Bedell Cristin is highly active in the Jersey legal market, with wide-ranging expertise in transactional corporate real estate. Assisting a range of notable clients, including some of the world’s largest banks and asset managers, the firm maintains a strong Jersey law offering, also providing support on Guernsey, Cayman Islands and Jersey private client issues. The team is led by the ‘absolutely fantastic’ Tom Davies, an expert in Jersey real-estate with experience handling billion-dollar deals for private equity funds. Co-head Robert Gardner is noted for his commercial litigation and insolvency acumen.
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'Strong team with key individuals in their London office. Cover a lot of key clients in the real estate investment space and have a great working relationship with a number of the key stakeholders in Jersey (trustees, administrators etc) which means they can manage situations before they arise.’
‘Bedell Cristin have a great team, made up of diverse individuals, all talented and ready to step into matters as and when required. They operate efficiently and seamlessly as a team and it is a joy to work with them.’
‘Bedell Cristin provides commercial and astute advice that is well tailored to the transaction. They deliver well on client demands and their availability is second to none.’
‘Tom Davies is a standout partner - commercial, pragmatic and always available.’
‘Such a collaborative team - they are brilliantly joined up between their London and Jersey offices, which makes working with the firm seamless.’
‘Bedell Cristin are incredibly reliable and a safe pair of hands on every deal we use them on.’
‘Highly responsive and quality service, delivered by a friendly team. Very much a collaboration with clients and other service providers and a good experience when transactions are running.’
‘Tom Davies is a bundle of positive energy and a superb client developer, as well as being an expert in his legal field. He hunts in a formidable pack with the team beside him, who are also proactive and pragmatic.’
Key clients
- Angelo Gordon & Co. L.P.
- Aviva Investors
- AXA Real Estate
- BentallGreenOak
- Blackbrook Capital
- BlackRock
- Blackstone portfolio companies
- Boreal IM
- BNP Paribas
- Cairn Capital
Work highlights
- Advised Blackstone in respect of its flagship £1billion+ acquisition facility, involving a multitude of Jersey entities providing the group with substantial financing for future investments to form part of BREP's European property portfolio.
- Advised on LXI's disposal of 66 Travelodge hotels. The team was heavily involved with the entire lifetime of the Jersey structure since its establishment and advised in relation to the 10 Jersey property unit trusts involved in the sale.
- Advised Microsoft on the acquisition of units in the Goodman Logistics PR London 1 Unit Trust. The deal included typical thorough due-diligence and also dealt with a change of trustees, various reorganisation and restructuring steps.
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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
Tom Davies; Robert Gardner