Investment Management, Project Finance and Infrastructure specialists
West Partners is a specialist finance and investment advisory firm led by Richard and Chris Westbury. Based in Wellington and serving clients within New Zealand and beyond, we have deep expertise across investing, project finance initiation, treasury and investment services across many sectors, including infrastructure, energy and primary industries.
Our expertise
Mergers, acquisitions & capital raising
Specialists in mergers, acquisitions and debt and equity capital raising across a wide range of sectors. We can provide a full turn key service or advise you on the approach and key decision points throughout the process.
Project commercial development & investment services
Proven experience in establishing, financing and managing large infrastructure projects and investment funds, across water storage, agriculture and private equity.
Valuations, modelling & financial strategy
Complex model builds, valuations with a strong commercial lens and a deep understanding of linking financial strategies to corporate strategies.
About us
We are a boutique corporate and project finance advisory firm, formed in 2024 when principals Richard and Chris Westbury merged their existing advisory operations.
Richard and Chris collectively have over three decades of experience, including holding senior roles in Big 4 and top tier advisory firms, and executive roles in investment funds.
We are credible, experienced and nimble and have built extensive relationships within New Zealand’s corporate finance industry.
We are experts across all financial disciplines, with a particular focus on Infrastructure and project finance operations - We have deep experience on the establishment, treasury and investment functions of large projects.