Success at the ALB awards
Pip Greenwood was awarded Dealmaker of the Year, New Zealand, by an independent judging panel who commented: "This well-connected Kiwi dealmaker acts for clients such as Lion Nathan, Telecom, Auckland International Airport, Fairfax, Kiwi Income Property Trust and CanWest MediaWorks, and has had a hand in some of New Zealand's biggest 2007 deals."
Derek Nolan's team was recognised for the complex work involved with respect to the Auckland's waterfront redevelopment. Auckland Regional Holdings owns 29 hectares of prime waterfront land in central Auckland, in the currently industrial precinct known as "Wynyard Quarter". The ARH landholding (previously owned by Ports of Auckland Limited) comprises approximately 70% of the wider Quarter. Ports of Auckland Limited and ARH as its successor have been the key driver, in partnership with the Auckland City Council, in researching, designing and proposing a new form of development for Wynyard Quarter. Russell McVeagh has been sole provider of planning and property-related legal advice to both Ports of Auckland Limited and Auckland Regional Holdings throughout this process.
Of this award, the judges noted: "The multibillion-dollar project involves a redevelopment of over 18 hectares of Auckland prime waterfront land – an area greater in size than the current Auckland CBD. It stands apart from most other significant-scale waterfront projects around the world because it has been achieved by way of contract, as opposed to the need for special purpose legislation."
Russell McVeagh was originally nominated in the following categories:
Commercial Property & Construction Deal of the Year
Auckland waterfront redevelopment
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Rabobank Nederland Retail Bond Issue
M&A Deal of the Year
Suncorp-Promina Merger
New Zealand Deal Team of the Year
Capital Markets Team
New Zealand Dealmaker of the Year
Pip Greenwood
New Zealand Deal of the Year
Rabobank Nederland Retail Bond Offer - Russell McVeagh acted solis
Fletcher Building-Formica Group Acquisition - Russell McVeagh acted for the unnderwriter
Telecom NZ - Yellow Pages sale - Russell McVeagh acted for Telecom
Ironbridge-Mediaworks Acquisition - Russell McVeagh acted for MediaWorks
Managing Partner of the Year
Gary McDiarmid, CEO
Corporate Citizen Law Firm of the Year
Russell McVeagh
The ALB Australasian Law Awards recognise the key transactions, firms and lawyers in Australia and New Zealand in 2007. The finalists in each category were assessed against criteria including deal value, complexity, innovation, timeframe and significance to the market.
Last modified: May 28, 2008