James Gould is a Managing Director of the Corporate Finance Advisory unit. James joined Caniwi Capital in March 2011 following his return to New Zealand after 13 years in London and Sydney. After graduating from university James worked for law firm Rudd Watts & Stone in Wellington, before moving to London to work for Allen & Overy, a leading European law firm. James joined Lehman Brothers in London in 2001 and worked closely with the firm’s leading private equity and corporate clients to originate and finance M&A activity throughout Europe. His experience includes financing many significant European LBO transactions. James transferred to Lehman’s Sydney office in 2007 as Executive Director, Investment Banking, responsible for Financial Sponsors coverage and Acquisition Finance in the Australasian region.
James holds a Bachelor of Commerce (accountancy major) and a Bachelor of Laws from Victoria University of Wellington, and an MBA from INSEAD in France.
Contact: t: +64 4 473 7357
m: +64 220 889 140
e: james.gould@caniwicapital.com