme of arrangement;
- Finaccess Capital – $885 million partial takeover of Restaurant Brands;
- UEM Edgenta – $263 million takeover by WSP Global of Opus International Consultants.
Suntory
AU$290 million sale of its Cerebos food/instant coffee business to The Kraft Heinz Company.
VF Corporation
$288 million acquisition of merino clothing chain Icebreaker.
DLF Seeds
$421 million purchase of PGG Wrightson’s seed and grain business.
Capital markets transactions, including:
- Comvita’s capital raise;
- the underwriting of Tilt Renewable’s entitlement offer;
- block trades in Vista Group and Origin Energy.
