Ogier is the firm of choice for a number of notable private equity houses in relation to their acquisitions and disposals of target and portfolio companies, and also for assisting them with their competition law filings to the Guernsey regulator. The core group consists of Bryon Rees, who assists wealth managers with their transactions and guides them through AML/CFT checks, funds expert Tim Clipstone, sought out for his expertise in both structuring and regulatory issues, and Richard Sharp, whose practice spans public and private M&A, and who maintains a particular niche in insurance-sector transactions. James Walsh handles mergers, equity transactions and other financing deals, with Liam Murphy focusing on private M&A.
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Testimonials
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- Very responsive.
- Michelle Watson-Bunn was particularly helpful and mindful of our needs.
- Richard Sharp and Andrew Grant were a great team and inspired confidence throughout the M&A process.
- The team stands out for its knowledge and experience in the insurance M&A market.
- James Walsh has been an outstanding partner to us. I would work with him again without question. Richard Sharp has been solid and dependable. Tobi Oluborode and Raphael Chitambira are definitely associates to watch!
- We work with Bryon Rees and Andrew Grant mostly; they are very responsive, practical, generally available, and knowledgeable in their area.
Key clients
- Warburg Pincus LLV
- BNP Paribas
- Local Pensions Partnership Investments Ltd/GLIL Infrastructure LLP
- KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC
- National Westminster Group plc
- Dunlop BidCo Limited
- Honeywell International
- Brooks Macdonald
- Starwood Capital
- The Ardonagh Group
- Searchlight Capital
- ETC Group
Work highlights
Advised Honeywell on the Guernsey aspects of its $2.16bn all-cash acquisition of Sundyne LLC from Warburg Pincus.
Advised Warburg Pincus on its proposed £2.2bn acquisition of the JTC Group, and the acquisition of the Aztec Group.
Advised NatWest on its £2.7bn bid for the Evelyn Partners Group.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Bryon Rees; Richard Sharp; Tim Clipstone
Other key lawyers
James Walsh; Liam Murphy