Overview
Our taxation and finance lawyers work closely in developing and implementing structured finance products for a number of different clients. We have the expertise required to advise on all compliance and structural issues and the international contacts and relationships necessary to manage all types of cross-border structured finance transactions.
We regularly act for banks and financial institutions, sponsors, arrangers and intermediaries on many different types of structured and tax-efficient financing transactions including: tax-efficient financing arrangements for various asset classes and businesses; finance leases, and domestic and cross-border operating leases, of real and personal property (including aircraft); sale and leaseback transactions; group financing and capital arrangements; redeemable preference share financing; and structured securities, repos and securities lending transactions, limited partnerships, look through vehicles and managed investment funds.
Experience
Sector / Expertise
Work highlights
Advising financiers and producers
on film financing structures
Advising banks as arranger and warehouse facility providers
on all aspects of securitisation transactions
Advising a financier and arranger
on repo and securities lending transactions
Advising New Zealand members of international groups
on tax-efficient inbound and outbound financing structures
Advising a New Zealand issuer
on redeemable preference share financing, including obtaining multiple binding rulings
Advising a New Zealand-based corporate group
on a complex restructure involving tax hybrid instruments
Our team
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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Jan Etwell
Partner, Christchurch
Board of Management
Jan leads the Christchurch banking and financial services team. She has particular expertise in regulatory compliance including…
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