Profile
Peter is an expert in all aspects of banking and financial services law, with over 30 years' experience.
Peter also specialises in infrastructure and project development. He has worked on projects in the roading and transport, water and waste water, energy, social housing, health, oil, gas and minerals, and telecommunications sectors, providing advice to sponsors, lenders, contractors and governments in New Zealand and internationally.
Peter also provides corporate and commercial advice to companies with a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors. Peter has a particular interest in geothermal energy and has advised clients in New Zealand and internationally on a variety of projects.
"Peter is an excellent operator. He is generally regarded as one of the best lawyers in the country for complex structured finance matters. He provides sound, reasoned advice in a clear, calm manner."
IFLR1000
Peter is a "seasoned practitioner who is considered to be a market leader in terms of projects."
Chambers and Partners
Peter is "a recognised industry leader in project finance, who makes complicated legal issues easy to understand."
Legal 500
- Recognised by IFLR1000 as a highly regarded lawyer for banking and finance
- Peter is listed as a 'leading lawyer' for projects and resource management (including environment) by Legal 500
Experience
Sector / Expertise
- Banking and financial services
- Climate change and sustainability
- Construction and projects
- Joint ventures and limited partnerships
- Leveraged and acquisition finance
- Project and infrastructure financing/PPP
- Securitisation and receivables financing
- Structured finance
- Energy and renewables
- Infrastructure
- Transport
International
Work highlights
Advising the finance parties
on the project financing of Tauhei Solar Farm, being developed by a joint venture between Harmony Energy and First Renewables (a Clarus company). On completion in late 2026, the solar farm will add 202 Megawatt peak (MWp) of energy capacity to the New Zealand grid
Advising lenders on significant financing transaction
under the Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act
Advising lenders
in relation to transactions under the Infrastructure Funding and Financing legislation
Advising Treasury
in relation to PPP transactions
Advising lenders
in relation to Mount Cass Wind Farm and Hiringa green hydrogen projects
Acting for Bank of New Zealand
as lender providing limited recourse project financing for the Cardrona Valley water and wastewater projects