Simon advises on:
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a range of corporate finance transactions;
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all areas of financial regulation; and
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debt capital markets and derivatives.
Simon began his career at Russell McVeagh in 2016 and has remained at the firm since then.
Profile
Simon Mackley
He / Him
Senior Associate
Wellington
Banking & Finance
Experience
Simon has advised:
Corporate finance
- QIC in relation to its acquisition of a 50% interest in the Vector group and its ongoing financing arrangements.
- Financiers to the successful bidders for the One NZ cell towers network in relation to the acquisition and ongoing financing arrangements for the towers group.
- The successful purchaser of the Advanced Personnel Management group in relation to its acquisition financing arrangements.
- Lenders in relation to the financing arrangements for the Building Supplies (formerly Carter Holt Harvey), Canberra Data Centres and Oceana Gold groups.
- FNZ Group, Meridian Energy, Unison Networks, Greymouth Petroleum and NZ Post in relation to their corporate facilities.
- The outgoing lenders to the Queenstown Carlin Hotel financing arrangements.
- MBIE/Kānoa on a broad range of project financing structures to borrowers under the Provincial Growth Fund and related funds.
- Turners & Growers in relation to loans to various growers.
- New Zealand Green Investment Finance on financing arrangements to borrowers for green projects.
Financial regulation
- Revolut on the establishment of its New Zealand business and ongoing queries.
- Registered banks on disclosure statements, the Reserve Bank's Banking Prudential Requirements and a range of other regulatory and corporate governance matters.
- NZX participants and an overseas bank regarding the requirements of the various NZX participant rules.
- Various overseas financial institutions and FinTechs on the financial regulation of activities in New Zealand (including licensing, registration and ongoing requirements).
- Westpac on the sale of Westpac Life.
- Kiwi Wealth on the sale of Hatch.
Debt capital markets and derivatives
- Kiwibank in relation to its regulatory capital issuances.
- Meridian Energy regarding the establishment of its Green Finance Framework and its retail green bond issuances.
- Travelex on its issue of prepaid currency cards and transfer of New Zealand programmes to EML.
- Meridian Energy and Unison Networks on their USPP issuances.
- Various banks and corporates in relation to ISDA documentation.
Insights