Matthew Macfarlane > Ogier > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile

Ogier
REDWOOD HOUSE
ST JULIAN'S AVENUE
ST PETER PORT
GY1 1WA
Guernsey

Position

Managing Associate

Career

Matthew advises a variety of financial institutions and companies on a wide range of banking, derivatives, corporate, finance and restructuring transactions, predominantly of a multi-jurisdictional nature.

A Scottish qualified solicitor, Matthew is a prize-winning graduate from the University of Edinburgh with a particular focus on banking and finance transactions. With a background in commercial litigation and general corporate work, Matthew assists on a wide variety of banking and finance transactions, predominantly of a multi-jurisdictional nature, including leveraged, acquisition, real estate, asset financing and listings.

Matthew is part of Ogier’s multi-disciplinary Private Equity team. He specialises in banking and finance, with experience in corporate advisory work. His achievements include working as part of a cross-border Ogier team advising Boston-based private equity firm ABRY Partners on a significant growth investment in Options Technology, a leading global provider of technology services to customers in the financial services sector. He advised Aroundtown SA and CPI Property Group on their cash offer to acquire Globalworth, the largest office investor and landlord of choice in CEE. Additionally, he also helped advise a syndicate of lenders in connection with a USD$600million revolving loan facility to a government-owned finance institution and acted for a large United States bank in connection with a USD$2.1billion capital call revolving credit made available to a high profile, well-known private investment firm.

Education

Admitted in:
2013 – Scotland

Lawyer Rankings

Guernsey > Banking and finance

Described by one client as ‘practical in its approach,’ the team at Ogier assists clients with a range of financing matters, notably acquisition, real estate and fund financing, as well as restructuring and enforcement issues. Christopher Jones co-leads the practice, advising on cross-border finance transactions, including those which require Sharia compliance; high yield bonds; and regulatory matters. Paul Chanter acts as the group’s other co-lead, and is particularly noted for advising on leveraged finance matters. Consultant Michaela Jesson advises on secured lending in addition to a range of finance structures, while Matthew Macfarlane, promoted to managing associate in February 2023, advises on multi-jurisdictional financing facilities.