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Put simply, Blackbird Finance is:
  • A specialist lender to New Zealand business
  • A partner with suppliers, advisors and brokers to lend to New Zealand businesses.
Our team of lenders are highly experienced in their field, and business lending is all we do. That’s the way we like it.

Directors

John Laird - John has many years experience in structured finance and arranging equity investments as the recent Head of ANZ Investment Bank. John is a director of several small public and private companies.

John Balgarnie – John has many years experience as CFO for Fay Richwhite & Capital Markets & as well as being a former partner in Porter Wigglesworth.

Steve Tietjens (independent) - Steve brings a wealth of corporate advice & finance company experience through past associations over 20 years with AGC, Prime & many other finance companies.

Shareholders

Blackbird Finance is a private company owned by New Zealand individuals.

All of the non independent directors have a personal shareholding in Blackbird Finance.

Funding

Blackbird finance does not raise funds from the public.

It has raised significant capital from its shareholders and has a large long term committed facility from Fortress Credit Corporation.

Fortress Credit Corporation is a subsidiary of Fortress Investments, a publicly listed New York based fund manager with in excess of US$30 Billion of equity funds under management.

 
 
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