Mark advises on a wide range of corporate law and governance issues, including mergers and acquisitions, MBOs, joint ventures, private equity, venture capital, securities, employee share schemes, restructurings, and technology. He has held corporate/commercial roles with top tier firms in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the Cayman Islands.
Mark offers a high level of commercial expertise in his advice and has a focus on understanding complex commercial and legal issues and finding innovative and pragmatic business solutions for his clients.
Mark works with corporate and technology clients on operational matters such as supply and distribution arrangements, manufacturing issues, compliance, contracting, outsourcing and tendering. He has particular experience advising boards and senior management on technology and biotech issues and sits on advisory boards for a number of companies, particularly in the technology sector.
Mark brings a sophisticated international perspective to his work, having advised on substantial corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, MBOs and private equity deals with some of the worlds’ largest companies and financial institutions, including Sara Lee, Johnson Controls, Domino’s Pizza, British Airways, JP Morgan Asset Management, Barclays Capital and Goldman Sachs.
They drive our client relationships and connections with our community, and underpin our achievements.
“There was a huge amount of complexity to get this across the line, and your expertise and experience to stay on top of all of that and drive us through to an outcome at the end of the process was invaluable. Your efforts in those last 24 – 48 hours were nothing less than outstanding.” Ben Powles, Former Director Smiths City Group