Senior Associate, Auckland
Daniel Collins
Contact DETAILS
- Auckland office
- DDI +64 9 363 0674
- M +64 27 289 9371
Profile
Daniel specialises in banking and finance and has extensive experience working in New Zealand, the Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
He regularly advises on a broad range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions from front-end structuring and implementation right through to back-end refinancing solutions, restructurings and insolvency.
In particular, Daniel has a focus on leverage and acquisition finance, project and infrastructure finance, syndicated and multiparty lending, secondary debt trading, special situation transactions/alternate capital and corporate rescue and debt restructuring.
Prior to joining Buddle Findlay, Daniel spent eight years in the banking and finance team of Clifford Chance in Sydney and Dubai as well as several years at another major New Zealand law firm.
- Listed as a Next Generation Lawyer by The Legal 500 and as a Rising Star by Expert Guides
Experience
Work highlights
Advising senior lenders to a South Island irrigation co-operative
on its project financing of the two green field irrigation schemes in Canterbury - Stage 2 project and Sheffield project
Advising the senior lenders
on the refinancing of Auckland East Prison PPP, including sell down to new entrants
Advising the senior lenders
on the first refinancing of a New Zealand PPP - Schools 1
Advising a listed tourism company
on its inaugural NZ$220m syndicated facilities
Advising a listed New Zealand insurance company
on the acquisition financing of two European business units and the implementation of its inaugural syndicated facilities
Advising a national equipment hire business
on its capital restructuring, including a senior and mezzanine facility
Alternate contacts
Paul Farrugia
Partner, Auckland
Paul specialises in banking and finance and has a broad range of experience in domestic and cross-border financings with an emphasis on…
- DDI +64 9 358 7042
- M +64 21 763 476
Miriam Andrews
Partner, Auckland
Miriam specialises in banking and finance. Prior to re-joining Buddle Findlay in 2013, Miriam was transaction director at an…
- DDI +64 9 363 0638
- M +64 21 491 781
Peter Owles
Partner, Auckland
Peter specialises in all aspects of banking and financial services law, with over 30 years' experience.…
- DDI +64 9 358 7047
- M +64 21 750 509
