Our Banking & Finance practice advises domestic and international clients on significant banking, finance, and investment matters in PNG.
We support banks, financial institutions, investors, corporate clients, government agencies, and state-owned enterprises with strategic legal advice that is commercially focused, responsive, and grounded in a deep understanding of PNG’s legal, regulatory, and business environment.
We are known for delivering clear, responsive, and commercially attuned advice on matters that are often business-critical and time-sensitive. Our team combines deep local insight with an outward-looking perspective, and we regularly work alongside leading overseas law firms and international counsel on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions, providing PNG law support that integrates seamlessly with broader deal teams and timelines.
Core Capabilities
Financing & Lending
We advise on a full spectrum of financing and lending transactions in Papua New Guinea, bringing strong technical expertise and commercial insight to complex domestic and cross-border deals. Our team supports clients across corporate, project, and asset finance, syndicated and bilateral lending, acquisition, aviation, and equipment financing, as well as the structuring, preparation, and enforcement of security arrangements. With deep knowledge of the PNG market and a practical, solutions-driven approach, we help clients structure transactions with confidence and deliver outcomes that are commercially sound and legally robust.
Regulatory & Compliance
We advise clients on the full range of banking, financial services, and prudential regulatory matters in PNG, helping them navigate a complex and evolving compliance environment with confidence. Our team provides strategic guidance on banking and financial services regulation, foreign exchange and capital market approvals, licensing requirements, and prudential compliance, delivering practical solutions that support both day-to-day operations and significant transactions.
Restructuring & Debt Recovery
We assist clients with refinancing, recapitalisation, restructuring, and recovery strategies designed to protect value and respond effectively to financial distress. With strong experience in insolvency, enforcement, and debt recovery proceedings, we provide clear, commercially grounded advice that helps lenders, borrowers, and institutions manage risk, preserve rights, and achieve practical outcomes in challenging circumstances.
Advisory for Financial Institutions
We provide trusted advisory support to banks, development finance institutions, and other financial sector participants on sophisticated lending, documentation, and compliance matters in PNG. Our work includes development finance and sovereign lending, the drafting and standardisation of loan and security instruments, and cross-border structuring that aligns with the Bank of PNG regulatory framework, enabling clients to operate efficiently and transact with confidence.
Selected Experience
Our team has advised on the financing of major infrastructure and resource projects in PNG, including financing for the Lihir Gold Mine, the Poreporena Freeway, Tolukuma Gold Mine, and the PNG LNG Project, bringing deep experience to transactions that are central to the country’s economic development.
We have acted for leading international financiers, including the Asian Development Bank, International Finance Corporation, ANZ Bank and West Deutsche Landesbank, on high-value and strategically significant transactions, supporting complex financing arrangements with practical and commercially focused PNG law advice.
Our experience also includes advising major financial institutions such as Bank of China, Kina Bank, and Bank of South Pacific (BSP) on operational, documentation, and regulatory compliance matters across their PNG banking activities.
We have represented Qantas, Air Niugini, and PNG Air in aircraft financing and leasing matters, advising on transactions that require a detailed understanding of both aviation industry requirements and financing structures.
We have also advised MUFG Bank and China Exim Bank on sovereign and corporate financing transactions, further reflecting our capability to support sophisticated cross-border lending and institutional finance mandates in Papua New Guinea.
Why Clients Choose Us
Clients choose us for our market-leading experience across PNG’s banking, finance, and project sectors, our long-standing relationships with key financial institutions and regulators, and our ability to deliver practical, commercially focused advice on complex transactions. Our Banking & Finance team works closely with our Corporate, Tax, Energy, and Projects practices to provide integrated support across the full transaction lifecycle, with a proven track record of advising both international and domestic lenders and borrowers on sophisticated financing matters in PNG.
