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Rob Macredie
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Rob is a senior corporate, energy and projects lawyer with broad expertise advising on project developments, capital raisings, joint ventures, corporate structuring, private M&A, power purchase agreements, complex commercial contracts and regulatory matters. Rob’s practice is focussed on assisting clients to successfully navigate the energy transition, and he regularly advises all types of energy market participants across a range of development, M&A, regulatory and other general advisory and commercial contracting matters.
Rob’s expertise includes a strong understanding of the New Zealand energy market (including the transition to net zero emissions), the energy regulatory framework and the overall ecosystem and participants. His recent experience includes advising on a wide range of energy and projects matters, including acquisitions of solar generation assets and the structuring, development and financing of renewable asset development. Rob advised on New Zealand’s first utility-scale solar generation portfolio, and has advised on a number of power purchase agreements acting for generators, developers and offtakers. He has also advised on the preparation of Climate Statements by reporting entities under the XRB’s Climate-Related Disclosure framework.
With significant overseas practising experience from Australia and the UK, including in the energy and resources sectors, Rob brings the ability to provide international perspectives and networks to clients. He is known for his pragmatic approach, technical expertise and collaborative mindset.
Rob is a member of the NZLS Climate Change Law Subcommittee, and an appointed board member of Squash Auckland.
Work Highlights
Advising Genesis Energy on its acquisition of a 127MW solar generation asset from Helios Energy.
Advising Manawa Energy on all stages of development and preparation of its first Climate Statement in the first reporting period under the XRB’s Climate-Related Disclosures regime, including providing verification and legal signoff on the Climate Statement.
Advising gentailers, generators, renewables developers and large energy offtakers in the negotiation of various types of power purchase agreements.
Acting for DB Breweries (owned by Heineken group) on its concurrent acquisitions and subsequent merger of the Joylab and Kapura hospitality groups to form Star Hospitality Group. (INFINZ Mid-Market M&A Transaction of the Year, 2024).
Acting for Lodestone Energy on the design, engineering, procurement and construction contracts, supply agreements, inter-company financing arrangements and debt financing aspects of developing its solar asset portfolio. (INFINZ Mid-Market Debt Transaction of the Year, 2023)
Acting for Lodestone Energy on its $55 million Series B equity capital raise for New Zealand’s first grid-scale solar assets portfolio (5 sites), with Jarden as financial adviser. This included advice on corporate and project structuring, employee share scheme and related capital and share class aspects. (INFINZ Mid-Market Equity Transaction of the Year, 2023)
Acting for 2degrees on the sale of its mobile tower infrastructure to Connexa for NZ$1.076 billion, including a 20-year mobile infrastructure services agreement entered into between 2degrees and Connexa to secure access to existing and new towers.
Advising gentailers in relation to negotiations with landowners for options, easements, leases and other land rights necessary for the investigation and potential development of renewable generation assets, including relevant documentation.
Advising overseas-based renewable energy developers on entry into the New Zealand market, including corporate and project structuring, joint venture aspects, equity capital raising, regulatory queries, OIO consent, securing appropriate land rights and all related documentation.
Acting for a globally significant oil and resources conglomerate on its group corporate restructure and equity funding arrangements in preparation for potential public listing.
Advising on the structuring and establishment of Australia’s first privately funded virtual solar power plant.
Advising a Japan-Australia investment group on its acquisition of significant interests in 2 unincorporated JVs holding significant offshore oil and gas assets (approx. $250 million) from a major Australian oil and gas company.
Advising Jupiter Mines Limited on its sale of iron ore mining tenement assets to its wholly owned subsidiary, an in-specie distribution of shares to shareholders, and listing of the new spin-out entity on the ASX, including foreign investment approval.
Advising a leading Australian JV forestry participant on its rights under a complex long-term contract for supply of log timber, including detailed analysis of contract terms for market price reviews, force majeure impacts on supply obligations and other disputed contractual matters.
Acting on series of 8 strategic private company acquisitions for a large financial services business in a condensed timeframe in the context of a proposed IPO, including all due diligence and reporting, negotiation of all sale documentation and debt finance instruments, all transaction documentation and managing the signing and completion process for each successful acquisition.
Advising a leading private equity group on a series of strategic acquisitions for its fund focussed on the mining services sector, including negotiation of share sale agreements and asset purchase agreements, due diligence and deal execution.
