Andrew Boyce > Carey Olsen > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile
Carey Olsen Offices
PO BOX 98, CAREY HOUSE
LES BANQUES
ST PETER PORT
GY1 4BZ
Guernsey
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Andrew Boyce
Work Department
Banking and Finance; Corporate; Investment Funds; Regulatory; Restructuring and Insolvency
Position
Andrew is a partner in the corporate and finance team and is recognised both locally and internationally for investment and finance transactions across all entity types. Andrew has specialist experience in the structuring and establishment of open and closed-ended investment funds and the credit and structured finance products related to them. In particular he has built an enviable reputation in his core expertise of private equity fund formation having advised a range of global investment houses as well as new managers on fund establishment, investment structuring, asset acquisitions and disposals and regulatory issues. Andrew’s banking and finance expertise compliments his investment funds core practice and covers a range of credit types including capital call facilities, leveraged financing and asset finance. He has acted for global banking institutions and alternative credit providers as well as institutional borrowers. Andrew is instructed by leading UK, European and international law firms and financial institutions, and is recognised by global legal directories and publications. As a qualified British Virgin Islands lawyer Andrew also advises on the above in relation to British Virgin Islands law from his base in Guernsey.
Career
On admission as an Attorney at Law of the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago in 1995, Andrew took tenancy in chambers before moving to a well-established local firm of attorneys. In 1997, he moved to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to join Farrara George-Creque & Kerins and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. He then spent two years with KPMG in the BVI as in-house counsel for the firm’s trust companies. Andrew joined Carey Olsen in 2000 and was admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales in 2002. He was called to the Guernsey Bar in 2004 and made a partner in 2005.
Languages
English and French (conversational)
Memberships
Guernsey International Legal Association; Institute of Directors (Guernsey).
Education
Fatima College, Trinidad 1981-88; University of the West Indies (1993 LLB Hons); Sir Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad (1995 Legal Education Certificate); Université de Caen (2003 Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Francaises et Normandes); Guernsey Bar (2004 Qualification Exams)
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Banking and finance
(Hall of Fame)Lenders and borrowers come to Carey Olsen for assistance with a range of financing arrangements for Guernsey-domiciled funds, including acquisition, real estate and asset finance. The firm also offers extensive experience in advising companies on TISE listings. The practice is headed by Andrew Boyce
, a closed and open-ended investment funds structuring specialist who also assists with credit and structured finance products. Funds group head Ben Morgan is well versed in alternative fund formation, as is Annette Alexander, who also advises funds on TISE listings and related compliance matters. Tom Carey focuses his practice on corporate transactions and is also noted for his listings work and knowledge of permanent capital vehicles issues. David Crosland rounds out the roster of key names.
Guernsey > Corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Carey Olsen‘s corporate team assists clients engaged in high-value cross-border M&A transactions and restructurings, with particular expertise in deals which involve Guernsey structures. In addition to acting for LSE-listed clients, the firm advises on transactions concerning Guernsey-registered buyers and sellers. The team is led by Tom Carey – who advises private equity and investment fund clients on a range of transactional and restructuring matters – and public and private M&A, schemes of arrangement and listings specialist Tony Lane. Andrew Boyce‘s practice includes investment and finance transactions, with particular expertise in the establishment and structuring of open and closed-ended funds and associated credit and structured finance products. Senior associate Arya Hashemi is the key contact for cross-border M&A and competition issues.
Guernsey > Investment funds
(Hall of Fame)The formation of private equity, real estate, energy and debt funds forms the core of Carey Olsen‘s practice. The firm also advises on structuring and listing on, and obligations attached to, the LSE and TISE. Leading the group is Ben Morgan, offering significant experience in the establishment, structuring and launch of alternative funds. Andrew Boyce is noted for his expertise in open and closed-ended investment vehicles and associated credit and structured finance products, while David Crosland is sought after for his knowledge of the launch and restructuring of such funds. Annette Alexander assists fund promoters and financial institutions with the launch and ongoing management of funds.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance Guernsey
- Corporate and M&A Guernsey
- Hall of Fame Guernsey > Banking and finance
- Hall of Fame Guernsey > Investment funds
- Investment funds Guernsey
- Leading individuals Guernsey > Corporate and M&A
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial property
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Insurance
- Investment funds
- Private client, trusts and tax