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Banking and finance
Mourant Ozannes ‘fields a good team on short notice and is sensible on fees’. The practice advised Russian banks on loans exceeding $1.5bn to Jersey companies, and acted for the lenders on a $3bn senior facility. James Ruane is recommended.
Ogier was busy advising on refinancing transactions, and on enforcement matters. The practice has a large share of the market in relation to international banks lending in transactions involving Jersey entities, and has offshore derivatives expertise. Christopher Byrne ‘provides high-quality advice’, and Jersey banking head Matthew Swan is ‘supportive on transactions’. Michael Lombardi and Marc Yates are also recommended.
Appleby provides ‘commercial, sensible advice and sound knowledge of cross-geography issues’. The practice was appointed by Bank of Scotland in connection with the extension and amendment of a facility to a Jersey-domiciled fund. Team head Wendy Benjamin is ‘fantastic’; Alastair Drummond specialises in property finance and banking law; and Mark Lewis’ finance work primarily relates to lending to public and private funds and other investment vehicles.
Bedell Cristin is noted for its ‘competitive pricing and proactive service’. The team acted as Jersey counsel for the special servicer of a £1.45bn commercial real estate loan. Peter Byrne ‘remains committed to the transaction throughout’, and Mark Dunlop is a key contact.
Carey Olsen has extensive property finance experience, with its ‘excellent service covering the full aspects of a professional relationship’. It acted for Société Générale as arranger of a facility to a Jersey SPV. Edward Quinn, Paul Sugden and Marcus Pallot are highly rated.
Collas Crill advised on the restructuring of a deal relating to the secured funding to a company that acquired a Gulfstream private jet. David Dorgan delivers ‘practical advice’.
Walkers acted in relation to amendments to a syndicated PXF facility and associated security documentation. Formerly at Mourant Ozannes, Nigel Weston heads the finance and corporate group.
Recent work for Viberts Jersey Lawyers includes advising a bank on facility agreements and assisting with the enforcement of security over Jersey assets.
Voisin advised on the Jersey law aspects of a series of lending agreements.
Baker & Partners advises on regulatory issues including matters involving money laundering and terrorist financing, and sanctions and enforcement actions.
Pinel O’Shea has advised the Bank of Ireland on a range of banking matters since establishing in July 2010. Former Carey Olsen advocate Andrew Pinel ‘has the requisite experience’.
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Legal Developments in Jersey
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The New Security Interests (Jersey) Law 201- (the "New SIL") (yet to come into force)
An executive summary - January 2012 -
Planning Law: The Court can remit matters back to the Minister on appeal
Summary The Royal Court has just handed down a judgment in a case involving an appeal against a decision of the Minister (then Senator Cohen) to refuse planning permission which is significant in two respects. -
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL GUIDE 2012 INVESTMENT FUNDS
Jersey James Mulholland, Robert Milner and Daniel O’Connor - Carey Olsen -
Jersey opens doors to Private Placement Funds
The Jersey Financial Services Commission has adopted a new policy setting out a fast track, self-certification procedure for authorising a "Private Placement Fund", being a fund: • which is either established in Jersey or managed in Jersey • which is closed ended • whose units are offered to not more than fifty investors • which only admits "sophisticated investors" or professional investors" (see appendix) -
Jersey Private Placement Funds
From January 2012 a new streamlined regulatory authorisation process for the establishment of privately placed funds is available in Jersey. -
Treasury services for local Jersey property developer clients
Enhancing client cash deposits- Ogier -
Directors' concerns: Distributions and dividends
Distributions and dividends -
The Precarious Business of Providing a Reference
Providing a reference for a departing or former employee can be a tricky task. Any negligent or deliberate errors could lead to compensation pay-outs and it is therefore crucial to strike the right balance. -
To Earmark Or Not To Earmark
This briefing sets out some of the concerns that clients are sharing in relation to earmarking trust assets for share plan management and a practical solution to this problem.- Ogier -
Establishing and Operating a Cayman Investment Fund
A. INVESTMENT FUNDS 1. Documents 1.1 Generally, the documents involved in the establishment of an investment fund in the Cayman Islands include the following:- Ogier
Press Releases in Jersey
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Carey Olsen’s superior HR strategy wins at HR Distinction Awards 2012
Carey Olsen’s strategic approach to human resources (HR) has been praised at the UK national HR Distinction Awards 2012, which were held in Birmingham on 24 January, when the Channel Islands law firm was awarded the prize for Distinction in Added Value. -
Carey Olsen’s superior HR strategy wins at HR Distinction Awards 2012
Carey Olsen's strategic approach to human resources (HR) has been praised at the UK national HR Distinction Awards 2012, which were held in Birmingham on 24 January, when the Channel Islands law firm was awarded the prize for Distinction in Added Value. -
Carey Olsen delivers an insolvency master class to trust practitioners
More than 90 trust and insolvency practitioners received a master class in various insolvency scenarios relating to Guernsey trusts at a breakfast seminar run by Carey Olsen on Wednesday 18 January at St Pierre Park Hotel. -
Carey Olsen succeeds in Battersea Power Station Group administration bid
Battersea Power Station was at the centre of a rare application to Jersey’s Royal Court in December 2011. -
Carey Olsen welcomes two new corporate partners in Jersey
Carey Olsen has announced the appointment of two new partners in its Jersey office. Daniel O’Connor and Peter German join the busy corporate, finance and investment funds group which is one of the strongest in Jersey. -
Mourant Ozannes advises on significant Nordic private equity fund
Leading offshore law firm Mourant Ozannes has advised on the establishment of a new private equity fund focusing on Nordic business investments. -
Bedell Cristin named UK Offshore Law Firm of the Year
At the recently announced Citywealth Offshore Awards 2012, Bedell Cristin was named the UK Offshore law Firm of the year. -
Ogier assist Centamin with relocation to Jersey
Ogier has acted for Centamin Egypt Limited in connection with its recent corporate relocation to Jersey from Australia which completed on 30 December 2011. Centamin is a mineral exploration, development and mining company that has been actively exploring in Egypt since 1995. Centamin is listed in London on the Main Market as a FTSE 250 company and in Toronto.- Ogier -
Mourant Ozannes moves into Asia
Leading offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has opened an office in Hong Kong to provide clients and intermediaries with access to the firm's offshore legal services in an Asian time zone. -
Ogier Cayman advises on merger of international mining firms
Ogier Cayman announced yesterday its involvement as part of an international legal team in the merger of Australian resource company, Adamus Resources Limited, with Cayman-domiciled Endeavour Mining Corporation.- Ogier