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Ogier Offices
REDWOOD HOUSE
ST JULIAN'S AVENUE
ST PETER PORT
GY1 1WA
Guernsey
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James Walsh
Position
Senior Associate
Career
James has a broad range of experience in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets transactions and other corporate work. In addition, he also has experience in acquisition finance and general corporate banking and has previously spent time on secondment with the Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Before joining Ogier in 2018, James was part of DLA Piper’s London Corporate team, where he had a broad corporate practice advising on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and corporate restructurings.
James is part of Ogier’s multi-disciplinary Private Equity team. He specialises in acquisitions and disposals made by private equity funds, including the structuring of vehicles for these purposes, with experience in investment and shareholder agreements, bespoke articles of association and completion mechanics, including dealing with management interests (roll ups) and equity funding.
A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, he has also been part of the Corporate team at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP and worked in-house at Standard Life Aberdeen Plc.
Education
Admitted in:
2011 – Scotland
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Corporate and M&A
Ogier‘s ‘totally reliable’ corporate practice group offers an all-encompassing service, covering both local and cross-border M&A, alongside regulatory, private wealth, real estate and competition matters. Contentious insolvency and other court proceedings also fall within the team’s scope. The leadership trio consists of Bryon Rees, who advises on private equity transactions; funds and investment structure specialist Tim Clipstone; and insurance specialist Richard Sharp, who returned to the team from Bedell Cristin in February 2023. Senior associate James Walsh rejoined from the same firm in July 2022. Managing associates Richard Doyle and Michelle Watson Bunn are also noted, as is senior associate James Dickinson.
Guernsey > Capital markets
Ogier‘s capital markets practice advises clients on the gamut of debt and equity raisings, listings on TISE, and structuring issues affecting companies in the run-up to IPOs. Jointly leading the practice are listings specialist Byron Rees, investment vehicle specialist Tim Clipstone, and insurance specialist Richard Sharp, who returned to the team from Bedell Cristin in February 2023. Senior associate James Walsh also rejoined from the same firm in July 2022. Managing associate Michelle Watson Bunn advises on debt and equity transactions, while Diana Collas focuses primarily on listings.
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