Gerald Fitzgerald

Gerald has four principal and overlapping areas of practice:
              

Debt financing in the bank and wholesale debt markets; equity raising through initial public offers and private equity firms; advising public issuers on their corporate governance, public disclosure and listing obligations; and advising in relation to acquisitions and disposals by private equity firms.
                   

He has led numerous debt financing projects on behalf of New Zealand banks and corporate borrower, in a wide range of business sectors, including energy, shipping, minerals, construction, media, finance and primary production.  His team handles everything from straight forward bi‑lateral and syndicated lending, to public bond offers and securitisations.
                    

Gerald’s experience in equity raising is similarly broad with retail, bio‑tech, property, investment and technology companies represented amongst his client base.
                 

He is regularly asked to advise local and international clients on issues arising from foreign investment in New Zealand under the Overseas Investment Act (especially purchases of sensitive land).
                   

Gerald’s work of a pro‑bono nature includes serving as a trustee of the Lake Taupo Protection Trust, a central and local government initiative to protect the water quality of Lake Taupo through reductions in nitrogen leeching and the purchase of nitrogen allowances.
 
Recent Publications
 

| 11 May 2009 | Managed Funds

Commerce Committee - Submission of Kensington Swan re Securities Disclosure and Financial Advisers Amendment Bill. (PDF 172KB).READ MORE

Submission of Kensington Swan on the Securities (Simplified Disclosure Prospectus) Amendment Regulations 2009. (PDF 144kb)READ MORE