Alex Bond

Alex is a partner in Bell Gully’s market-leading Corporate team, with particular focus on mergers and acquisitions and private capital matters across a broad range of sectors. Alex assists corporates and investors on their most critical transactions, bringing an engaged and solution-orientated approach. Alex’s recent work highlights include advising Lactalis on its proposed acquisition of Fonterra’s global Consumer and associated businesses, Brookfield Asset Management on the sale of its 49.95% stake in One NZ (formerly Vodafone NZ) and One NZ on the sale of its passive mobile tower infrastructure assets (the business now known as Fortysouth). Alex started his career at Bell Gully and returned to the firm in 2020, after four years working in Freshfields' London and Paris offices. During his time at Freshfields, Alex also spent seven months seconded as legal counsel to international private equity firm Cinven in London. Alex won the 'Rising star' award IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2022 and was an 'Excellence Awardee' in the Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year category of the New Zealand Law Awards 2022.