Structured Finance

Our structured finance practice is made up of experienced banking and finance, capital markets, and tax lawyers.

They work together to provide clients with tax-efficient fundraising structures.

We provide expert advice on the full spectrum of structured finance transactions, structured products, and risk transfer programmes, including receivables origination, securitisation programmes, derivative products, structured note issuances, repurchase transactions, operating leases, and finance leases.

We have advised originators of receivables on a number of complex securitisation transactions in recent years.

Work Highlights

Froneri International

We advised HSBC on the provision of a receivables purchase facility to Tip Top Ice Cream Company Limited, a subsidiary of Froneri International Limited”

Fisher & Paykel Group 

We advised on the establishment of the RFS Trust 2006-1 under a master trust securitisation structure, to fund the operations of the Group's consumer finance arm.

Gas Investments NZ

We advised Gas Investments NZ on a $300 million securitisation, involving notes placed in the United States.

Pacific Retail Finance 

We advised Pacific Retail Finance on the securitisation of hire purchase receivables.

Noel Leeming Group

We advised Noel Leeming Group on the establishment of its securitisation programme for fixed instalment receivables with Bank of New Zealand

Alleasing New Zealand 

We advised on a structured loan note funding programme for leasing receivables.

Our Experts

Andrew Harkness
Edward Norman
Josh Cairns