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Chris O\'Brien

Partner · MinterEllisonRuddWatts

New ZealandBanking & Finance, Structured Finance & SecuritisationEnglish

About

Partner at MinterEllisonRuddWatts based in New Zealand, specialising in banking and financial services with significant public law experience. Advises banks, major corporates, trustee companies and Crown entities on corporate finance, regulatory and governance issues, financing, securitisation, leasing/concession transactions and complex restructurings, and has led major government advisory mandates including work on Solid Energy and Christchurch infrastructure projects.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceStructured Finance & SecuritisationProject FinanceCorporate FinanceRestructuring & InsolvencyInfrastructure & PPPPublic Law

Office

Expertise

Syndicated, acquisition and working capital facilitiesSecuritisation structuresRetail debt offersLease and concession transactions (including cross-border leveraged leases)Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and infrastructure projectsGovernment / Crown advisory workEstablishment and transactional matters for fundsTrustee and trustee company advising

Education

  • LLM (Merit), University College of London
  • BA, LLB, University of Otago

Languages

English