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Sophie Armstrong

Sophie is an Associate (New Zealand qualified) in the Corporate Team at Edwin Coe LLP and joined the firm in November 2024. She has experience advising on all aspects of corporate and commercial law.

Prior to Sophie joining Edwin Coe LLP, she worked in the Corporate and Commercial team at a New Zealand firm where she acted for a wide variety of domestic and international clients on private mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, joint ventures and shareholder arrangements.

Sophie graduated with a joint Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Arts (BA) (majoring in Classical Studies) from the University of Otago in 2017 and was admitted to the bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2019.

  • Mercury Capital Investments in relation the sale of its majority shareholding in HQ Travel Group Limited
  • The shareholders of Auckland City BMW Limited on the sale of their shares to Autosports Group
  • Westland Dairy Company Limited (subsidiary of the Yili Group) on its acquisition of Canary Foods
  • One of New Zealand’s largest private healthcare providers on the implementation of multiple joint venture arrangements with private health practitioners nationwide.
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Sophie Armstrong

Associate

Sophie is an Associate (New Zealand qualified) in the Corporate Team at Edwin Coe LLP and joined the firm in November 2024. She has experience advising on all aspects of corporate and commercial law.

Prior to Sophie joining Edwin Coe LLP, she worked in the Corporate and Commercial team at a New Zealand firm where she acted for a wide variety of domestic and international clients on private mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, joint ventures and shareholder arrangements.

Sophie graduated with a joint Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Arts (BA) (majoring in Classical Studies) from the University of Otago in 2017 and was admitted to the bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2019.

Expertise

  • Corporate: Overview
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Group Reorganisations and Share Capital Reconstructions
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Joint Ventures
  • Start-ups

Experience

  • Mercury Capital Investments in relation the sale of its majority shareholding in HQ Travel Group Limited
  • The shareholders of Auckland City BMW Limited on the sale of their shares to Autosports Group
  • Westland Dairy Company Limited (subsidiary of the Yili Group) on its acquisition of Canary Foods
  • One of New Zealand’s largest private healthcare providers on the implementation of multiple joint venture arrangements with private health practitioners nationwide.

Contact

Telephone:
+44020 3974 8143

Email:
sophie.armstrong@edwincoe.com

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