Special Counsel, Auckland
Paul Appleyard
Contact
- Auckland office
- DDI +64 9 363 0683
- M +64 22 741 1510
Profile
Paul specialises in banking and finance with a focus on event driven finance, complex and cross-border financing, syndicated lending and borrowing and structured finance.
Paul advises both lenders and borrowers, within New Zealand and internationally and has a particular interest in sustainability linked loans and green financing.
Special counsel Paul Appleyard is praised for his ‘depth of transactional knowledge'
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
- Recognised by IFLR1000 as a rising star lawyer for banking and finance
Work highlights
Advising the borrower
in relation to the 168MW Solar Farm Project at Kōwhai Park, Christchurch
Advising the lenders
to Stonepeak in relation to its entry into a scheme of arrangement to acquire Arvida
Advising the lender
in its funding of Direct Capital's investment in the Wet & Forget Group
Advising Bank of New Zealand
in its funding of Direct Capital's acquisition of the Hiway Stabilizers group
Advising Contact Energy
on its $850m sustainability linked syndicated facility agreement
Advising the lenders
on the establishment of a common terms deed for Top Energy