Rachael Chappell

Her recent work includes advising:

• Precinct Properties on the sale of its remaining half-interest in the ANZ Centre, Auckland for $177 million.
• Goodman Property Trust on multiple acquisitions, subdivisions and proposed greenfield developments in Auckland.
• Summerset Group Holdings Limited on multiple acquisitions of land across New Zealand for retirement villages.
• A global reinsurer on its acquisition of multiple forests in the Gisborne region, including obtaining OIO approval.
• Electricity generators and distributors on the property rights required to develop solar farms and battery energy storage systems in New Zealand.
• Kānoa (The Provincial Growth Fund) on government funding in regional areas, including the Whakatane harbour and Whanganui port projects.
• Pacific Equity Partners on the real estate aspects of M&A transactions in the health and retirement village sector.

Rachael was admitted to practise in New Zealand in 2014 and is a current member of the Property Council of New Zealand. Prior to joining Russell McVeagh in mid-2020, Rachael most recently spent two years working in the real estate team at Clifford Chance in London and previously also worked in the property team at another New Zealand top-tier law firm.