Celebrating 150 years of impact

Cathryn specialises in banking and finance law with a particular interest in corporate finance, syndications and property financing.

With expertise in multi-million dollar deals, Cathryn has acted on a wide range of banking transactions across the private and public sectors including private equity. She is very experienced in multi-jurisdictional transactions.

Cathryn is recognised as a Leading Individual in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025, a Leading Lawyer in Chambers Asia Pacific 2025 and Highly Regarded by IFLR1000 2024.

Recent highlights

  • Advising Precinct Properties on a range of debt funding matters, including its syndicated bank facilities, bond issuances and US private placements. This includes development funding for its Commercial Bay development.
  • Advising Blackstone Group on funding the acquisition of the VXV commercial precinct in Auckland for NZD $630m
  • Advising Eastland Group on its funding needs including in relation to its sales of Eastland Network and Eastland Generation
  • Advising Centuria on funding for a number of its syndicates, both development and investment
  • Advising a range of non-bank lenders on property finance transactions and their own external funding for those transactions
  • Advised Connexa Limited (a mobile tower business based in New Zealand) on the financing for its acquisition of 1,124 passive mobile telecommunication towers from 2degrees
  • Advised NZX-listed property developer, Winton Land Limited on financing of its business into luxury later living through its Northbrook developments

Affiliations

  • Banking and Financial Services Law Association.

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Debt capital markets heating up

Last week was one of the busiest on record for New Zealand issuers in the debt markets, with six offers pricing over the course of the week. After a slow start this year, the record-breaking issuance levels are a positive indicator of the markets’ health.

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Funding in a difficult market – NZX/ASX Top 50 analysis

Our latest NZX/ASX Top 50 Funding Composition Trends & Insights reports that listed companies will face distinct funding challenges this year in a “Chicken Licken” market infused with a sense of impending catastrophe.

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Assisting Oceania on sustainability-linked loan

We are pleased to have assisted retirement village operator Oceania Healthcare Limited with a $500m sustainability-linked loan, and with developing a sustainable finance framework.

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Helping Precinct Properties to next stage

We are pleased to have assisted Precinct Properties New Zealand (NZX: PCT) to achieve a ground-changing strategic partnership with Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC.

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Cautious optimism for NZX Top 50 with tough terrain ahead

Our latest NZX Top 50 Funding Composition Trends & Insights publication reports that New Zealand’s largest companies have a shared optimism for their ability to raise funds, in what looks to be a challenging year ahead.

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$345m acquisition in retirement village sector

We advised Arvida Group Limited on the purchase of six retirement villages in a game-changing acquisition, which will increase Arvida’s portfolio in the sector by 24% and provide it with a further growth platform.

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Good for Kathmandu, good for the planet

We are pleased to have advised Kathmandu Holdings Limited on a three year AU$300m debt refinancing facility which includes, at AU$100m, the largest syndicated sustainability linked loan to be established by a NZ corporate.

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Big companies better placed to weather COVID-19

Our NZX Top 50 Funding Composition report shows a clear contrast between the Top 25’s security position and that of the Second 25, reflecting the superior credit rating available to New Zealand’s largest companies.

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Inaugural issue of NZX-listed retail bonds for Arvida

Kicking off the market with New Zealand’s first retail issuance of 2021 is Arvida’s inaugural issue of NZX-listed retail bonds, diversifying its funding sources and debt tenor.

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Mercury's new green bond and green financing framework

Chapman Tripp and Mercury today jointly celebrate New Zealand’s first new retail green bond of 2020, totalling $200 million.

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Kathmandu's transformational acquisition of Rip Curl

Assisting NZX and ASX-listed Kathmandu Holdings as lead legal advisors on the NZ$368m acquisition of Rip Curl and associated debt and equity funding arrangements.

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Top 25 NZX companies not reliant on banks for funding

A more cautious approach to capital within banks and higher interest rates, coupled with greater diversity of funding sources available, have driven several of the top 50 NZX-listed companies to look elsewhere...

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