Profile
Mark specialises in corporate and commercial law and advises on a range of financial, commercial and corporate law matters, including finance, company law and negotiating and preparing commercial agreements. He acts for a number of council controlled trading organisations and has particular expertise in giving commercial and corporate advice in a local government context.
Mark regularly advises a number of domestic and offshore investment vehicles on public offerings, private placements, leverage facilities and structuring issues.
Experience
Sector / Expertise
- Agribusiness, horticulture and forestry
- AML / CFT
- Construction and projects
- Corporate and commercial
- Early stage and high growth companies
- Franchising
- Irrigation
- Infrastructure
- Joint ventures and limited partnerships
- Local government
- Corporate governance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Overseas investment
- Transport
- Water and wastewater
International
Work highlights
Advising Central Plains Water Limited
on structure and funding issues associated with the Central Plains Water irrigation project
Advising Selwyn District Council
on funding issues in connection with its Eastern Selwyn Sewage Scheme
Advising a number of local authorities
on the adoption and implementation of development contributions policies
Advising North Otago Irrigation Company
on the funding and construction of stage 2 of the NOIC scheme
Advising PrimePort Timaru
on the investment by Port of Tauranga in the Timaru container port
Advising Selwyn District Council
on its Izone Industrial Park development and a number of design build and design build lease projects (using a variety of forms of agreement)