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Carey Olsen
47 ESPLANADE
ST HELIER
JE1 0BD
Jersey

Work Department

Banking and Finance; Corporate and Commercial; Regulatory; Restructuring and Insolvency

Position

David is a partner in the Jersey corporate group. His practice covers a broad area of Jersey corporate and finance law, with a particular focus on M&A, private equity, corporate real estate, equity capital markets and debt and restructuring transactions. 

Representative clients include:

  • Nordic Capital
  • Canary Wharf Group
  • Lloyds Bank International
  • LCN Capital Partners
  • RoundShield Partners
  • Bridgepoint Advisers
  • Exponent Private Equity
  • Livingbridge
  • Jersey Development Company 
  • Stride Gaming PLC
  • XLMedia PLC
  • Wentworth Resources PLC
  • GlobalLogic
  • Checkout Payments Group
  • various ad hoc shareholder groups on activist matters / shareholder rights 
  • various ad hoc creditors and lenders on financing and restructuring transactions

Career

David joined Carey Olsen in 2010, having trained and qualified as a solicitor in Scotland with Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP. He is a graduate of the University of Glasgow (LL.B; 2007) and the Glasgow Graduate School of Law (Dip. L.P., 2008). He is an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey and also a member of the Law Society of Scotland (Solicitor; currently non-practising).

Education

University of Glasgow (LL.B; 2007) and the Glasgow Graduate School of Law (Dip. L.P., 2008).

Lawyer Rankings

Jersey > Corporate and commercial

(Next Generation Partners)

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Carey Olsen‘s ‘knowledgeable, helpful and responsive’ team advises clients on the full suite of corporate matters, including cross-border public and private M&A, private equity transactions, IPOs and restructuring measures. On the contentious front, the firm acts for clients in governance, compliance and shareholder disputes. Guy Coltman leads the team, advising on a wide range of corporate transactions, including schemes of arrangement. Alex Ohlsson is renowned for his corporate and financing advice, while James Willmott focuses on M&A, IPOs and private equity transactions. David Taylor handles M&A, equity capital markets issues and restructuring matters as part of his wide-ranging practice. Senior associate Katherine Tresca is noted for her M&A, private equity and joint ventures practice.