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Rodney Craig | Partner
Direct: +64 4 498 0813
Mobile: +64 21 669 788
Phone: +64 4 472 7877
Fax: +64 4 472 2291

Areas of Practice

Mergers & Acquisitions

Takeovers & NZX

Restructuring and Insolvency

Hotels and Tourism

 

Qualifications

LLB, Victoria University Wellington (1998).

Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand (1998).

Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (2001) (non practising).

NZX Diploma (2006).

 

Associations 

Institute of Directors

 

 

Rodney Craig

Partner, Wellington

“I think communication and availability are essential elements of every client relationship.”

Rodney practises in the general commercial and corporate law field, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets work and insolvencies. Rodney has a broad range of experience in these areas, including:
 

*  Capital markets work, including stock market listings, initial public offerings (IPOs) and takeovers

 

*  Advice regarding the NZX Listing Rules, Takeovers Code, NZX Participant Rules, Securities Act and Securities Markets Act
 

*  Business sales and acquisitions and joint ventures
  

*  Business start-ups and restructurings including shareholder agreements, employee share schemes, and shareholder buy/sell agreements
  

*  Assisting businesses raising capital (both debt and equity) including private and public issues of securities and bank or shareholder loans
 

*  Advising all parties involved in corporate insolvencies including liquidations, receiverships and voluntary administrations
 

*  Advising creditors and debtors with respect to the taking and enforcement of security interests and the application of Personal Property Securities Act
 

*  General corporate law advice including Companies Act compliance, corporate governance and directors’ duties
 

*   Advising not-for-profit and membership organisations in relation to corporate governance and constitutional issues
  

*  General contractual advice.