The regulatory environment for banking and finance is increasingly complex and can have a material impact on our clients’ commercial objectives and access to capital. Our banking and finance team helps borrowers, lenders and investors navigate that complexity with clear, outcome‑focused advice on transactions, regulatory compliance and disputes.

Our approach

Our banking and finance team is a multi‑disciplinary collaboration drawn from across Tompkins Wake, including specialists in corporate and commercial, financial services and markets, restructuring and insolvency, commercial property and litigation. We assemble tailored teams for each matter, combining technical expertise with deep sector knowledge in agribusiness, property, infrastructure and the wider mid‑market business community.

We understand that finance is often a means to a broader strategic outcome, whether that is growth, succession, development or navigating financial stress. Our focus is on structuring bank and non‑bank funding to match our clients’ commercial goals, identifying and managing risk in a pragmatic way, and progressing matters efficiently so that deals close on time.

What we do

We advise domestic and international clients on the full spectrum of financing activity, from day‑to‑day banking arrangements through to complex, cross‑border transactions. Our experience includes:

• Acting for borrowers on bilateral and syndicated facilities, refinancing and restructurings across a range of industries, including agribusiness, property and infrastructure.
• Advising banks and other financiers on investment, corporate lending, asset and lease finance, and structured products.
• Project and development finance for property, construction and large‑scale development projects.
• Capital raisings and public and private offerings of financial products under the Financial Markets Conduct Act.
• Venture capital and growth‑equity investments, including early‑stage and expansion funding rounds.
• Advising on financial sector regulation, including AML/CFT and financial service provider obligations, as well as emerging issues in fintech and data.
• Supporting clients in distress scenarios with refinancing, restructuring, insolvency solutions and contentious banking and finance disputes.

Our recognition

Tompkins Wake is recognised as a Leading Firm in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, with ranked teams in Corporate and M&A, Real Estate and Construction, Dispute Resolution and related areas that frequently intersect with banking and finance mandates. The firm and its partners are also ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific and IFLR1000 for their corporate, projects and restructuring work, and clients describe Tompkins Wake as providing “practical commercial advice in a timely and effective way” and “clear reasons” that are “clearly articulate. Excellent.”

Areas of expertise:

Agribusiness Transactions
Asset and Lease Financing
Banking and Finance Litigation
Capital Raising
Corporate Finance
Corporate Restructuring
Financial Markets Conduct Act
Financial Sector Regulation (AML/CFT)
Insolvency
Investment
Leveraged and Acquisition Finance
Project and Development Finance
Property and Construction Finance
Public and Private Offerings of Financial Products
Recoveries
Structured Financing
Venture Capital