What you get

Trusted, with a successful track record and breadth of experience

Trusted, with a successful track record and breadth of experience

Trusted, with a successful track record and breadth of experience

We have successfully executed over 30 transactions, from helping local SME's to offshore clients with deal sizes up to US$10b. Our deal acumen has resulted in close, long term relationships being formed at a Board / CEO level  with Corporates, Private Equity and Sovereign Funds, both in NZ and in North America, Europe and Asia. We apply our full range of transaction management skills including sale preparation, internal valuation, target assessment, deal negotiation, funding, restructuring, integration and post deal reviews.

Genuine collaboration from the start

Trusted, with a successful track record and breadth of experience

Trusted, with a successful track record and breadth of experience

We will sit down with you and listen. Our commitment is to provide insight and support from shaping strategy upfront through to achieving the right outcome. Priding ourselves on the real value add aspect of deal execution, we will be open and honest about when and how we may be best placed to support.   A willingness to proactively engage in deal origination we aim to support the connection of ideas, people and funding. 

What we do

Buy side advisory

Sell side advisory

Sell side advisory

  • Lead advisor project management
  • Target identification and negotiation
  • Due diligence
  • Financing
  • SPA
  • Post deal reviews & integration

Sell side advisory

Sell side advisory

Sell side advisory

  • Lead advisor project management 
  • Sale preparation
  • Execute full sales process
  • Financing
  • Post deal reviews & integration

Funding Solutions

Sell side advisory

Funding Solutions

  • Capital and debt arranging
  • Funding reviews
  • Restructuring

Deal Origination

Sell side advisory

Funding Solutions

  • Connecting ideas, people and capital
  • Idea generation
  • Facilitation of introductions to investors, corporates, targets and funders, both offshore and within NZ

Who we are

Nicholas Johnson

Nicholas Johnson

Nicholas Johnson

Nick (BCom, CA) has over 15 years experience in transaction management. Previously a Director at ASB Corporate, KPMG and Group CFO of Tony Quinn Family Office he has successfully completed over twenty transactions with deal sizes up to NZ$500m. Nick has dealt with CEOs, Boards and Principals for Corporates, Family Offices, Private Equity 

Nick (BCom, CA) has over 15 years experience in transaction management. Previously a Director at ASB Corporate, KPMG and Group CFO of Tony Quinn Family Office he has successfully completed over twenty transactions with deal sizes up to NZ$500m. Nick has dealt with CEOs, Boards and Principals for Corporates, Family Offices, Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Funds in Australasia, Asia, Europe and North America. He lives in Mount Maunganui and is a competitive golf and avid surfer and fisherman.

Andrew Schmidt

Nicholas Johnson

Nicholas Johnson

Andrew (BBS, LLB, CA) has over 20 years of experience in transaction management. Previously the Head of Internal M&A for Credit Suisse FS in London/Zurich and more recently as the Principal of Schmidt & Co he has successfully completed over thirty transactions with deal sizes of up to US$10b. He has dealt with some of the top CEOs and boa

Andrew (BBS, LLB, CA) has over 20 years of experience in transaction management. Previously the Head of Internal M&A for Credit Suisse FS in London/Zurich and more recently as the Principal of Schmidt & Co he has successfully completed over thirty transactions with deal sizes of up to US$10b. He has dealt with some of the top CEOs and boards in Europe as well as Private Equity / Specialist Situation Funds / Major Banks and Hedge Funds in Europe / North America, Asia and Australasia.  He has experience in all aspects of the equity and debt markets.

Contact Us - we will sit down with you and listen

Phone: +64 21 087 94773

Email: nick@dunescapital.co.nz

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