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Banking & Finance - New Zealand

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

DLA Piper New Zealand houses a respected international practice with solid expertise in a range of global financial transactions. The firm is regularly at the forefront of syndicated lending transactions and remains active on property finance, acquisition finance and complex securitisation. Its team is also well regarded in the DCM space, with experience advising on the full range of mandates. The law firm offers notable capability in fintech mandates.

Work Highlights

  • DLA Piper advised Bank of Queensland in connection with the sale of its NZD230 million New Zealand loan portfolio to UDC Finance.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Michael Thompson
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Michael Thompson
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Band 3
Michael Thompson is head of DLA Piper's banking and finance practice and regularly advises major banks on significant cross-border acquisitions and corporate financings.

Michael centralises and prioritises customer's demands at all times and is able to deliver satisfactory results under tight deadlines.

Michael Thompson is highly responsive, technically excellent and provides pragmatic solutions.

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Rachel Brown
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Band 4

Rachel Brown acts for financiers and borrowers on corporate, acquisition and property finance transactions.

Rachel can always be relied on to provide robust legal advice, sound commercial judgement and to meet demanding deadlines.

Rachel Brown is efficient, conscientious, approachable and provides exceptionally high levels of detail. She is also very down-to-earth and always available when needed.

Ranked Lawyers at
DLA Piper New Zealand

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Banking & Finance

Michael Thompson
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Michael Thompson
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Band 3
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Rachel Brown
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Band 4

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