Leveraged and acquisition finance

Overview

Our leveraged and acquisition finance team is able to assist borrowers and/or financiers (senior and mezzanine) to navigate their way through all the complexities and issues that are relevant in a leveraged or acquisition transaction, from providing advice in relation to structures, priority arrangements, the sales process and due diligence, to assisting on documentation and completion.

We are familiar with, and can advise on, all issues that may be relevant to a purchaser or a financier, including in a cross-border acquisition where Overseas Investment Office consent may be required.

Market recognition

"Infrawork is a great New Zealand business and we’re delighted to support its future growth aspirations. It was a herculean effort from all concerned to get the deal done in a challenging environment, and I’d particularly like to thank the Buddle Findlay team for their hard work and quality output." - Will Carnachan

“We were very pleased to sole underwrite and arrange this transaction, enabling us to strengthen our relationship with such highly regarded Sponsors. We would also like to thank Paul and the team at Buddle Findlay for their collaborative and commercial approach which ensured a seamless execution process.” - James Davis, Claire Fisher, ANZ in relation to acquisition of Healthscope's New Zealand pathology business, Asia Pacific Healthcare Group

Band 1 - Chambers Asia-Pacific, and Tier 1 - IFLR1000 and Legal500 Asia-Pacific for Banking and Finance

Member of the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand

Member of the New Zealand Private Equity & Venture Capital Association

Experience

Sector/Expertise

Work highlights

Advising Infratil

New Zealand's leading infrastructure investor, on its acquisition of Pacific Radiology Group and subsequent bolt-on acquisitions of Bay Radiology and Auckland Radiology

Advising ANZ Bank New Zealand

(as lead arranger) and the banking syndicate in connection with funding the acquisition of Healthscope's New Zealand pathology business, Asia Pacific Healthcare Group by a joint venture between the NZ Super Fund and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

Advising lenders

on the senior debt facilities to Tourism Holdings in connection with the merger with ASX listed Apollo Tourism and Leisure

Advising lenders

on the unitranche financing made available to Fisher Funds in their NZ$310m acquisition of KiwiWealth, making Fisher Funds New Zealand's largest specialist wealth management provider

Advising lenders

on the financing made available to Indevin Group's purchase of share in Villa Maria Estate which was the biggest acquisition finance transaction in the vineyard sector

Advising the Consortium in relation to the senior syndicated acquisition facilities; and Infratil in relation to its NZ$800m bridge facility

in connection with the Consortium's acquisition of Vodafone New Zealand from Vodafone Group Plc for an enterprise value of NZ$3.4b

Advising Tanarra Credit Partners

in connection with the private credit fund’s funding of Infrawork's buyout and recapitalisation of Extrastaff

Advising the finance parties

in connection with the debt facilities made available to Heritage Lifecare Retirement Group, including for multiple 'roll-up' acquisitions (including most recently of Golden Healthcare)

Advising the funder to the LBO-acquirer

in connection with the acquisition of Hiway Group

Advising lenders

on the leveraged finance facilities for Metroglass

Advising ANZ Bank New Zealand

In connection with funding the 50% partnership with Better Health Group by Tend Health Networks. The partnership between Tend and Better Health encompasses 14 medical centres across the South Island with more than 90,000 patients

Advising Bank of New Zealand

in connection with the financing the acquisition of Fertility Associate by Artemis Group

Advising the Lender

on funding the acquisition of Klifovet AG by Argenta Global

Our team