Steven Kent-Smith
Other Legal Staff
Associate
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Auckland
Bio
Steven Kent-Smith is a corporate and commercial lawyer who advises clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including commercial contracts, structuring, business acquisitions and disposals and capital raising. Steven joined Anthony Harper as a summer law clerk in 2018.
Steven acts for clients in a wide range of industries, including retirement villages, food and beverage, manufacturing, and service providers. Steven assists our clients on corporate and commercial transactions including advising on mergers and acquisitions, company and limited partnership formation and structuring, and shareholders’ agreements. Steven’s expertise extends to advising on a wide range of commercial contracts, including distribution, supply, manufacturing, licensing and terms of trade.
Steven enjoys working with clients to understand how their business operates and how to solve their problems, and he prides himself on providing clear and practical advice to help clients achieve their desired outcomes.
Recognition
Qualifications
- LLB, BCom (Finance & Accounting) - University of Auckland
- Admitted in New Zealand - 2019
Work highlights
- Assisted ASX-listed hipages Group Holdings Limited on the acquisition of MyQuote Limited.
- Assisted Planon, the leading global provider of smart sustainable building management software, on the acquisition of a majority stake in asset management software developers SPM Group.
- Assisted utilities connection provider Fast Connect Limited on its sale to Compare & Connect.
- Assisted NZX-listed Scales Corporation on a joint venture arrangement with Esro Food Group, a leading meat processor in Europe.
- Assisted Vela Software, the wholly owned Australian subsidiary of Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Constellation Software on its acquisition of Optimus Bidco.
- Assisted NZX-listed Scales Corporation on a joint venture arrangement with the Fayman Group.
- Assisted the New Zealand subsidiary of ASX-listed Tesserent Limited on its acquisition of cybersecurity business Lateral Security.
