October 2024 saw Appleby expand its banking and finance team with the arrivals of Dylan Latimer from Bedell Cristin and Tristan Ozanne from Babbé LLP, expanding its lender-side capacity when it comes to structuring or amending facilities ranging from fund and acquisition financing to revolving credit facilities. Latimer offers expertise in both fund and real estate financing, while Ozanne is noted for his advice to both bank and private credit lenders. The team is headed by Jeremy Berchem, who handles lender and borrowers-side aspects of acquisition, asset and subscription facilities, and debt financing specialist Stuart Tyler. In September of 2025, Kate Ovenden joined the group, also from Bedell Cristin.
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- 'Partner led, commercial and pragmatic, with an unrivalled international offshore network.'
- 'Serious, experienced heavy hitters with a feel for the market, understanding the value of practical commercial advice.'
- 'Excellent technical knowledge, great commercial awareness, very responsive, quick to understand our aims, nonsense-free service and excellent people to spend time with!'
- 'Dylan Latimer was responsive, calm and orderly.'
- 'The team has been around for a long time and is a team I have instructed for the last 12 years for Guernsey-related matters, including some of the highest value and most complex fund finance matters in Europe. The team takes a very commercial approach to negotiations and their longevity in the market is extremely useful during negotiation.'
- 'Jeremy Berchem is knowledgeable, efficient and commercial. He has worked on some of my most complex financings. I trust Jeremy on all of my deals with a Guernsey aspect. He is always available and responsive.'
Key clients
- Bank of America
- Bank Julius Baer
- Barclays Bank Plc
- BMO Bank N.A.
- Deutsche Bank
- HSBC Group
- ICG Real Estate Debt Investments S.a r.l
- Investec Group
- JPMorgan Chase Bank
- Lloyds Banking Group
- LondonMetric Property Plc
- Manhattan Loft Gardens Limited
Work highlights
Acted for Investec Bank plc in connection with nine fund and property finance transactions in 2024.
Acted for HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) S.A., Guernsey Branch in over twenty transactions in 2024, lending to HNWIs and their structures.
Lawyers
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Jeremy Berchem; Stuart Tyler
Other key lawyers
Dylan Latimer; Tristan Ozanne; Kate Ovenden; Leona Maharaj