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Bedell Cristin

PO BOX 75, 26 NEW STREET, ST HELIER, JE2 3RA, JERSEY
Tel:
Work 01534 814814
Web:
www.bedellcristin.com
Grand Cayman, London, Singapore, St Helier, St Peter Port, Tortola
Bedell Cristin, Tim Pearce, St Helier, JERSEY

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Tim Pearce

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Bedell Cristin

Position

Partner – banking and corporate. Considerable onshore and offshore corporate, commercial and private client experience and has continued to extend his expertise across all areas of corporate and finance law – particularly banking, real estate finance, asset finance, real estate funds, corporate and commercial, corporate finance and regulatory work. Regularly acts for multinational companies and large international banks as well as investment funds, promoters, intermediaries and high-net-worth individuals. In recent years played a key role in leading some of Bedell Cristin’s highest-profile corporate finance and real estate acquisition transactions.

Career

Trained Theodore Goddard, Jersey; qualified 2002; associate TG Jersey; legal adviser Investec; associate Bedell Cristin; partner Bedell Group 2012.

Member

Law Society of England and Wales.

Education

University of Southampton (Politics 2:1); College of Law, Guildford (CPE: Distinction); College of Law, Guildford (LPC: Distinction).

Jersey

Banking and finance

Within: Leading individuals

Tim Pearce - Bedell Cristin

Within: Banking and finance

The ‘really strong’ banking and finance offering at Bedell Cristin combines ‘technical quality, turnaround and speed of delivery, and flexibility in the delivery of its services’. Mark Dunlop was part of a multi-jurisdictional team which oversaw the high-value refinancing of existing debt in a REIT group and worked alongside a global law firm on the termination of revolving facilities on behalf of a private equity fund. In other highlights, Alasdair Hunter provided Jersey law advice to a foreign financial services company in connection with senior facilities made available in the context of the acquisition of a Jersey company; Tim Pearce acted as Jersey counsel to both finance parties in connection with euro term loans pertaining to the acquisition of a German life insurer by a Cinven-sponsored structure. Other names to note are Tom Davies, who was recently promoted to partner, managing associate Guy Westmacott, whom clients ‘truly trust’, and senior associate Malcolm Ellis whose vast experience includes overseeing Islamic and shari'ah-compliant financing matters. Simon Hopwood joined Maples and Calder's newly opened Jersey office in September 2018.

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Commercial property

Within: Commercial property

The commercial property offering at Bedell Cristin recently experienced some personnel changes with the departure of Peter Bertram and the arrival of senior associate and new acting head of department Jeff O'Boyle from Collas Crill. Corporate expert Tim Pearce regularly supports the team with complex and high-value transactional matters; he is currently collaborating with O’Boyle to advise a vendor on his sale of shares in a private company which owns a flagship multi-tenanted retail development. Another transactional highlight was Guy Le Sueur’s work for the buyer of the newly constructed Next department store in St Helier. Clients also appoint the firm to handle leasing, loan enforcements and portfolio restructurings. Key clients include JMart, Shawbrook International and ZEDRA Trust.

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Corporate and commercial

Within: Corporate and commercial

Bedell Cristin recently promoted the highly recommended Tom Davies to partner and Guy Westmacott to managing associate. The ‘knowledgeable and efficient’ team represents clients such as JT Group, Aviva, Danske and Macquarie in significant transactions, contract negotiations, and debt and property portfolio acquisitions and dispositions. Westmacott was part of the team which acted for WisdomTree in its acquisition of ETF Securities’ exchange-traded commodity, currency and leveraged businesses, while practice head Tim Pearce led the Jersey advice to private equity investment firm Leonard Green & Partners with regard to its acquisition of intellectual property management and technology company CPA Global. Also notable is the team’s work for Claranet with regard to the Jersey law aspects of a refinancing and private equity investment transaction led by Tikehau Capital. Martin Paul, Alasdair Hunter and Bruce Scott are also key contacts. Simon Hopwood joined Maples and Calder's newly opened Jersey office.

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