a key role in all aspects of the establishment of PCP III and associated investor and management bodies.

Southern Cross Finance Limited

Assisted to transition its contributory mortgage business to the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMCA) regime as a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending service provider. This matter is significant because it was the first P2P lending service licence granted to a contributory mortgage broker of the size of the Southern Cross Financial Group. We advised on all aspects of the transition/establishment of the Southern Cross’ P2P platform.

Continuity

Assisted Continuity to invest in a number of New Zealand private equity and venture capital funds, through both primary and secondary acquisitions of interests in those funds. We advised Continuity on a number of unique investment arrangements and provided restructuring advice for tax purposesin relation to Continuity restructuring its investment portfolios across a range of Australian and New Zealand entities.

New Ground Capital Limited

We assisted New Ground to establish the Impact Enterprise Fund, as a joint venture with the Akina Foundation, which is New Zealand’s first social impact investment fund.

Innovation Capital Limited

We assisted Innovation Capital to establish its first venture capital fund, Wynyard Innovation Fund 1 LP, in order to leverage its existing relationships with fast growing early and seed stage businesses.

Sharesies

We have advised Sharesies, a start-up investment portfolio service, on structure and compliance with financial services regulatory laws.

VerifyUnion

We advised on the New Zealand legal requirements in respect of offering the UC Coin to New Zealand investors, to allow VerifyUnion, a New Zealand-based company, to include New Zealand investors in its offer.

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