Described by clients as ‘absolute leaders in the space’, Ogier houses a budding private wealth practice, in addition to its broad transactional offering which often advises on M&A, capital markets, and private equity issues. Nicholas Plowman is recommended for his longstanding expertise in all matters relating to hedge, venture capital, and private equity funds, with a strong emphasis on fund formation, and Nathan Powell maintains a broad corporate finance-focused practice, often advising on pre-IPO investments, public and private M&A, and corporate restructuring matters. Anthony Oakes is noted for his expertise in the full range of debt capital markets mandates involving Islamic, asset, and structured finance, while ‘excellent strategist’ Oliver Payne stands out due to his broad knowledge of breach of fiduciary duty claims, asset tracing, and cross-border insolvency. Kate Hodson is noted for her distinctive focus on sustainable finance and impact investment, and is particularly active in the Japanese market. Joanne Collett joined from Walkers in May 2024, bringing her experience in bond instruments and enforcement actions brought by lenders. David Nelson has vast knowledge of debt financing transactions and margin lending.
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Testimonials
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‘Rachel Huang is one of the lawyers we have worked with the most in recent years. Rachel has extensive experience and outstanding work ability in the field of cross-border financing involving Greater China. She is able to respond to client requirements in a timely manner and provide practical and effective solutions.’
‘Justin Davis, great litigator, full knowledge of BVI law. Oliver Payne is an excellent strategist.’
‘Really strong team in HK with several market leading partners. Link up very well with their other offices in the Caribbean to provide timely and quality advice.’
‘Joanne Collett, Oliver Payne, Justin Davis and Edwin Gomez comprise one of if not the most experienced senior team of offshore practitioners in Hong Kong currently. Absolute leaders in the space and working on most of the major cases.’
‘Ogier team works efficiently, responsive and flexible to help clients resolving legal issues.’
‘Strength in depth, responsive, commercial, a well-oiled machine under the very capable leadership of Nathan Powell, the global head of corporate.’
‘Nathan Powell is global head of corporate based out of Hong Kong. Very commercial and knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. He leads a strong and very capable corporate team.’
Key clients
- Yuexiu Property
- Partners Capital Investment Group
- Siegfried Asset Management Limited
- The joint liquidators of Three Arrows Capital Ltd and DRP Panama Inc.
- Tianrui (International) Holding Limited
- Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp.
- Prime Number Acquisition I Corp
- First Beijing Investment Limited
- Project Kingston
- International Finance Corporation
Work highlights
- Provided BVI legal advice and issuing legal opinions in support of Yuexiu Property for its CSRC filing.
- Advised Siegfried Asset Management Limited on the Cayman law aspects of the fund launch ( Siegfried Global trade Finance Fund SPC and Siegfried Global Trade Finance Fund SPII). This included preparing the private placement memorandum and other fund documents, and assisting with the registration of the fund with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.
- Acted as the British Virgin Islands Counsel for DRB in the application to appoint joint provisional liquidators and winding up application against 3AC. Subsequently, the firm now acts on behalf of the joint liquidators of 3AC. The firm advises the joint liquidators in the liquidation process, including creditors meetings, the relevant investigations and has general oversight of the multi-jurisdictional proceedings.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Nicholas Plowman; Nathan Powell; Anthony Oakes; Oliver Payne; Kate Hodson
Other key lawyers
David Nelson; Justin Davis; Florence Chan; Cecilia Li; Lin Han; Rachel Huang; Alan Wong; Yuki Yan; Grace Gao; Joanne Collett; Edwin Gomez