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Russell McVeagh is New Zealand’s leading full-service law firm for public-private partnerships. We have long been at the forefront of PPPs in New Zealand. We advised on the first PPPs and we are actively involved in most of the existing PPPs.
New Zealand has a renewed focus on private investment in new infrastructure. Our PPP experts are thought leaders in this field and we are enthusiastic about supporting clients on new projects. Our experience includes advising on New Zealand's three largest project financings: Wellington’s Transmission Gully motorway, the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway, and the Waikeria Prison project.
Our extensive experience and deep understanding of the New Zealand market and legal framework means we bring a unique perspective and knowledge to support sponsors, financiers, government agencies and contractors on the delivery of large infrastructure projects as PPPs.
Our team members also bring significant international experience alongside our unmatched coverage of the New Zealand market. Our international experience includes advising financiers and sponsors on a number of project finance transactions in the United Kingdom, transport and healthcare PPPs, student accommodation projects and energy and resources projects.
Russell McVeagh is a full-service firm with market leading advisors and capability across all disciplines. Our market-leading major projects practice offers in-depth experience across the entire lifecycle of infrastructure projects and project financing in New Zealand. We won the lawyer of the year award for project finance and development practice in the Best Lawyers® 2025 New Zealand guide.
Our thought leadership includes:
- Contributing the New Zealand chapter of Lexology In-Depth: Public-Private Partnerships Edition 10, published June 2024.
- Being part of Infrastructure NZ's working group comprised of experts across the infrastructure sector to help to update and refine the PPP model for delivering infrastructure projects in New Zealand.
- Appearing on a panel discussing PPPs at the Infrastructure Financing and Funding conference in March 2024 and co-presented a half-day masterclass session on risk allocation at the conference.
- Appearing on a panel at New Zealand's premier infrastructure conference, Building Nations, in August 2024 discussing international lessons to refine the PPP model.