Callum specialises in banking law with experience across a wide array of finance transactions.

He has particular expertise in advising on insolvency transactions, restructuring and recovery strategies.

From 2006 to 2008 Callum advised leading financial institutions on various structured finance offerings while at Ashurst's Securities and Structured Finance team in London. Between 2009 and 2011 he worked at Conyers, Dill & Pearman in Bermuda, focusing on acquisition finance acting predominantly for large American corporates and global banks.

Qualifications

LLB, BCom, University of Otago

Admitted

2001 New Zealand
2010 Islands of Bermuda

International Career

  • Conyers Dill & Pearman, Bermuda
    2009-2011
  • Ashurst, London
    2006-2008

Contact

Email: Callum Harper

DDI: +64 9 916 8764

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Areas of Expertise

Work Highlights

Insolvency
Advising insolvency professionals on restructuring, workouts and recovery strategies.

Acquisition of Burger King New Zealand
Acted for the Blackstone Group on the financing of the acquisition of Burger King New Zealand.

Takeover of PGG Wrightson
Advised the financier of the acquisition by Agria Corporation of a majority shareholding in PGG Wrightson.

Acquisition of MYOB
Acted for a syndicate of banks on Bain Capital's acquisition of MYOB.

Ford Motor Company
Advised Ford Motor Company on financing provided by the US Department of Energy in order to transform factories across the United States to produce more fuel efficient vehicles.

Structured Finance
Advised Wachovia Securities International Limited as arranger and initial purchaser of the issue by Iron Hill CLO Limited of US$63,273,000 and €4,928,000 multi-tranched notes secured on a portfolio of senior loans, mezzanine obligations, high yield bonds and synthetic securities.