Alex Bond Bio

Alex is a trusted corporate lawyer, with particular focus on mergers and acquisitions and private capital matters. Alex assists corporates and investors on their most critical transactions, bringing an engaged and solution-orientated approach. Alex has represented clients with interests across a broad range of sectors, including recently telecommunications, media, technology, financial services, life sciences and retirement villages. He has acted for a number of private capital clients on significant M&A transactions. 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), One NZ on the sale of its passive mobile tower infrastructure assets (the business now known as Fortysouth) and Lightspeed Commerce on its acquisition of Vend. 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.