Tom Carey > Carey Olsen > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile
Carey Olsen Offices
PO BOX 98, CAREY HOUSE
LES BANQUES
ST PETER PORT
GY1 4BZ
Guernsey
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Tom Carey
Work Department
Banking and Finance; Corporate; Investment Funds; Restructuring and Insolvency; Family Office; Regulatory
Position
Tom is a partner is the corporate and finance team. He advises clients both locally and internationally on a wide variety of corporate transactions including private equity, investment funds and restructurings. Tom acts for asset managers, banks and fund promoters on the structuring and establishment of closed-ended and open-ended collective investment schemes. He also advises on corporate transactions including insolvency and restructuring as well as banking and real estate finance. He specialises in permanent capital vehicles, CISE, AIM and Main Market listings as well as all aspects of private equity. Tom was listed in the ‘International Who’s Who of Funds Lawyers’ 2014.
Career
Tom began his career with a training contract at Norton Rose in 1998-2000. He qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in October 2000 and then joined the corporate finance team at Norton Rose in 2000-2002. He was in-house counsel at Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited from 2002 to 2004. He joined Carey Olsen in August 2004 and was made partner in 2008. Tom was appointed as a non-voting member of the Board of Commerce & Employment within the States of Guernsey in 2012.
Tom is Secretary of the Guernsey Bar Council.
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Banking and finance
(Leading partners)Carey Olsen acts for a client base consisting of both lenders and borrowers on fund, acquisition, and property financing matters, including an increasing NAV lending practice and a growing focus on end-of-life facilities. Practice head Andrew Boyce
specialises in structuring fund finance facilities, which dovetails with his expertise in fund formation, with additional experience overseeing capital calls and leveraged financing deals. Ben Morgan acts for funds on downstream banking and finance transactions, with Tom Carey and Annette Alexander both supporting a roster of funds clients on fund formation and financing arrangements.
Guernsey > Corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Carey Olsen is the ‘standout in the market’ for transactional advice in the Guernsey market, and is particularly active on behalf of private equity clients, advising on all aspects of acquisitions and disposals. Corporate clients additionally come to the firm for assistance with restructuring programs. Leading the team are Tom Carey, a private equity specialist who also brings experience in the structuring of closed and open-ended collective investment schemes, and Tony Lane, whose practice encompasses transactions done via schemes of arrangement and IPOs. Andrew Boyce is renowned for his work on the structuring of private equity funds, in addition to his expertise in finance transactions. Arya Hashemi focuses on cross-border M&A and assists clients with the competition law aspects of such transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance Guernsey
- Corporate and M&A Guernsey
- Leading partners Guernsey > Corporate and M&A
- Leading partners Guernsey > Banking and finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial property
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Insurance
- Investment funds
- Private client, trusts and tax