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INFINZ Awards
INFINZ is delighted to announce and congratulate the 2022 INFINZ Award finalists.
The Awards recognise innovation and excellence in New Zealand's financial sector eco-system and are the leading financial industry awards across New Zealand's calendar year.
The winners of the INFINZ Awards categories will be presented at the prestigious black-tie Gala Dinner on Thursday 26 May 2022, at Shed 10, Queens Wharf, Auckland City.
THE FINALISTS ARE:
CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS - Best Investor Relations Award
- Contact Energy
- Fletcher Building
- Meridian Energy
GUARDIAN TRUST - NZ Debt Market Issue of the Year
- Contact Energy Limited’s NZD$225m Green Capital Bond
Joint Arrangers and Joint Lead Managers: Craigs Investment Partners, Forsyth Barr
Joint Lead Manager & Green Programme Co-ordinator: BNZ - Kiwibank’s NZD$250m Perpetual Preference Share Offer
Joint Arrangers and Joint Lead Managers: Craigs Investment Partners, Forsyth Barr
Joint Lead Manager: BNZ - NZ Debt Management NZD$3b Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Bonds
Joint Lead Managers: ANZ, BNZ, J.P. Morgan Securities Australia, UBS AG Australian Branch, Westpac Banking Corporation (acting through its New Zealand Branch)
CHAPMAN TRIPP - Diversified Growth Fund Manager of the Year
- ANZ Investments
- Fisher Funds
- Milford Asset Management
FITCH RATINGS - Innovation in Financial Services
- BNZ: Cashflow Plus
- Community Finance: Mainstreaming impact investment
- Sharesies: Launch of the first real-time ASX fractionalised share offering
- Westpac: Innovation for Home Ownership Kāinga Tohatoha Ōrite
MinterEllisonRuddWatts - M&A Transaction of the Year
- Mercury’s NZD$797m acquisition of Tilt Renewables’ New Zealand assets
Joint Financial Advisers: Citigroup Global Capital Markets Australia, Forsyth Barr - Sale of Natural Pet Food Group to KKR
Lead Financial Adviser: PwC -
Wētā FX Limited’s USD$1.6bn sale of its Digital Assets to Unity Software Inc.
Financial Adviser: The Raine Group
HUNTER CAMPBELL - ESG Award
- HSBC
- Kiwibank
- NZME
- Pathfinder KiwiSaver Plan
PwC - NZ Equity Market Transaction of the Year
- EBOS Group’s NZD$845m Placement and Retail Offer
Financial Adviser, Debt Arranger, Sole Lead Manager, Bookrunner
and Underwriter: Macquarie - Pacific Edge Limited’s NZD$104m capital raising
Joint Lead Managers: Bell Potter, Forsyth Barr, Jarden
Independent Financial Adviser: Cameron Partners - Vulcan Steel NZD$389m IPO
Issuer: Vulcan
Independent Financial Adviser: PwC
Joint Lead Managers: Credit Suisse (Aust), UBS AG Australian Branch
Co-Lead Manager: Forsyth Barr
BDO - Mid-Market Transaction of the Year
- EROAD’s acquisition of Coretex
Financial Adviser: Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited (Lead Manager and Underwriter) - Sale of a 70% shareholding in Bluelab held by the Jarvis Family and Oriens Capital to Pioneer Capital and NZ Super Fund
Lead Financial Adviser: PwC - Sale of majority stake in Fertility Associates Limited
Lead Financial Adviser: Cameron Partners
BLOOMBERG - Excellence in Treasury
- Avanti Finance
- Mercury NZ
- Ryman Healthcare
TAX MANAGEMENT NZ - Excellence in Institutional and Corporate Banking
- ANZ Transactive - Global
- Westpac - Excellence in Leading & Accelerating Sustainable Finance
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL - Emerging Leader of the Year
- Penny Dell, Treasurer, ANZ NZ
- Sharesies 3EO: Brooke Roberts, Leighton Roberts, Sonya Williams
PUBLIC TRUST - Debt Deal of the Year
- KiwiRail - Interislander resilient connection project
Financial Adviser: EY
Borrower: KiwiRail Holdings Limited
Arrangers: Bank of America, National Australia Bank, Société Générale (Green Loan Coordinator), Westpac NZ (Security Agent and Trustee) - Pushpay Transaction Facility
Borrower: Pushpay Holdings Limited
Debt Arranger: BNZ - TGH Property Ltd NZD$465m debt financing
Borrower: TGH Property Limited
Debt Advisor: Cube Credit Limited
Mandated Lead Arranger and Lender: BNZ
Mandated Lead Arranger, Lender, Facility Agent, Common Terms Agent and Security Trustee: Westpac NZ - Whakatāne Mill Limited debt financing
Borrower: Whakatāne Mill Limited
Debt arrranger: BNZ
Lead Financial Adviser: KPMG
The following Award categories will be announced at the Awards Dinner:
- Johnson Partners - Leadership Award
- NZTE - Te Tohu Kahukura Māori Leadership in Finance Award
- NZX - Research Report of the Year
- INFINZ Fellowships
Tickets to the Awards Dinner on Thursday 26 May 2022 have sold out.
Watch out for the Winners Announcement in the NZ Herald on Friday 27 May 2022 plus the Winners Supplement with full details in the NZ Herald on Friday 3 June 2022.
Sponsors
To find out how you could become a corporate sponsor or supporter of INFINZ and thereby secure your seats at the dinner, please contact Bernice Archer by phone 027 324 2155, or email marketing@infinz.com Please note that all Award Sponsorships have sold out, however there are opportunities to sponsor the annual Confernce which would enable eligibility for tickets to the Awards at a discounted price.
