NZ Deal Advisers Directory
Who advises on NZX capital raises, takeovers, and M&A deals. Based on data extracted from NZX announcement PDFs.
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
Accounting & Valuation
Other Firms Identified
Firms found in deal documents not yet in the directory
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