Helen McGeoch > Ferbrache & Farrell LLP > St Peters Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile
Ferbrache & Farrell LLP Offices
SOMERS HOUSE, RUE DU PRE
ST PETER PORT
GY1 1LU
Guernsey
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Helen McGeoch
Work Department
Corporate & Commercial
Position
Counsel
Career
Helen McGeoch is Counsel in the Corporate and Commercial department. Helen practices in all areas of corporate and commercial law with particular expertise in banking and finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions and commercial agreements. In addition Helen has experience in advising on regulatory and a range of other corporate matters.
Helen joined Ferbrache & Farrell as counsel in March 2020 from Specsavers Optical Group where she was Senior Legal Counsel with primary responsibility for Supply Chain legal support. Prior to this, Helen was a partner in the Corporate & Commercial Department of Appleby in Guernsey and spent five years working with other members of the Ferbrache & Farrell team at Ozannes (now Mourant Ozannes). Helen qualified as an English Solicitor in 2000 and started her career in the corporate team at Eversheds Sutherland.
Education
Helen qualified as an English Solicitor in 2000 and started her career in the corporate team at Eversheds Sutherland.
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Banking and finance
Ferbrache & Farrell LLP’s ‘dynamic, thorough and responsive’ team advises on a range of banking and finance matters, with particular strength in supporting borrowers engaged in transactions based solely in Guernsey. Gavin Farrell
leads the team, specialising in matters concerning funds and asset management. Counsel Helen McGeoch advises on a range of banking and finance transactions, while senior associate Stuart Nash’s practice is focused on the real estate and healthcare sectors. Associate Joshua Black is also recommended.
Guernsey > Corporate and M&A
Corporate clients, family offices and HNWIs instruct Ferbrache & Farrell LLP to advise them on M&A, advisory and regulatory matters, with the team regularly working alongside the firm’s property and dispute resolution departments to deliver cross-practice assistance. Funds and asset management specialist Gavin Farrell leads the team. Helen McGeoch handles M&A, joint ventures and shareholder agreements. Associate Joshua Black is recommended for both corporate, and banking and finance advice, while senior associate Stuart Nash, who joined the firm from AFR Advocates in January 2022, advises on the property aspects of corporate transactions.
Guernsey > Investment funds
Ferbrache & Farrell LLP supports investment managers across the lifecycle of their funds, advising on the establishment, structuring and closing of Guernsey-based investment vehicles. ‘Outstanding lawyer’ Gavin Farrell leads the team, advising on funds matters and issues concerning the asset management industry. Counsel Helen McGeoch offers wide-ranging transactional and regulatory expertise, while senior associate Stuart Nash, who joined the firm in January 2022 from AFR Advocates, focuses predominantly on real estate transactions. Associate Joshua Black is also recommended.