At Lewis Tucker we connect investors and capital with innovative business operators with fresh ideas to build enduring value and growth across New Zealand’s primary sector.
To achieve this, we provide a full suite of tailored investment banking and advisory services.
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We develop and execute capital solutions across equity, debt and hybrid financial structures. This includes raising growth capital for primary production businesses, recapitalisations, and the development of new investment platforms.
Our focus is on bringing together the right capital with the right opportunity and aligning investor expectations with the realities of primary production businesses.
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We advise on the acquisition, consolidation and sale of agribusinesses.
This includes transaction origination, valuation, structuring, negotiation and execution. We work closely with owners to position assets appropriately, and with investors to assess and secure high-quality opportunities.
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We provide independent advice on growth strategy, land use change, capital allocation and business structure.
This includes financial modelling, investment analysis and strategy and governance - helping clients make informed decisions in a sector where outcomes are shaped over decades, not quarters.
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We establish and manage investment vehicles that provide investors with access to New Zealand’s primary sector.
These platforms are designed to deliver disciplined, long-term returns, underpinned by real assets, best-in-class farmers and growers, and robust professional governance.
We operate across the full breadth of New Zealand’s primary sector, reflecting the increasing integration of land use, capital and markets.
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Horticulture
We work with a wide range of growers and investors to fund expansion, orchard development and post-harvest infrastructure. Our focus is on scalable, high-value production systems aligned with global demand and informed by deep understanding of international consumer markets.
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Drystock, dairy and post farmgate processing
We provide strategic advice and facilitate transactions involving large-scale farming portfolios for both dry stock and dairy farming, as well as post farmgate processing infrastructure.
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Forestry and carbon
We have developed and managed large-scale forestry and carbon investment platforms, working with landowners to integrate forestry into farming systems where appropriate.
Our approach balances commercial returns with land capability, recognising the role of forestry in both income diversification and long-term land management.
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Water storage and infrastructure
We support the development of water storage and enabling infrastructure that underpins productivity across farming and horticulture.
This includes structuring capital for complex, long-life assets that require alignment between landowners, operators and investors.
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Integrated and emerging production systems and technology
We work at the frontier of land use change, including mixed-use systems, alternative crops and new farming models, as well as new production systems such as offshore aquaculture.
Our role is to assess commercial viability, structure capital and support execution in areas where traditional financing models are often not well suited.
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Industry service businesses
We have advised on and facilitated transactions involving a wide range of businesses supporting the primary sector, including trading businesses, agrichemicals, livestock aggregation and agritech.
