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04.10.24
Harmos Horton Lusk is advising UK-based Access Group on its proposed acquisition of Tradify, a leading provider of job and business management software for residential...
13.09.24
Harmos Horton Lusk is advising NZX listed Manawa Energy Limited on Contact Energy Limited’s proposal to acquire Manawa by a scheme of arrangement. The proposed scheme values...
06.09.24
Harmos Horton Lusk has received excellence awards, and been named as a finalist, in this year’s New Zealand Law Awards. The New Zealand Law Awards celebrate excellence within...
04.09.24
Harmos Horton Lusk has been appointed to advise NZX-listed Vital Limited on its response to a proposed partial takeover offer from Empire Technology Limited. Vital is an...
08.08.2024
Harmos Horton Lusk advised the Roaring Forties Energy Limited Partnership, a joint venture between The Power Company Limited and Electricity Invercargill Limited, on the sale of...
04.06.2024
Harmos Horton Lusk advised the founding family members of NPD, a leading New Zealand fuel distributor and retailer, on the sale of their majority shareholding to the current CEO...
07.05.2024
Harmos Horton Lusk advised the shareholders of the Steelmasters Group on the sale of the group to ASX-listed Coventry Group Limited. The transaction was valued at NZ$45 million...
08.02.2024
Harmos Horton Lusk has been shortlisted for the 25th annual IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024 in the Jurisdictional Law Firm of the Year: New Zealand award category. The IFLR Asia-...
26.01.24
Harmos Horton Lusk and its team have again been recognised by international ranking publications as a leader in New Zealand corporate transactions and M&A. Chambers Asia...
19.12.2023
Harmos Horton Lusk is advising KRX listed Lunit Inc. on the acquisition of ASX listed Volpara Health Technologies Limited by way of a New Zealand scheme of arrangement. The...
29.11.2023
Harmos Horton Lusk is one of the winners of the Insolvency and Restructuring Deal of the Year award at the 2023 New Zealand Law Awards for its role in advising on the...
01.11.23
We are delighted to welcome senior associate, Matt Wentz, to the team.  Having trained at Bell Gully and spent more than six years with leading international law firms in...
12.07.23
Harmos Horton Lusk has advised NZX listed Vector Limited on its joint venture and governance arrangements for Vector Metering, as part of Vector’s sale of a 50% interest in...
08.05.23
Harmos Horton Lusk’s position as New Zealand’s leading specialist corporate law firm has again been recognised by leading international rankings publications. Chambers Asia...
07.03.23
Harmos Horton Lusk advised NZX-listed Green Cross Health Limited on the sale of its Community Health division to Australian private equity firm, Anchorage Capital Partners. The...
21.11.22
Harmos Horton Lusk was recognised at the 2022 New Zealand Law Awards winning Insolvency and Restructuring Deal of the Year for its role in advising Villa Maria Estate Limited...
09.11.22
Harmos Horton Lusk is advising NZX/ASX dual listed Pushpay Holdings Limited on the Sixth Street and BGH Capital shareholder consortium’s acquisition of Pushpay by scheme of...
19.08.22
Harmos Horton Lusk has been shortlisted for five excellence awards at the New Zealand Law Awards 2022, including three nominations for M&A Deal of the Year. Powering...
17.08.22
Harmos Horton Lusk advised NYSE listed Vontier Corporation on its acquisition of New Zealand based technology company Invenco Group Limited, a leading global provider of...
15.08.22
Harmos Horton Lusk advised Whiting Holdings New Zealand on its acquisition of McKechnie Aluminium, a leading New Zealand manufacturer of aluminium products. The transaction...
12.08.22
Harmos Horton Lusk advised UK-based Access Group on its AU$100 million acquisition of the Accountants Practice Management Group from ASX-listed Reckon Limited. The transaction...
16.05.22
Harmos Horton Lusk has been recognised with excellence awards for, and is a finalist in, two categories at the upcoming 2022 Australasian Law Awards.  The firm is nominated for...
11.03.22
Harmos Horton Lusk is advising Blue Sky Meats, a Southland-based, producer of high-quality boutique lamb products, and its Independent Committee of Directors on the response to...
07.03.22
Harmos Horton Lusk advised Open Country Dairy, part of the Talley’s Group, on its acquisition of Nature’s Flame, a producer of high-quality sustainable energy pellets, from...
22.02.22
Harmos Horton Lusk is advising NZX, the operator of the New Zealand Stock Exchange, on its participation in the proposed GlobalDairyTrade strategic partnership. The transaction...
18.02.22
Harmos Horton Lusk advised NASDAQ-listed Autodesk, Inc. on its acquisition of Moxion, the New Zealand-based developer of a cloud-based digital dailies platform used by leading...
02.02.22
Harmos Horton Lusk is advising TSX-listed Trilogy International Partners, Inc. on the sale of its 73.17% shareholding in 2degrees to Voyage Digital, a joint venture between...
08.12.21
Harmos Horton Lusk was recognised for its role in advising Centuria Capital on its successful NZ$175 million takeover of Augusta Capital, winning the Mid-market Deal of the Year...
23.11.21
Harmos Horton Lusk advised NYSE listed Unity Software on its acquisition of Weta Digital Limited’s digital assets for US$1.625 billion. Weta Digital is a New Zealand-based...
