Banking & Finance | Asia-Pacific

Russell McVeagh has a leading Auckland-based transactional and regulatory practice across the full range of banking and financing arrangements in New Zealand. The law firm acts on major infrastructure financings and has noteworthy expertise in bond issuances, refinancings and acquisition financing mandates. It frequently acts for lenders on securitisations and offers strong corporate financing capability, as well as servicing clients in substantial debt restructuring.

MinterEllisonRuddWatts houses a diverse, full-service national practice, renowned for its representation of domestic and international banks in complex, high-value acquisition finance matters, as well as in project, infrastructure, asset and corporate financing matters. The team offers local expertise in novel financial arrangements such as ESG-linked loans. It fields additional capability on DCM as well as refinancing matters.

Simpson Grierson offers a broad banking and finance practice with particular expertise in property financing for funds and developers, as well as asset, leveraged and acquisition financing. The law firm offers notable capability in debt restructuring, and experienced in acting for government entities. Clients include Asia-based banks, including large Chinese lenders, as well as institutional New Zealand banks.

Dentons fields extensive experience in structured finance arrangements and corporate finance transactions. Its banking team acts for a broad client base of major New Zealand and Chinese banks, as well as other lenders active across the region. The firm is recognised for its work in the infrastructure and construction, healthcare, hospitality and commercial sectors, acting for top financial institutions and domestic corporates. It is also adept at advising on debt capital markets and consumer finance matters.

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.