Overview
Our taxation and finance lawyers work closely in developing and implementing structured finance products for a number of different clients. We have the expertise required to advise on all compliance and structural issues and the international contacts and relationships necessary to manage all types of cross-border structured finance transactions.
We regularly act for banks and financial institutions, sponsors, arrangers and intermediaries on many different types of structured and tax-efficient financing transactions including: tax-efficient financing arrangements for various asset classes and businesses; finance leases, and domestic and cross-border operating leases, of real and personal property (including aircraft); sale and leaseback transactions; group financing and capital arrangements; redeemable preference share financing; and structured securities, repos and securities lending transactions, limited partnerships, look through vehicles and managed investment funds.
Experience
Sector / Expertise
Work highlights
Advising financiers and producers
on film financing structures
Advising banks as arranger and warehouse facility providers
on all aspects of securitisation transactions
Advising a financier and arranger
on repo and securities lending transactions
Advising New Zealand members of international groups
on tax-efficient inbound and outbound financing structures
Advising a New Zealand issuer
on redeemable preference share financing, including obtaining multiple binding rulings
Advising a New Zealand-based corporate group
on a complex restructure involving tax hybrid instruments
Our team
Grant Dunn
Partner, Auckland
Grant specialises in corporate and commercial law and has over 20 years experience. …
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Jan Etwell
Partner, Christchurch
Board of Management
Jan leads the Christchurch banking and financial services team. …
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