Kate Jenkins
Senior Associate
Kate Jenkins
Senior Associate
Kate is a senior associate in the banking and finance team, specialising in corporate finance, leveraged finance, and debt restructuring and insolvency processes.
Kate is a skilled banking and finance lawyer, known for her adept handling of complex finance transactions. She has a wealth of experience working with domestic and foreign borrowers, financial institutions, private equity sponsors, and non‑bank lenders. Kate's expertise covers a wide array of areas, including leveraged and acquisition finance, syndicated and club lending, and restructuring and insolvency.
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Advised the financiers in relation to BGH Capital’s acquisition of Abano (dental support organisation).
Advised the financiers in relation to facilities provided to Clarus (formerly First Gas) (energy).
Advised the financiers in respect of Five V Capital’s acquisition of Habit Health (healthcare).
Advised the liquidators of collapsed construction firm Mainzeal in relation to the recovery of amounts owing by the directors following the final Supreme Court judgment (insurance).
Advised the financiers in relation to Contact Energy's NZ$1.7bn acquisition of Manawa Energy by scheme of arrangement (energy).
Advised Quadrant Private Equity in relation to debt facilities for MediaWorks and QMS (media and entertainment).
Advised the financiers in relation to facilities provided to Powerco (energy).
Advised the financiers in relation to BGH Capital and Sixth Street's NZ$1.54bn acquisition of Pushpay Holdings by scheme of arrangement (technology).
Advised security trustee of the senior secured creditor in respect of the voluntary administration of Sara Lee (food).
Advised the Todd Corporation in relation to its financing arrangements (energy).
Advised Bank of New Zealand in respect of facilities it made available to Whakatane Mill for the purpose of providing financial capacity to shift to recyclable and biodegradable solutions, as well as enabling the plant to establish new capacity (manufacturing).
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