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Ogier Offices
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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
(Leading partners)Described by clients as ‘absolute leaders in the space‘, Ogier houses a budding private wealth practice, in addition to its broad transactional offering which often advises on M&A, capital markets, and private equity issues. Nicholas Plowman is recommended for his longstanding expertise in all matters relating to hedge, venture capital, and private equity funds, with a strong emphasis on fund formation, and Nathan Powell maintains a broad corporate finance-focused practice, often advising on pre-IPO investments, public and private M&A, and corporate restructuring matters. Anthony Oakes is noted for his expertise in the full range of debt capital markets mandates involving Islamic, asset, and structured finance, while ‘excellent strategist‘ Oliver Payne stands out due to his broad knowledge of breach of fiduciary duty claims, asset tracing, and cross-border insolvency. Kate Hodson is noted for her distinctive focus on sustainable finance and impact investment, and is particularly active in the Japanese market. Joanne Collett joined from Walkers in May 2024, bringing her experience in bond instruments and enforcement actions brought by lenders. David Nelson has vast knowledge of debt financing transactions and margin lending.