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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 1
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bell Gully
10 practice areas
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Buddle Findlay
9 practice areas
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Mayne Wetherell
9 practice areas
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts
9 practice areas
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Russell McVeagh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Chapman Tripp
10 practice areas
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Simpson Grierson
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Anderson Lloyd
6 practice areas
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Anthony Harper
4 practice areas
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DLA Piper New Zealand
6 practice areas
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Dentons Kensington Swan
10 practice areas
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Lane Neave
4 practice areas
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Webb Henderson
8 practice areas
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TWA Legal
4 practice areas
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Vince & Rice
5 practice areas
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Capital markets
Tier 2
10 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bell Gully
10 practice areas
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Chapman Tripp
10 practice areas
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Russell McVeagh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Buddle Findlay
9 practice areas
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Mayne Wetherell
9 practice areas
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts
9 practice areas
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Simpson Grierson
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dentons Kensington Swan
10 practice areas
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Harmos Horton Lusk
7 practice areas
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Lane Neave
4 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 2
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bell Gully
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Buddle Findlay
9 practice areas
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Chapman Tripp
10 practice areas
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts
9 practice areas
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Russell McVeagh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Harmos Horton Lusk
7 practice areas
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Mayne Wetherell
9 practice areas
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Simpson Grierson
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Anderson Lloyd
6 practice areas
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Anthony Harper
4 practice areas
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DLA Piper New Zealand
6 practice areas
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Dentons Kensington Swan
10 practice areas
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Webb Henderson
8 practice areas
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Tompkins Wake
6 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Notable
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Buddle Findlay
9 practice areas
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Chapman Tripp
10 practice areas
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Russell McVeagh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Anthony Harper
4 practice areas
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Bell Gully
10 practice areas
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Dentons Kensington Swan
10 practice areas
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts
9 practice areas
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Simpson Grierson
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

TWA Legal
4 practice areas
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Notable

Anderson Lloyd
6 practice areas
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Lane Neave
4 practice areas
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Mayne Wetherell
9 practice areas
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Tompkins Wake
6 practice areas
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Vince & Rice
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Mayne Wetherell is a boutique Auckland-based independent law firm founded in 2004. The firm is among New Zealand’s strongest finance firms and enjoys a particularly strong reputation in securitisation work, and for its debt capital markets and leveraged finance work.

 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Auckland International Airport - Restructuring
2020-06-16
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Restructuring
Dave Wetherell, Mei Nah
Auckland International Airport
Insolvent entity
ASB Bank - Financing
2020-12-22
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Financing
Will Tipping, Cameron Peachey
ASB Bank
Lender
ANZ Bank New Zealand - Financing
2020-09-23
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Financing
Will Tipping
ANZ Bank New Zealand
Lender
M&G Investments - Securitisation
2020-12-22
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Securitisation
Cameron Peachey
M&G Investments
Originator
Avanti Finance - Securitisation
2020-10-15
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Securitisation
Mei Nah
Avanti Finance
Originator
Avanti Finance - Secondary share offering
2020-05-10
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Secondary share offering
Matthew Olsen
Avanti Finance
Issuer
ASB Bank - Insolvency
2020-11-13
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Insolvency
Will Tipping
ASB Bank
Receiver
Macquarie Group - M&A
2022-02-24
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
M&A
Silvana Schenone
Macquarie Group
Acquirer
Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited - M&A
2021-11-06
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
M&A
Silvana Schenone
Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited
Seller
AJR Investments Limited; Beverley Hill Investments Limited; Ritchies Transport Holdings Limited ;Coachline Properties Limited - M&A
2022-02-24
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
M&A
Neil Millar
AJR Investments Limited, Beverley Hill Investments Limited, Ritchies Transport Holdings Limited, Coachline Properties Limited
Seller
Auckland Council - Bond issue
2021-10-14
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Bond issue
Mei Nah
Auckland Council
Issuer
Auckland International Airport Limited - Financing
2021-08-19
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Financing
Mei Nah
Auckland International Airport Limited
Borrower
Auckland International Airport Limited - Bond issue
2021-10-11
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Bond issue
Mei Nah
Auckland International Airport Limited
Issuer
Avanti Finance Limited - Securitisation
2021-08-18
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Securitisation
Mei Nah
Avanti Finance Limited
Asset service provider
Bank of New Zealand - Securitisation
2021-09-04
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Securitisation
Cameron Peachey
Bank of New Zealand
Issuer
Confidential - Secondary share offering
2021-01-09
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Secondary share offering
Daniel Meikle
Confidential
Investor
Deutsche Bank AG;Westpac New Zealand Limited ;Bank of New Zealand - Securitisation
2021-06-12
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Securitisation
Cameron Peachey, Daniel Meikle
Deutsche Bank AG, Westpac New Zealand Limited, Bank of New Zealand
Trustee
he New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Limited and NZGT - Securitisation
2021-09-16
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Securitisation
Cameron Peachey
he New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Limited and NZGT
Issuer
Latitude Financial Services Limited - Secondary share offering
2021-08-23
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Secondary share offering
Daniel Meikle
Latitude Financial Services Limited
Issuer
M&G - Bond issue
2021-01-27
Mayne Wetherell
New Zealand
Bond issue
Cameron Peachey
M&G
Initial purchaser
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