Andrew is the head of the banking and finance department and a member of the firm's board of management.
His expertise covers the full range of transactional banking, with a particular focus on leveraged finance, capital markets, corporate finance, restructurings, and other complex lending transactions.
His clients include both lenders and borrowers on domestic and international financing matters. Andrew has also acted on many significant financings, including the few public/private partnership transactions that have occurred in New Zealand.
- Chambers Global Banking & Finance 2010 - Leading Lawyer
- IFLR1000 2010 Banking & Finance and Capital Markets - Leading Lawyer
- Asia Pacific Legal Banking & Finance 500 2010 - Leading Lawyer
- PLC Which Lawyer? Banking & Finance 2010 - Leading Lawyer
- AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers Guide 2009 - Leading Banking Lawyer
Examples of Work
- Auckland City Council - $150 million listed bond issue (the first listing of the securities of a local authority in New Zealand) and $350 million listed bond issue (the largest bond issue by a local authority in New Zealand)
- GE Capital New Zealand - $2 billion commercial paper programme
- Sanctuary Group - refinance of the Group's Australia and New Zealand bank facility and mezzanine funding
- Auckland City Council - public/private partnership for the $80 million Vector Arena (a 12,000-seat stadium delivered on a PPP/BOOT basis)
- Fisher & Paykel Finance - $400 million receivables-backed master trust securitisation programme
- Numerous private equity financings
Other Credentials
- Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance - Member
- Aviation Law Association of Australia and New Zealand - Member
- Banking and Financial Services Law Association - Member
