MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Banking and Finance

Partner and Head of Banking and Finance

Steve is a leading acquisition, syndicated, corporate, project, property, and mergers and acquisitions finance lawyer with almost 20 years’ experience. He regularly advises on the largest and most complex financings in New Zealand.

Steve is an expert in uni-tranche, first/second lien loans, syndicated, and bilateral finance transactions. His experience spans a wide range of industries, including childcare, healthcare, education, agribusiness, technology, telecommunications and media, infrastructure, transport, and energy.

He advises senior bank syndicates, mezzanine lenders, non-bank lenders, underwriters, domestic and offshore purchasers, investment banks, corporate borrowers, and private equity sponsors on New Zealand and cross-border acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs, restructuring and general corporate finance.

Steve is also well known in New Zealand’s project and property finance sectors. He has helped structure, execute, finance, and reorganise numerous New Zealand real estate transactions spanning residential, commercial, industrial, social housing, and development projects. He has acted on all of the Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) brought to market in New Zealand and continues to act on the majority of them in various capacities.

English

LLB, BCom (Finance)