Simon Mackley

He / Him

Senior Associate

Wellington

Banking & Finance

+64 4 819 7885 DDI simon.mackley@russellmcveagh.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-mackley-576614117/?originalSubdomain=nz

Profile

Simon advises on:

a range of corporate finance transactions;
all areas of financial regulation; and
debt capital markets and derivatives.

Simon began his career at Russell McVeagh in 2016 and has remained at the firm since then.

Related Expertise

Insurance

FinTech

Regulatory

Infrastructure & Projects

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

Publication

Cabinet paper released: Fit for purpose financial services reform

5/09/2024

Following consultation earlier this year on the Government's proposal to reform certain aspects of financial services legislation, the Government has today released its Cabinet paper detailing its decisions. In this Financial Regulation update we outline what these decisions are.

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Publication

Client money and property services: draft guidance consultation

4/10/2022

The Financial Markets Authority has released draft guidance for consultation in relation to the requirements under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 and Financial Markets Conduct Regulations 2014 that apply to providers of "client money or client property services" (Client Property Requirements).

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Publication

Deposit Takers Reform Series (Article 5): Depositor Protection

23/09/2020

Submissions close on 23 October in the next round of consultation by Treasury and the Reserve Bank on the prudential framework for deposit takers and depositor protection. In this briefing, we focus on chapter 8 of the consultation document – depositor protection. In particular, we discuss depositor preference and whether the 2019 Capital Review may influence the decisions that are made.

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