11.10.21
Harmos Horton Lusk advised one of New Zealand’s largest wine companies Villa Maria Estate Limited and its shareholder FFWL Limited (In Receivership) on the sale of all the...
27.08.21
Harmos Horton Lusk has been shortlisted for four excellence awards at the New Zealand Law Awards 2021. Centuria Capital’s successful $175 million takeover offer for Augusta...
23.08.2021
Harmos Horton Lusk advised NZX/ASX listed Pushpay Holdings Limited on the New Zealand aspects of Pushpay’s acquisition of all of the interests in Resi Medi, LLC for US$150...
24.05.21
Harmos Horton Lusk advised NZX-listed Just Life Group Limited on its acquisition of dietary supplement business, About Health as part of Just Life Group’s acquisition strategy...
12.05.21
Harmos Horton Lusk is advising the selling shareholders of the Allpress Espresso group on the sale of the group to Asahi Beverages. Allpress Espresso was started by Michael...
07.05.21
Harmos Horton Lusk Director Nathanael Starrenburg has been named as a finalist for the NZ Dealmaker of the Year Award at the 2021 Australasian Law Awards. Nathanael is a...
04.05.2021
Harmos Horton Lusk advised NZX-listed Seeka on its acquisition of Opotiki Packing and Cool Storage (or OPAC), an integrated kiwifruit business operating in the Eastern Bay of...
13.04.21
Harmos Horton Lusk was engaged as lead New Zealand counsel by Powering Australian Renewables (a consortium comprising Australia’s Future Fund, ASX listed AGL Energy Limited, and...
17.02.2021
Harmos Horton Lusk advised Radius Residential Care on its direct listing on the NZX Main Board in mid-December 2020. This was the first such listing to occur since NZX amended...
10.02.2021
Harmos Horton Lusk is pleased to announce that it has won the Mid-size Law Firm of the Year award at the 2020 New Zealand Law Awards held in December 2020. In granting the award...
16.12.2020
Harmos Horton Lusk advised NZX/ASX listed Pushpay Holdings on a NZ$98 million block trade which was announced and completed in mid-December 2020.  The block trade, which was...
30.11.20
Harmos Horton Lusk advised UK-based Access Group on its acquisition of Unleashed Software, an inventory management software company based in Auckland, New Zealand with...
9.10.20
Recognition
Harmos Horton Lusk’s position as New Zealand’s premier specialist corporate law firm has again been recognised by leading international rankings publications and through recent...
30.9.20
Harmos Horton Lusk is advising NZX-listed Abano Healthcare Group on a takeover-by-scheme of arrangement proposed by a bid consortium comprising BGH Capital and Ontario Teachers...
23.9.20
Harmos Horton Lusk advised ASX-listed Centuria Capital Group on its successful full takeover offer for NZX-listed Augusta Capital. The takeover, which valued Augusta at $172 ...
17.12.19
Harmos Horton Lusk advised long-time client NZX/ASX listed Pushpay Holdings Limited on the acquisition of all of the interests in Church Community Builder, LLC, a leading Church...
22.10.19
Recognition
The full list of finalists for the 2019 New Zealand Law Awards has been revealed, with Harmos Horton Lusk receiving award nominations for deals and for firm of the year. Harmos...
26.4.19
Harmos Horton Lusk advised NZX-listed technology company Plexure Group Limited on the terms of a cornerstone subscription of shares by fast food giant McDonald’s Corporation. ...
3.4.19
Harmos Horton Lusk advised NZX/ASX dual-listed Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited on its response to a $884 million partial takeover offer from Mexican investment company...
17.1.19
Recognition
Harmos Horton Lusk’s position as New Zealand’s premier specialist corporate law firm has been confirmed by recently released international rankings publications. Legal 500 Asia...
21.9.18
Recognition
The full list of finalists for the 2018 New Zealand Law Awards has been revealed, with Harmos Horton Lusk receiving a total of seven award nominations. Harmos Horton Lusk has...
10.8.18
Harmos Horton Lusk advised NZX Main Board/ASX dual-listed The a2 Milk Company Limited on its August 2018 acquisition of 8.28% of the shares in Synlait Milk Limited for $161.8...
11.9.17
Recognition
The 2017 New Zealand Law Awards finalists have been announced, with Harmos Horton Lusk receiving six finalist nominations. The firm is proud to be represented at this year's New...
20.03.17
Recognition
Harmos Horton Lusk is pleased to announce that it has been shortlisted as a finalist for the NZ Deal Firm of the Year award at the upcoming 2017 Australasian Legal Business...
23.09.16
Recognition
NZ Lawyer has now revealed the remaining category finalists for the 2016 NZ Law Awards, with Harmos Horton Lusk being shortlisted as a finalist in the new Deal Team of the Year...
17.08.2016
Recognition
The 2016 New Zealand Law Awards shortlists have been announced for all deal categories, with Harmos Horton Lusk featuring as finalists in three deal categories. The firm is...
15.6.16
Recognition
Harmos Horton Lusk Directors have again made the NZ Lawyer Hot List, with Tim Mitchelson and Nathanael Starrenburg both featuring in the NZ Lawyer Hot List for 2016. The Hot...
18.3.16
Recognition
Harmos Horton Lusk has again been highly ranked for Corporate/Commercial in the 2016 editions of Chambers Global and Chambers Asia Pacific, with the firm being recognised as a “...

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