Overview
Buddle Findlay is one of the national law firms in New Zealand that has a banking practice with an Asian business team dedicated to helping clients maximise opportunities. We are also extremely well placed to advise on all aspects of investment in New Zealand, having extensive knowledge and expertise in cross-border transactions.
We are actively working with Asian companies and financial institutions that are interested in pursuing investment opportunities in New Zealand. Our firm has extensive experience in advising foreign investors on all aspects of the New Zealand regulatory landscape that may be relevant to them, including financing, corporate advisory, structuring and securing regulatory approvals for transactions.
We advise on a broad range of international and domestic financing transactions for clients based both in New Zealand and offshore (such as China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore). We regularly advise clients in relation to investment structure, setting up businesses and acquiring assets in New Zealand.
We speak your language. From our partners to solicitors, Buddle Findlay's Asia business team includes native speakers of Cantonese, Mandarin and Korean.
Banking and finance: Band 1 ranking - Chambers and Partners, and Tier 1 ranking - Legal 500 and IFLR1000
"Terence Ng co-leads the firm's Asia desk and maintains a notable network in the Chinese market. Utilising his fluency in Mandarin and Cantonese, he regularly advises Chinese clients on their investment and acquisition matters in New Zealand."
Chambers and Partners
David Perry - "He is considered, experienced and provides legal views in the context of the commercial issues at play."
Chambers Asia-Pacific
- Client Service Award: New Zealand at the 2019 Asialaw Regional Awards
- Member of the New Zealand China Trade Association and the China Chamber of Commerce
- Member of the Hong Kong New Zealand Business Association
Experience
Sector / Expertise
- Agribusiness, horticulture and forestry
- Banking and financial services
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Construction and projects
- Corporate and commercial
- Environment and resource management
- Māori
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Overseas investment
- Property finance
- Public and administrative law
- Technology, media and telecommunications
- Takeovers
- Tax
- Transport
International
Work highlights
Acting for all New Zealand registered Chinese bank lenders
in transactions involving property finance, acquisition finance and foreign corporate and individual guarantees
Acting for leading Chinese airlines
on all of its legal requirements in New Zealand (from employment to contract negotiations)
Acting for a Chinese bank registered in New Zealand
on a NZ$100m loan facility to a New Zealand borrower with a Singaporean publically listed parent company
Acting for a Chinese wholly owned subsidiary
on a NZ$50m revolving credit facility provided by a Chinese bank
Acting for various individuals and corporations
in successfully obtaining consent (including retrospective consents) relating to the Overseas Investment Office
Advising a Chinese listed company
on the acquisition of a New Zealand business and advising on corporate governance in New Zealand
Our team
Charlotte von Dadelszen
Partner, Wellington
Board of Management
Charlotte specialises in leasing, construction and land-related property advice. She has been involved in the development…
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Daniel Kelleher
Partner, Auckland
Daniel specialises in property law and has extensive experience in property sector, corporate, banking and commercial transactions…
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- M +64 21 618 535
David Perry
Partner, Auckland
David specialises in banking and financial services, and restructuring and insolvency law. He represents banks and financial…
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Grant Dunn
Partner, Auckland
Grant specialises in corporate and commercial law and has over 20 years experience. He previously spent six years with the London…
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Hamish Selby
Partner, Auckland
Hamish specialises in intellectual property and co-leads the Buddle Findlay intellectual property team. He has over 20 years experienc…
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Paul Farrugia
Partner, Auckland
Board of Management
Paul specialises in banking and finance law and has a broad range of experience in domestic and cross-border financings with an emphasi…
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Peter Owles
Partner, Auckland
Peter specialises in all aspects of banking and financial services law, with over 30 years' experience.…
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- M +64 21 750 509
Scott Abel
Partner, Auckland
Scott specialises in insolvency and debt restructuring, corporate and secured finance, and specialist personal property security and…
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- M +64 21 229 1488
Susie Kilty
Partner, Wellington
Susie specialises in competition, fair trading, overseas investment consents and economic regulation, particularly of infrastructure in…
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Terence Ng
Partner, Auckland
Terence specialises in banking and finance, corporate and commercial, and property law.…
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- M +64 21 281 2688