Andrew is a corporate finance partner based in Dubai.  Andrew has broad transaction focused experience having acted on a range of acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, capital raisings, corporate structuring matters and supply arrangements. He has particular expertise in private equity and venture capital work and played a leading role in the growth of the New Zealand private equity and venture capital industry.
 
After 2 years in London working for Gamlens and then Slaughter & May, Andrew returned to Auckland in 1988 and joined Simpson Grierson, where he was a corporate partner for close to 12 years. He joined Norton Rose (Middle East) LLP, Dubai office in 2008.

Andrew was a long standing board member of the New Zealand Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (as the only lawyer on the board) and represented the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund (established by the New Zealand government to stimulate the venture capital and early stage investment markets in New Zealand) from its creation, acting on the establishment of many of the funds currently active in the New Zealand market and investments by those funds. He has also developed templates for investment transactions which have been widely adopted by the New Zealand market as representing best practice.

Norton Rose

Norton Rose Group is a leading international legal practice offering a full business law service from our offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.  Our strengths are international corporate finance; financial institutions; energy and infrastructure; transport; and technology.

We have had a presence in the Middle East for 30 years and advise our clients as legal advisers on major transactions, projects, ongoing commercial operations and disputes.  We have offices in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai and an associated office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the law firm of Abdulaziz Al-Assaf. 

Our in-depth knowledge of the local legal, regulatory and business environment translate into a significant business advantage for our clients.  A large number of our lawyers have been in the region for a number of years and therefore can provide you with the benefit of their extensive market knowledge and contacts in their respective areas of practice.

Our private equity practice pools the resources and expertise of over 50 lawyers working in the fields of corporate finance (advising private equity firms, equity investors, management teams, targets or financial advisers), and banking (advising senior and mezzanine debt arrangers).

We are experienced in structuring private equity funds, advising on the investments themselves, and providing a full service from investment to exit, including advising on and after an IPO where required. We advise on both conventional and Shariah compliant transactions.

Understanding the investment risks, the regulatory framework, structuring the transaction and planning exits are all areas where the right legal advice makes all the difference.