Peter is a Partner in Simpson Grierson's Banking and Finance Department.  He has previously worked as in-house legal counsel to banks in New Zealand and London.

He acts for corporates, financial institutions, corporate trustees and investment banks on a range of financing issues including securitisations, project financing, capital market issues, Euro note and Swiss franc note issues and general debt raising.
 
Peter also advises on regulatory issues, in particular the Credit Contracts & Consumer Finance Act and the Personal Property Securities Act.

• Acting for Goldman Sachs JB Were as lead manager on Vector's $1 billion credit wrapped bond issue
• Acting for the financier on the takeover of the Guardian Healthcare Group by private equity fund, PEP
• Rural Portfolio Investments' successful partial takeover offer for Wrightsons
• Guinness Peat Group's £100 million convertible note issue
• Advising the banking syndicate's financing of the PPCS takeover offer for Richmond
• GPG various capital note issues
• Fonterra's $200 million capital note issue
• Gas Investments New Zealand's acquisition and securitisation of a $300 million loan
• Origin Energy's financing of its acquisition of a 51.22 per cent interest in Contact Energy
• Telecom New Zealand's US$400 million and NZ$1 billion stand by facilities
• Westpac's financing of Team Talk's acquisition of Telecom's mobile radio network
• Westpac's and Rabobank's PPSA issues and security documentation
• Acting for the trustees in respect of CDO issues by Macquarie and Calyon

• Institute of Financial Professionals New Zealand - Member
• Banking and Financial Services Law Association - Member
• Chambers Global 2006 - Leading Lawyer