Profile
Paul specialises in banking and finance and has a broad range of experience in domestic and cross-border financings with an emphasis on leveraged and acquisition finance, syndicated lending, debt restructuring and workouts, and development and construction finance.
Prior to joining Buddle Findlay, Paul worked in the banking and leveraged finance teams at Allen & Overy in London.
Paul is the head of Buddle Findlay's financial services team. He provides general banking and finance advice for both lenders and borrowers as well as corporate and commercial advice for a number of major local and off-shore companies.
Paul also acts for banks providing funding to entities within the agriculture sector (dairy, sheep and beef, kiwifruit and viticulture) and frequently acts on the funding of intensification and conversion projects in the dairying, drystock, kiwifruit, viticulture and other capital-intensive sectors across New Zealand as well as advising lenders on the provision of alternative funding options to agriculture sector borrowers.
"Technically strong, very commercial and manages the team and deal process well.”
Asialaw Profiles
Paul "is considered 'the best' by clients".
Legal 500
- Paul is listed as a 'leading lawyer' by IFLR, Chambers and Partners, Who's Who Legal and Asialaw and, a 'Leading Individual' by The Legal 500
Work highlights
Advising the lender
to the SPV established by Tainui Group Holdings Ngai Tahu Capital and Pioneer Capital to buy dairy technology manufacturer Waikato Milking Systems
Advising the senior lender, subordinated lender and security agent
in relation to the acquisition of King Avocado
Advising Intermediate Capital Group
on their mezzanine financing of the acquisition of Tegel by a bidder consortium led by Affinity Equity Partners
Advising Bank of New Zealand
in its funding of Dorchester Pacific's takeover of the Turners Group NZ
Advising the lender to Direct Capital
in its investment in Hiway Group and the subsequent acquisition of SAT Civil Constructions
Advising Bank of New Zealand
in its funding to Kidicorp in respect of its acquisition of ABC Learning Centres
Alternate contacts
Peter Owles
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David Perry
Partner, Auckland
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