Rainmakers raise funds to expand 140-hotel portfolio
The legal giant helped find a structure that would work for the complex deal
The sale is mutually beneficial to the companies, the lead lawyer says
The merger created a company with combined revenues of more than $100m
The firm tapped is corporate, competition, and tax teams to advise on the deal
The lead partner breaks down what made the deal complex
Australian and New Zealand firms work together as a private equity firm drops A$155m to buy the business
One firm has been working with the client on the sale for the last few years
The deal creates the biggest media company in New Zealand
The businessman will own the media brand independent of his billionaire family’s conglomerate