DealWatch: Financial services keep key playmakers busy

DealWatch: Financial services keep key playmakers busy
Chapman Tripp's Josh Blackmore has had a busy 12 months. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Young
It’s been a big start to the second half of calendar 2022 for the country’s leading deal lawyers, with several major transactions in financial services announced. The government’s move to wholly acquire Kiwibank’s holding company Kiwi Group Holdings saw Chapman Tripp’s Josh Blackmore and his team take a key position for the crown-owned investment company.  Treasury was advised by MinterEllisonRuddWatts partner Chris O’Brien while Simpson Grierson acted fo...

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