INFINZ Awards 2024 | INFINZ | 13 February 2024 | Shed 10, 89 Quay Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, NZ

The annual INFINZ Awards recognise innovation and excellence in New Zealand's financial sector ecosystem.

Awards
• Chapman Tripp Excellence in Treasury
• Link Market Services Best Investor Relations
• Johnson Partners Leadership Award
• Hunter Campbell Emerging Leader of the Year
• Minterellisonruddwatts M&A Transaction of the Year
• Computershare NZ Debt Market Issue of the Year
• PWC NZ Equity Market Transaction of the Year
• Fitch Ratings Innovation in Financial Services
• Invest NZ Te Tohu Kahukura Maori Leadership in Finance
• BDO Mid-market M&A Transaction of the Year
• Diversified Growth Fund Manager (Submissions Due 30th January 2024 for This Award Category)
• Business NZ Corporate ESG Award
• NZX Research Report of the Year
• Tax Management NZ Mid-market Debt Transaction of the Year
• Public Trust Debt Deal of the Year

2023 Winners

Bloomberg – Excellence in Treasury
• Spark NZ

Link Market Services – Best Investor Relations
• Meridian Energy

Hunter Campbell – Emerging Leader of the Year
• Dean Anderson

Minterellisonruddwatts – M&A Transaction of the Year
• The Merger of Tourism Holdings and Apollo
Tourism & Leisure
Acquirer: Tourism Holdings
Financial Adviser: Jarden

Computershare – NZ Debt Market Issue of the Year
• Issuer: New Zealand Debt Management
Issue: $3b Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Green Bonds
Joint Lead Managers: ANZ, BNZ, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Westpac
Green Bond Framework: Joint Structuring
Advisers: BNZ, Deutsche Bank

NZX – Research Report of the Year
• “In Holdings We Trust: Uncovering the ESG Fund
Lemons”. Authored by Lachie McLean, Ivan Diaz-Rainey,
Sebastian Gehricke and Renzhu Zhang

PwC – NZ Equity Market Transaction of the Year
• Air New Zealand $1.2b (200% of issued capital) renounceable rights offer
Joint Lead Managers & Underwriters:
UBS, Citigroup
Joint Lead Manager: Forsyth Barr

Fitch Ratings – Innovation in Financial Services
• Sharesies - Changing the way retail investors participate in capital raises

Invest New Zealand – Te Tohu Kahukura Māori Leadership in Finance Award
· Debbie Birch

BDO – Mid-Market Equity Transaction of the Year
• Lodestone Energy, Series B Equity Raise of $55m
Issuer: Lodestone
Sole Financial Adviser: Jarden

Chapman Tripp – Diversified Growth Fund Manager
· Milford Asset Management

Business NZ – Corporate ESG Award
· ASB Bank

Tax Management NZ – Mid-Market Debt Transaction of the Year
• Lodestone Energy: Subordinated Debt Financing
Borrower: Lodestone
Lead Manager: Jarden
Funder: IFM Investors

Public Trust – Debt Deal of the Year
· Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Incorporated: Debt facilities of $368m to fund purchase of properties from the Crown
Transacting Entity: Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Inc
Mandated Lead Arrangers: Armillary Private
Capital, JP Morgan, Craigs Investment Partners
Lenders: ANZ, BNZ, Booster, Fisher Funds,
Rotomā No.1 Incorporation, Westpac

Johnson Partners – Leadership Award
· Lewis Gradon, Managing Director and CEO, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

INFINZ Fellows
· Clyde D’Souza
· Murdo Beattie

INFINZ Distinguished Fellow
· MJ Daly