Christophe Kalinauckas > Appleby > St Helier, Jersey > Lawyer Profile
Appleby Offices
13-14 ESPLANADE
ST HELIER
JE1 1BD
Jersey
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Christophe Kalinauckas
Work Department
Corporate (Banking & Asset Finance, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate Finance, Structured Finance, Listing Services)
Position
Christophe Kalinauckas is a partner within the corporate department in Jersey and has substantial offshore experience including corporate, banking & finance work, private equity work, restructurings, joint ventures, advising on several aspects of M&A deals and general non-contentious offshore law.
He is consistently ranked by Legal 500 and IFLR 1000 for Corporate, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, and is praised for his ‘excellent attention to detail and great skill in transactions’. Clients also describe him as “great to work with, very knowledgeable, responsive and helpful.”
Christophe specialises in all aspects of corporate and private equity work, debt finance and real estate finance matters. He also has industry-leading expertise in listing securities on The International Stock Exchange, including green bonds, private equity acquisition debt, high-yield bonds and several prestigious Asian-backed debt listings.
Career
Prior to joining Appleby, Christophe worked for over 15 years in private practice in Jersey and in the Cayman Islands, at two major offshore firms. He is a Jersey Advocate, and he has also been admitted as a Cayman Islands Attorney and English Solicitor (non-practising).
Languages
English and French
Education
Christophe is a Jersey Advocate. He has also been admitted as a Cayman Islands Attorney and English Solicitor (non-practising).
University of Leeds (England)
University of Oxford (England)
College of Europe (Belgium)
Lawyer Rankings
Jersey > Capital markets
(Next Generation Partners)In addition to its work on public and private bond issuances and TISE listings, Appleby has grown its EU-compliant CLO practice, as well as advising Cayman-based clients on the migration of their businesses to Jersey. James Gaudin heads the practice, advising on structured finance deals and CLOs. Christophe Kalinauckas specialises in debt capital markets instructions, with a particular focus on TISE listings, while counsel Paul Worsnop advises on securitisation, structured finance and CLOs. Associate Tom Vibert has expertise advising on the span of CLO transactions, and Simon Felton joined the team in mid-2023.
Jersey > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)The team at Appleby advises clients on both the borrower and lender side of finance transactions, assisting corporations, banks, private equity and sovereign wealth funds with real estate, leveraged and fund financing facilities, in addition to providing insolvency advice, making use of its international network to advise on large-scale, cross-border matters. James Gaudin leads the practice, handling finance transactions, corporate restructuring matters and insolvencies. Iain Millar advises on a wide range of financing issues, offering support with leveraged finance, distressed debt and Islamic finance transactions, among others. Christophe Kalinauckas handles debt finance transactions. Senior associate Daniel Healy is also noted, and Simon Felton joined the practice in mid-2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Jersey > Banking and finance
- Next Generation Partners Jersey > Capital markets
- Banking and finance Jersey
- Capital markets Jersey