Tom Arieli joined Glaister Ennor in 2003 and became a partner in 2009. Tom practises in the areas of corporate and commercial law as well as trust law. He has particular expertise in mergers and acquisition, private equity, capital raisings, corporate restructuring, employee incentive schemes and joint ventures.

Transaction experience

• Newbury Holdings Limited on the sale of scaffolding, formwork and falsework business Acrow Group to Hauraki Private Equity No. 2 Fund, managed by Goldman Sachs JBWere Management (NZ) Limited.
• Oregon Group Limited on the sale of a 45% interest in New Zealand King Salmon to Direct Capital.
• BBM Holdings Limited on the sale of McBreen Jenkins Construction Limited, a large company involved in civil contracting, roading and infrastructure and facility management, to Transfield Services (New Zealand) Limited.
• Coach Investment Limited in relation to the acquisition of Johnston's Coachlines from Tourism Holdings Limited and a joint venture with Tourism Holdings Limited.
• Johnston's Coachlines Limited on the acquisition of Airbus, Kiwi Experience coaches and Scenic Coachlines.
• TR Group Limited on the acquisition from Orix New Zealand Limited of its truck rental business and the acquisition of TCL Isuzu from Stevenson Group.
• Hills Floorings Limited on all matters associated with joining the Flooring Brands group.
• The founders of a large New Zealand company on the sale of a minority shareholding and the establishment of an employee share scheme.
• Perfectus Technology Limited, a developer of document automation software, on equity and debt restructuring, culminating in a public share offer.
• Ascot Private Equity Limited in relation to its investments and all other legal and commercial matters affecting the fund, including:
   - The recapitalisation of Next Window, a leading touch-screen technology company.
  -  The fund's exit from a number of its investments, including clothing manufacturer and retailer, Canterbury Limited and Bungy New Zealand Limited.
  -  The recapitalisation of the fund by way of a public share offer.
• Saturn Portfolio Management Limited on its capital raising and "roll-up" of businesses within the financial services industry, including the acquisition of Broadview Financial Services, Acumen Inc, Akarana Investment Management and Rodney Financial Services.
• The members of New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (Auckland Branch) Incorporated on the formation of The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust and the settlement of assets, including Auckland Academic Dress.

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