David Nelson > Ogier > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
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David Nelson
Position
Partner
Career
David is a Partner in Ogier’s Asian finance practice, based in Hong Kong. He has extensive experience advising on the BVI and Cayman law aspects of a broad range of debt financing transactions, including leveraged and acquisition finance, fund finance, margin lending, structured finance, real estate finance and secured and unsecured general corporate lending.
David Nelson is part of Ogier’s multi-disciplinary Restructuring & Corporate Recovery team. He specialises in refinancing, restructuring of loan financing and distressed debt investment. His achievements include advising a lender (a global alternative investment firm headquartered in Hong Kong) on the sale of its non-performing loan made to a BVI company; advising an investor in a convertible loan made to a global education provider to assist with its financial restructuring; and advising lenders and borrowers on numerous loan amendments, extensions and restructurings in a distressed context.
David is part of Ogier’s multi-disciplinary Private Equity team. He acts for private equity sponsors and lenders to them, on financing transactions, including cross-border leveraged and acquisition financing transactions, margin loans, minority ‘back leverage’ financings, mezzanine financings, fund-level financings, syndicated facilities and loan restructurings.
David was recognised in Asian Legal Businesss’ 2018 list of Asia’s Top 40 Lawyers Under 40.
David trained with Allen & Overy in London and qualified into its Banking team. After working in the Banking & Capital Markets team of Devonshires Solicitors in London, he moved to Hong Kong in 2013, where he joined the Banking team of Linklaters. Whilst at Linklaters, David did a secondment to a major international bank as legal support to its Leveraged and Acquisition Finance team.
Prior to joining Ogier, David was a Senior Associate in the Banking team of another offshore law firm, based in Hong Kong.
David is a graduate of Durham University, where he obtained a first class degree in law. He received a distinction in the Legal Practitioners’ Course from the College of Law, London.
Languages
Mandarin
Education
Admitted in:
2010 – England & Wales
2019 – British Virgin Islands
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Offshore law firms
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘very capable, responsive and user-friendly’ team at Ogier has excellent traction in Greater China and throughout Asia Pacific, and provides ‘high-quality legal advice’ on the BVI and Cayman Island considerations to clients across a broad range of transactional and litigation work. Leveraging strong language skills and capability on the ground in Beijing and Shanghai, the firm is particularly effective at advising PRC clients across a range of corporate and securities work, including advice on ECM and DCM listings on the HKSE. In this context, the ‘commercial, proactive and responsive’ Nathan Powell has recently handled some liability management work for beleaguered PRC property issues, as well as handling a considerable volume of de-SPAC-related M&A activity. Able to read and speak Chinese, Anthony Oakes is well-placed to advise Chinese clients and provides ‘hands on, experienced and practical’ advice across a range of banking and finance mandates, including non-contentious corporate restructuring. Investment funds work remains the jewel in the firm’s crown, however, and under the guidance of the vastly experienced Nicholas Plowman, the office continues to advise Asian and international fund managers, including within the private equity and hedge fund space, across a range of fund formation, regulatory and investment matters. Kate Hodson is also well regarded within the asset management space and has a particular niche advising on Sustainable Investing and Impact funds. Drawing upon his ‘vast tactical and strategic insight’, Oliver Payne is well-positioned to provide Cayman Island and BVI litigation advice, including as it relates to winding-up proceedings and minority shareholder disputes. Of the more junior partners, David Nelson provides ‘knowledgeable, diligent and hands-on’ advice on take-private financing, acquisition financing and debt financing.