Paul Chanter > Ogier > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile
Ogier Offices
REDWOOD HOUSE
ST JULIAN'S AVENUE
ST PETER PORT
GY1 1WA
Guernsey
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Paul Chanter
Work Department
Banking and Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Paul regularly advises a wide range of financial institutions, alternative lenders and companies on banking, derivatives, corporate and finance transactions, predominantly of a multi-jurisdictional nature. He also advises on leveraged finance transactions and high yield listings on the International Stock Exchange.
Paul is also part of Ogier’s multi-disciplinary Restructuring & Corporate Recovery team. He specialises in refinancing, corporate restructuring and reorganisation, and formal insolvency procedures, with experience in schemes of arrangement. He regularly advises upon refinancing, restructuring and reorganisation strategies, together with security enhancement, enforcement of security and insolvency procedures.
Education
Paul holds a Bachelor of Laws in English and French law from King’s College London, and a Maîtrise en Droit from Université Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne. He qualified as an English Solicitor in 2009 and as a Guernsey Advocate in 2016.
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)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.
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