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Ed Crook

+64 9 367 8452 ed.crook@russellmcveagh.com View profile View profile

Work Department

Property and Construction

Position

Partner

Career

Ed is a highly regarded, award-winning commercial property and construction expert. He specialises in commercial property development, sales and acquisitions, and property joint ventures, including all associated construction and finance work. Ed is the current Chair of Russell McVeagh’s Property and Construction group.

Ed’s client base is predominantly comprised of institutional property owners, including Goodman, Precinct, Guardians of NZ Superannuation, Auckland Airport, and Scentre Group. Recent deals include acting for NZ Super on the acquisition of Beachlands (250 hectares in East Auckland) through a joint venture; acting for Precinct on its development of Commercial Bay acting for Goodman in connection with the development of the VXV Precinct in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour, its joint venture with GIC and the subsequent sale of the portfolio by the joint venture.

Ed started his career in England before moving to NZ in 1999. He has been a partner with Russell McVeagh since 2004.

Memberships

Ed is Russell McVeagh’s National Practice Group Chair for Property and Construction, and serves on the Ethics Committee.

Education

LLB, BA (Honours First Class), MA, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University.