Our finance division advises clients on all aspects of their banking and finance needs.
Our lawyers have many years’ experience representing investment banks, banks, finance companies, issuers, insurance companies, investment companies, other financial institutions and their counterparties. Many of our team members have worked in the UK and Australia and have the international expertise necessary to structure cross-border transactions.
Our team works hard to ensure we keep abreast of, and understand, the constantly evolving dynamics of the marketplace, our clients’ businesses and their expectations.
Our extensive experience enables us to design and implement complex structures, and to know when a simple solution is best. Our in-depth knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment, coupled with our practical transactional focus, allows us to play a strategic role in business and product development. At the same time, we understand the competitive and financial pressures faced by banking institutions - and the importance of efficient and cost-effective solutions.
Our team works closely with colleagues at Minter Ellison in Australia, Asia, USA and UK and provides advice in the following areas:
acquisition finance
asset finance
secured and unsecured lending
debt and equity securities
derivatives
regulatory compliance
insolvency
Leasing – domestic and cross-border
Payment and settlement systems
PPSA
Product regulation
Project finance
Real estate finance
Securitisation
Restructuring
Structured finance
Syndicated lending transactions
Trade finance
Winner of the First Mortgage Trust Banking and Finance Law Award | 2010 NZ Law Awards™
Winner of the First Mortgage Trust Banking and Finance Law Award | 2010 NZ Law Awards™ 