Profile
Hugh Kettle
Hugh's practice is split between banking/capital markets and major infrastructure projects. He also advises on insolvency issues.
In the banking area, he focuses on property finance (both development and investment), acquisition finance and project finance. He also advises on general bilateral and syndicated loan matters and on local authority funding arrangements. He has strong international projects experience, particularly in the PPP/PFI, electricity, social infrastructure and LNG sectors.
Hugh has advised issuers, managers, trustees, guarantors and monoline insurers on a range of capital markets issues, including complex multi-sourced financings and the associated intercreditor arrangements. Hugh has acted on commercial paper and EMTN programmes as well as rated long term bond issues and various property syndicate structures.
He has acted for creditors on several large restructurings, in the electricity, construction and manufacturing sectors, as well as providing general corporate insolvency advice. He was involved in several high profile restructurings while working in London.
Qualifications
LLB(Hons), BA, Victoria University of Wellington
Admitted
1997 New Zealand
International Career
- Allen & Overy, London
2002-2005
