Ann Halliday > Babbé LLP > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile
Babbé LLP Offices
La Vieille Cour
La Plaiderie
St Peter Port
GY1 1WG
Guernsey
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Ann Halliday
Work Department
Banking & Finance
Corporate & Commercial
Structuring
Investment Funds
Regulatory
Position
Counsel
Ann holds the position of Counsel within the Corporate team at Babbé. She has over twenty years experience as an English qualified solicitor specialising in corporate, banking and finance law. She has an established and impressive background in commercial and retail banking, corporate advisory, organisational restructuring and providing advice on a wide range of multi-jurisdictional lending, security structuring and regulatory matters. She has extensive experience in advising leading banks and financial institutions on financial transactions in a timely and commercially minded manner.
Career
Ann joined Babbé’s corporate team in 2021 with extensive experience in Guernsey’s legal sector, having worked for offshore law firms in Guernsey for 14 years.
Ann started her career as a banker and spent a number of years in banking, qualifying as an Associate of the London Institute of Banking and Finance. Ann decided to follow a career in law and, following her qualification as an English solicitor, she worked in general practice and in-house as a legal manager with a leading financial institution before moving to Guernsey in 2007.
Memberships
Associate of the London Institute of Banking and Finance
Education
Admitted as a Solicitor by The Law Society in England – 1997
Professional Skills Course – providers included The College of Law
Legal Practice Course with Merit, Nottingham Trent Law School
LLB – University of Central England
ACIB (Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers)
Higher National Certificate in Business Studies with distinction
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Corporate and M&A
The ‘proactive and collaborative’ Babbé LLP team advises on international M&A, and local regulatory and advisory issues, with a particular specialisation in assisting investment managers with the establishment of Guernsey-domiciled funds and associated transactions. Leading the practice is Tristan Ozanne, who offers combined M&A and banking and finance expertise. Counsel Ann Halliday is noted for her retail and commercial banking practice, while associate Amy Parker, who joined the firm from a South African investment manager in June 2022, handles private M&A and corporate restructuring.
Guernsey > Banking and finance
Babbé LLP advises clients on a broad range of banking and finance matters, including real estate, securities and structured finance, as well as multi-jurisdictional financing arrangements, including those that necessitate Sharia-compliant structures. Leading the team is Tristan Ozanne, who assists lenders and borrowers with cross-border real estate and secured finance deals. Counsel Ann Halliday regularly advises on the drafting and negotiation of LMA documents. Associate Amy Parker joined the firm from a financial services company in June 2022, and focuses on securities transactions, in addition to corporate governance and dispute resolution.