Partner, Auckland
Board of Management
Paul Farrugia
Contact
- Auckland office
- DDI +64 9 358 7042
- M +64 21 763 476
Profile
Paul specialises in banking and finance law and has a broad range of experience in domestic and cross-border financings with an emphasis on leveraged and acquisition finance (including uni-tranche funding by non-bank financiers), syndicated lending and debt restructuring and workouts. Paul also has extensive experience advising senior and mezzanine funders in the property (incl. development) finance and agriculture sectors.
Paul heads Buddle Findlay's banking and financial services team and is a member of the firm's Board of Management.
Prior to joining Buddle Findlay, Paul worked in the global loans and leveraged finance teams at Allen & Overy in London.
Paul Farrugia is Buddle Findlay's banking and finance practice head and frequently acts for major banks and lender syndicates on a variety of complex domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including debt facilities and refinancings. ''Paul has a great understanding of our business and strategy.'
Chambers Asia-Pacific
"Paul Farrugia has built up a lot of experience and industry knowledge in the health sector and I consider him the most capable banking lawyer in this sector throughout New Zealand. Paul has acted for me on several high profile transactions in the health sector and has proven his worth to the bank countless times."
IFLR1000
A client emphasises: "I have full confidence in Paul and would say he is very commercial in his approach and brings a lot of deal and market knowledge."
Chambers Asia-Pacific
- Paul is listed as a 'leading lawyer/individual' for banking and finance by Legal 500 and Chambers, and 'highly regarded' by IFLR1000
- Awarded Best Lawyer and overall Best Professional at the beaton 2021 Client Choice Awards
- Winner of Lawyer of the Year: New Zealand - asialaw Awards 2020
Work highlights
Advising the arrangers and finance parties
in relation to the arrangement and syndication of the new three-year, unsecured revolving credit facility for Air New Zealand
Advising the lender
in its funding of Direct Capital's investment in the Wet & Forget Group
Advising Bank of New Zealand
in its funding of Direct Capital's acquisition of the Hiway Stabilizers group
Advising the respective lenders
in their funding of the Eastland Group and the Eastland Generation groups of companies
Advising various lenders
in their respective funding to entities within the FirstCape group
Advising the lender
to private equity firm Castlerock in the acquisition of a majority stake in New Plymouth based HQ Travel Group