David McPherson

Banking and finance

Debt capital markets

Restructuring and insolvency

Leveraged finance and private credit

Real estate finance

David is a senior banking lawyer with particular expertise in acquisition finance, asset finance, insolvency and debt restructurings.

David acts for domestic and offshore lenders and borrowers on all aspects of financing transactions.

David has acted on a range of acquisition financings, including the acquisition of TradeMe by Apax Capital, the acquisition of Ritchies Transport by KKR, the acquisition of MediaWorks by Ironbridge Capital, and the acquisition of Tegel and Griffins by Pacific Equity Partners. He also acted for Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on the funding of its partial takeover offer for, and proposed amalgamation with, Auckland International Airport.

David has also acted on a number of debt restructuring and insolvency transactions, including acting for the borrower on the creditor compromise of the debts of the franchisee of Burger King New Zealand and the restructure of Yellow Pages Group and MediaWorks, two of the largest debt restructures undertaken in the New Zealand market. He has also acted for Calibre Partners on the receivership of Ormiston Rise and the holding company of the Villa Maria wine group.

He also has specialist expertise in cross-border and domestic asset leasing, having acted on numerous leasing transactions including Japanese, German and US leveraged and operating lease structures, defeasance leasing transactions and export credit structures.

1994-1996

Freshfields LLP

London, UK