Lauren Bridgford Solicitor
LLB, Auckland University of Technology
- Profile
- Experience
Lauren is a Solicitor in the Corporate and Commercial team.
She previously worked at a large Auckland law firm and began her career as a Law Clerk working in general commercial law for a firm based in Remuera, Auckland.
She has broad experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law and private wealth matters.
- Advising the shareholders of DEFEND, New Zealand’s leading cyber security firm, on their share sale to One New Zealand (formerly Vodafone New Zealand).
- Advising leading advertising agency, Thompson Spencer, on its merger with Reason.
- Advising ListAssist on its sale to Inside Real Estate, a US real estate technology company backed by private equity firm Lovell Minnick.
- Acting for Waitapu Group, the owner of advertising agency Stanley St, on the acquisition of PR agency Hustle & Bustle.
- Advising wealth management firm, Enva Financial, on the acquisition of Aurora Capital and Aurora Financial.
- Acting for accommodation and property management business The Urban Butler on its sale to Urban Rest.
- Advising Neo Engineering on the sale of its business to global engineering firm, Mott MacDonald.
- Advising a cosmetic company on the acquisition of a skincare brand.
- Acting on behalf of the purchaser for a large toy business in New Zealand and Australia.
- Acting on the acquisition of a large industrial equipment provider.
- Acting on the establishment of employee share schemes for growth stage companies.
- Acting for an industrial equipment supplier negotiating a demonstrator agreement with an automotive manufacturer.
- Acting on behalf of the purchaser on a roll-up of hospitality businesses.
- Drafting and reviewing terms of trade for construction companies, digital marketing agencies and commercial cleaning companies.
- Acting on distribution agreements for various products and services.
Expertise
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Capital raisings
- Shareholder arrangements
- Joint ventures and strategic partnerships
- Employee share schemes
- Restructurings
- Corporate governance
- Commercial contracts (including supply, distribution and manufacturing)
Get in touch
DDI
+64 9 303 3369
M
+64 21 850 161
E
lauren.bridgford@chk.law