Excellence
Award for LGFA syndicated bond offers:
Led by
Banking and Finance partner Deemple
Budhia, Russell McVeagh s team advised on the LGFA
syndicated bonds offer, which comprised LGFA s first two
syndicated offers of bonds. The initial bond issue of $1
billion was the largest single issue of bonds in the New
Zealand domestic debt market by a non-sovereign
issuer.
· M&A Deal of the Year –
Excellence Awards for Apax takeover of Trade Me and
Sale of Hikurangi Forest Farms to New
Forest:
The NZ$2.56 billion sale of Trade Me
to Apax Partners, which partner David
Raudkivi advised Trade Me on, was the biggest ever