NZ Deal Advisers Directory
Who advises on NZX capital raises, takeovers, and M&A deals. Based on data extracted from NZX announcement PDFs.
283
Deals Tracked
838
Adviser Records
79
Unique Firms
31
Firms with Deals
Deal Adviser League Table
Ranked by number of deals advised (2015–2026)
| # | Firm | Type | Deals | Deal Value | Clients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forsyth Barr | Investment Bank | 120 | $15.4B | 16 |
| 2 | Craigs Investment Partners | Investment Bank | 102 | $11.9B | 15 |
| 3 | ANZ | Investment Bank | 71 | $11.7B | 13 |
| 4 | Bank of New Zealand | Investment Bank | 63 | $8.2B | 9 |
| 5 | Westpac | Investment Bank | 53 | $9.9B | 9 |
| 6 | Computershare | Other | 46 | $2.6B | 20 |
| 7 | Jarden | Investment Bank | 37 | $3.9B | 8 |
| 8 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Investment Bank | 36 | $5.9B | 8 |
| 9 | Link Market Services | Other | 24 | $2.1B | 12 |
| 10 | MUFG Pension & Market Services | Other | 22 | $1.0B | 16 |
| 11 | UBS | Investment Bank | 12 | $5.8B | 6 |
| 12 | Bell Gully | Law Firm | 10 | $1.1B | 6 |
| 13 | Cameron Partners | Investment Bank | 10 | $34.0M | 5 |
| 14 | Chapman Tripp | Law Firm | 9 | $74.9M | 6 |
| 15 | S&P Global Ratings | Other | 7 | $1.6B | 6 |
| 16 | Trustees Executors | Other | 7 | $1.5B | 3 |
| 17 | MUFG Corporate Markets | Investment Bank | 6 | $95.1M | 5 |
| 18 | Shaw and Partners | Investment Bank | 6 | $1.8B | 3 |
| 19 | Barrenjoey | Investment Bank | 5 | $1.9B | 2 |
| 20 | Russell McVeagh | Law Firm | 5 | $1.2M | 4 |
| 21 | Northington Partners | Investment Bank | 4 | — | 2 |
| 22 | Morgan Stanley | Investment Bank | 3 | $1.8B | 2 |
| 23 | MUFG Securities | Investment Bank | 3 | $2.3B | 2 |
| 24 | National Australia Bank | Investment Bank | 3 | $1.8B | 2 |
| 25 | Grant Samuel | Investment Bank | 2 | — | 2 |
| 26 | Harmos Horton Lusk | Law Firm | 2 | $86.9M | 2 |
| 27 | Deloitte | Accounting | 1 | — | 1 |
| 28 | EY | Accounting | 1 | $75.0M | 1 |
| 29 | Grant Thornton | Accounting | 1 | $4.4M | 1 |
| 30 | KPMG | Accounting | 1 | — | 1 |
| 31 | Simpson Grierson | Law Firm | 1 | — | 1 |
Law Firms
Investment Banks
Forsyth Barr
120 deals · $15.4B
Craigs Investment Partners
102 deals · $11.9B
ANZ
71 deals · $11.7B
Bank of New Zealand
63 deals · $8.2B
Westpac
53 deals · $9.9B
Jarden
37 deals · $3.9B
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
36 deals · $5.9B
UBS
12 deals · $5.8B
Cameron Partners
10 deals · $34.0M
MUFG Corporate Markets
6 deals · $95.1M
Shaw and Partners
6 deals · $1.8B
Barrenjoey
5 deals · $1.9B
Northington Partners
4 deals · —
Morgan Stanley
3 deals · $1.8B
MUFG Securities
3 deals · $2.3B
National Australia Bank
3 deals · $1.8B
Grant Samuel
2 deals · —
Deutsche Craigs
Auckland
First NZ Capital
Auckland
Goldman Sachs
Sydney
Hobson Wealth
Auckland
Macquarie
Sydney
Accounting & Valuation
Other Firms Identified
Firms found in deal documents not yet in the directory
The New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Limited (19)BTA Institutional Services Australia Limited (13)The Project (9)Public Trust (6)Unified Capital Partners (6)Shanahan Partners (5)Calibre Partners (5)SP Corporate Advisory (5)Citadel-MAGNUS (5)Duncan Cotterill (4)NWR Communications (4)GBA Capital (4)Aurizon (4)C&R Consulting (4)Citigroup Global Markets New Zealand Limited (3)Ord Minnett (3)Morgans (3)Hall Chadwick (2)Impact PR (2)Simmons Corporate Finance (2)Mizuho International plc (2)Addisons (2)New Zealand Permanent Trustees Limited (2)E&P Corporate Advisory (2)Golding Contractors (2)MC Group (2)Anderson Lloyd (1)McMillan LLP (1)Lead Manager (1)Rothschild & Co (1)
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