The ‘very knowledgeable and helpful’ team at Buddle Findlay cover the gamut of banking & finance work, advising on green, real estate and project financing. The firm is also well-versed in cross border leverage and acquisition finance. Paul Farrugia helms the practice, acting on syndicated lending, leveraged finance and real estate finance transactions. Daniel Collins is a key member of the team with experience on leverage finance matters. Miriam Andrews specialises in funds and alternate capital work. Paul Appleyard is another key name. Peter Owles and David Perry retired as partners and took on consultancy roles at the firm.
Testimonials
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‘Highly efficient, commercially pragmatic and quality legal advice.’
‘Paul Farrugia is very client-centric. He finds commercially pragmatic solutions to complex legal problems.’
Key clients
- Bank of New Zealand
- ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited
Work highlights
- Advised a group of lenders in funding the infrastructure costs for the construction of the Wellington Sludge Minimisation Facility located in Wellington.
- Advised Bank of New Zealand in relation to the green loan financing of $168,000,000 made available to Precinct Properties New Zealand Limited to assist their acquisition and development of a commercial office building at 61 Molesworth Street, Wellington.