Mr Erich Bachmann > Hesketh Henry > Auckland, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile
Hesketh Henry Offices
HSBC Tower, Level 14
188 Quay Street
Auckland 1010
New Zealand
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Mr Erich Bachmann
Work Department
Commercial Law / Corporate Advisory / Foreign Investment/ M&A
Position
Erich is a senior partner of the firm and heads the Business Advice team at Hesketh Henry.
Career
Erich has more than 30 years of experience in commercial law. His principal areas of practice are business agreements and transactions, particularly in relation to mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment and regulatory approvals. Erich specialises in assisting overseas entities moving into the New Zealand market through acquisitions or establishing a new business in the country. Erich is the immediate past president and a board member of the German-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce (GNZCC), the biggest bilateral European Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand. He is also the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Auckland.
Other board positions include the Auckland Consular Corps and Advoc, a leading network of independent law firms in more than 70 countries worldwide.
He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2018 (Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande).
Languages
English
German
Spanish
Memberships
GNZCC
Institute of Directors
Auckland Consular Corps
Education
LLB (University of Auckland)
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)Operating across a myriad of sectors and industries, the corporate team at Hesketh Henry is steered by Kate Telford who regularly advises on joint ventures, shareholder agreements, manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements, and financing transactions. Praised for his ability to ‘find solutions and excellent compromises’, Erich Bachmann
is regularly instructed by local and international clients, particularly investors from Germany and other German-speaking countries. Julika Wahlmann-Smith was promoted to partner in January 2023.
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