Murray specialises in banking and finance and is an experienced adviser across a broad range of capital markets and lending transactions.

He has particular experience in acquisition financing and a well established securitisation practice. Murray advises some of our leading corporate clients on their funding requirements including the Rank Group of companies, Fletcher Building Limited and Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Limited as well as acting for a number of leading financial institutions such as ANZ National Bank Limited, Bank of New Zealand, BNP Paribas, Citibank and Goldman Sachs JB Were.

Murray is listed as leading individual in banking and finance in Asia Pacific Legal 500 2007/2008, Who's Who Legal 2006, PLC Which Lawyer? 2008, IFLR1000 2008, Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2007 and Chambers Global 2008, which recognises his "considerable experience across a broad range of capital markets and lending transactions".

Qualifications

BCom, University of Auckland
LLB(Hons), University of Auckland

Admitted

1991 New Zealand

International Career

  • Allen & Overy, London
    1995-1997

Publications

Contact

Email: Murray King

DDI: 64 9 916 8971

Mobile: 64 21 684 573

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Areas of Expertise

Recent Work

Goldman Sachs
Advised on mezzanine financing packages for a number of private equity transactions and also on the funding for a dedicated mezzanine debt fund (NZ$75 million).

ANZ Banking Group
Advised the bank as arranger of a residential, commercial and rural mortgage-backed securitisation programme for The New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Limited.

Babcock & Brown Infrastructure New Zealand
Advised on a retail issue of up to NZ$210 million of first ranking secured bonds.