Will Mace began his journey in business journalism at The Independent weekly business paper in Auckland around 2009, and then moved on to become a founding reporter for the Fairfax Business Bureau, which supplied news to the Stuff.co.nz website, The Dominion Post, The Press, and other regional Fairfax mastheads.
Having shifted to London in 2013, he spent six years at Acuris Global (aka Mergermarket/Dealreporter) covering public company mergers and acquisitions and event-driven special situations across Europe for an investment banking and hedge fund audience. In 2016 he was tasked with launching an entirely new Acuris service called Activistmonitor, and became an authority on the subject of shareholder activism as it grew in the region.
Over his final two years in London, Will juggled editorship and reporting across activism, M&A, ECM, and regulatory/competition review coverage. He joined NBR in April 2021 and was promoted to chief reporter in May 2025.
He enjoys live music, sailing, skiing, answering his toddler’s ‘Why?’ questions, and critiquing rugby from the safety of the sidelines.
