Ian Petherbridge > Collas Crill > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile
Collas Crill Offices
GLATEGNY COURT, PO BOX 140
GLATEGNY ESPLANADE
ST PETER PORT
GY1 4EW
Guernsey
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Ian Petherbridge
Work Department
Corporate, Finance and Funds
Position
Ian is a Senior Associate in the Corporate, Finance and Funds team in Guernsey. He has a transactional practice covering banking, financing as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Ian specialises in banking and finance, energy, infrastructure, mining and commodities, technology and innovation. He has extensive experience advising on acquisition finance, corporate banking, development finance, debt capital markets, investor services, exchange control, global markets, real estate finance, project finance and cross-jurisdictional finance.
He has advised on projects undertaken in African jurisdictions, several European jurisdictions and offshore jurisdictions.
Ian has also been part of teams, or lead teams, on multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions in the oil and gas, TMT, FMCG, real estate, mining, retail and logistics sectors. He has also advised on solar power projects, commodities trading, infrastructure, TMT and AI.
Career
Ian has always worked in private practice, except for two years of his career, where he was in house counsel to the Corporate and Investment Banking Department of Standard Bank Namibia. Ian was also a part time lecturer for three years at the University of Namibia.
Before joining Collas Crill Ian was a Specialist Consultant for Eversheds Sutherland in South Africa.
Ian was admitted as a legal practitioner in the High Court of Namibia in April 2007 and was admitted as a Notary Public in the Supreme Court of Namibia in 2012.
Memberships
Member of the Law Society of Namibia
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Banking and finance
Collas Crill offers its clients multi-faceted banking and finance expertise, advising funds and family offices on financing matters in addition to its core specialisms of real estate and Sharia-compliant financing. Wayne Atkinson heads the practice, supporting lenders and borrowers involved in major commercial real estate transactions. Simon Heggs‘ broad practice encompasses real estate and fund financing, while Ben Le Page, promoted to senior associate in August 2022, is noted for his lender-side work, with further expertise in Islamic finance. Senior associate Ian Petherbridge joined the team from Eversheds Sutherland’s Durban office in March 2022, strengthening the firm’s project finance offering.
Guernsey > Capital markets
Collas Crill receives instruction from both listed clients and those seeking debt or equity listings on TISE. Advising on the structuring of listed securities, public M&A and the migration of listed companies to Guernsey are all core areas of strength. Wayne Atkinson heads the firm’s corporate team, with expertise advising investment funds on fundraising, transactions and regulatory requirements for listings. Simon Heggs is the firm’s capital markets specialist, focusing on issues concerning public equity and debt, and assisting with listings on TISE and the LSE. Senior associate Ian Petherbridge joined the practice from Eversheds Sutherland South Africa’s Durban office in June 2022, bringing with him expertise in debt transactions.