Mr John Powell Partner Russell McVeagh - Lawyer Biography - International Law Office

Practice Area(s):

Finance Group

Specialisations:

Acquisition and Mezzanine Finance, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Insolvency and Debt Restructuring, Private Equity, Project Finance, Structured Finance

Background:

• John is a specialist in banking, acquisition, property and structured finance, debt securities issuance and debt/business workouts and private equity. John has worked on a broad scope of corporate credit, bank syndicate and capital markets projects for both lenders and borrowers. He has an interest in asset finance with a particular emphasis on satellites.
• John rejoined Russell McVeagh as a partner in 2004 bringing with him considerable finance experience gained from working in New Zealand and across the south-east Asia region. During his time in Asia, John worked for Linklaters in Hong Kong.

Qualifications

• Admitted in New Zealand 1993
• Admitted in Hong Kong 1998
• Admitted in England and Wales 1999

Education

LLB(Hons), BCom University of Canterbury