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David Hoare
Partner
Auckland
Corporate Advisory
+64 9 367 8343 DDI [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhoarermcv/
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Profile

David has extensive experience leading clients through all aspects of complex corporate and commercial transactions. His practice focuses on private equity mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and commercial contracts.

David has developed a confident, common sense approach to mergers and acquisitions in his 25-year career in corporate law. He draws on his domestic and international experience advising high profile clients on their most important transactions.

David joined Russell McVeagh as a solicitor in 1999. He was admitted to practise in England and Wales in 2003 and spent the next four years polishing his international commercial law practice at Herbert Smith Freehills in London. David returned to New Zealand and Russell McVeagh in 2006 and became a partner in 2007 and has previously acted as Chair of Russell McVeagh's board.

Related expertise

Corporate Advisory
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Agribusiness & Food
Energy & Renewables
International Trade & Investment
Experience

David’s reputation as a highly capable and focused merger and acquisition expert is evident in the significant matters he has advised on to date, including:

  • Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation on its investments in Direct Capital Funds 5, 6 and 7.
  • CDPQ on its acquisition of a stake in Connexa.
  • Woolworths on its acquisition of Beak & Johnston.
  • A bidder for Fusion5.
  • Fonterra on its investment in AgriZero.
  • Pacific Equity Partners on its acquisition of Healthia.
  • A bidder for VetPartners.
  • Pacific Equity Partners on its sale of UP Education.
  • Intermediate Capital Group / SCF Containers on the acquisition of CSL Containers.
  • Zimmer Biomet on its acquisition of Ossis.
  • A bidder for Yealands.
  • Pacific Equity Partners on its sale of Patties Foods to PAG.
  • A bidder for Ixom.
  • Fonterra on its sell down of GDT to NZX and EEX.
  • Healthe Care on its sale of Boulcott Hospital to Rangatira.
  • Pacific Equity Partners on its sale of Evolution Healthcare to QIC.
  • Pacific Equity Partners on its sell down of IntelliHub to Brookfield.
  • Pacific Equity Partners on its acquisition of Healthe Care.
  • A bidder for Natural Pet Food Group.
  • A bidder for Heritage Lifecare.
  • Evolution Healthcare on its acquisitions of Shore Surgery, Quay Park Surgical Centre and Evolve Rebab.
  • A bidder for the Toll Group's Global Express business.
  • Pacific Equity Partners on its acquisition of Modern Star.
  • LifeHealthcare on its acquisition of Cuplan Medical.
  • Pencarrow Private Equity on its investment in Skin Institute.
  • Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation on its Beachlands property investment.
  • Pencarrow Private Equity on its investment in NZ Frost Fans.
  • A bidder for O-I Glass.
  • Emergent Cold on the sale of its NZ business to Lineage Logistics.
  • Fonterra on its sale of DFE Pharma to CVC.
  • A bidder for Tip Top.
  • Pacific Equity Partners/intelliHUB on its acquisition of Metrix from Mercury Energy.
  • KKR on its acquisition of MYOB.
  • Keppel Infrastructure Trust on its acquisition of Ixom.
  • Pacific Equity Partners on its sale of Manuka Health New Zealand.
  • Pacific Equity Partners on its acquisition of Evolution Healthcare.
  • Bounty Fresh on its takeover of Tegel.
  • Emergent Cold on its acquisition of Polarcold.
  • A bidder for Stevenson Group's quarrying and concrete business.
  • Inenco Group on its acquisition of HCD Flow Technology.
  • Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation on its investment in NZ Gourmet.
  • Pencarrow Private Equity on its investment in The Collective.
  • Pencarrow Private Equity on its investment in Netlogix.
Insights
Recognition

David is recognised as a leading lawyer by the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific and Chambers Global Guide for Corporate/Commercial law and in the Hall of Fame in the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025 Guide. He is also recognised as a 'Highly Regarded' practitioner by IFLR 1000 2024/25 Guide for Private Equity and M&A, by Best Lawyers® 2024 New Zealand Guide for Corporate, M&A and Private Equity Law, and as a distinguished practitioner for Corporate and M&A by AsiaLaw 2022.

Our Corporate Advisory team was named New Zealand's top deal firm at the 2019 New Zealand Law Awards, with David co-leading the team which won the 'Consumer, Media and Tech Deal of the Year' at the awards. The firm also won National Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 IFLR Asia Pacific Awards.

Client feedback in the Legal 500 and Chambers 2022-23 Guides emphasised David's expertise in the Corporate Advisory sector, stating David:

  • "is a great lawyer who's fantastic to deal with"
  • "is among the most experienced corporate lawyers in New Zealand. He is supported by an excellent team of partners who balance commerciality, pragmatism, and deep industry experience."

David is also a three-time winner of the New Zealand Corporate Lawyer of the Year title at the ILO Client Choice Awards (winning in 2019, 2017 and 2015), and was named in Australasian Lawyer magazine’s 2016 Hot List, as one of the top private practice lawyers in Australasia.