Russell McVeagh

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David Weavers

David Weavers

Russell McVeagh, New Zealand

Work Department

Banking and Finance

Position

Partner

Career

David has experience advising financial institutions, private equity sponsors, corporates, non-bank lenders and sovereigns on a range of financing and restructuring transactions. David is a specialist in leveraged and acquisition finance, project finance, real estate finance, debt capital markets, derivatives, venture capital and special situations investing. He acts for global and regional private equity sponsors on their New Zealand transactions and all of New Zealand's major financial institutions and leading credit funds/non-bank lenders.

David began his career with Russell McVeagh in 2008. He returned to the firm in 2017 after extended periods based in London and Hong Kong. He has completed all levels of examinations for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) programme and has spent extended secondment's at banks and funds in a variety of roles.

Memberships

APLMA Documentation Committee (New Zealand);

Restructuring & Insolvency Turnaround Association;

Institute of Finance Professionals of New Zealand.

Education

LLB, BCom, University of Canterbury

David has successfully completed all three levels of examinations for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) programme.

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