About

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  • Appleby Isle of Man’s Corporate and Finance group continues to be involved in often high value, complex transactions taking place in all three of the Crown Dependencies. The Isle of Man group is double the size of our nearest competitor, allowing us to provide expertise in a number of areas including commercial property, funds, insurance, shipping and aviation, mergers & acquisitions and banking work.
  • The group now has 7 BVI qualified lawyers in our Isle of Man office, 5 of whom are Partners. We continue to work closely with our colleagues in Appleby’s BVI office to provide easy access to BVI legal advice for clients including banks, governments, lessors and lessees, joint ventures and other project developers.
  • Our group regularly takes cross-border corporate & commercial work involving Appleby offices in one of the eight jurisdictions in which we operate. Our clients appreciate our ability to provide one point of contact, which enables them to reduce their exposure and involvement to numerous offshore firms and, as such, reduce inconsistencies in the advice given and control their costs.

Chambers Review

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Corporate & Finance - Isle of Man
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Band 1
What the team is known for

Appleby is considered a first port of call by financial institutions for a wide range of M&A and transactional matters. The firm offers a strong roster of lawyers with considerable cross-border expertise, including noted strength in British Virgin Islands law. Appleby has notable expertise in real estate finance and when handling work for aviation sector clients. It is also experienced in representing publicly traded companies, handling shareholder disputes and IPOs.

Work Highlights

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  • Appleby acted as Isle of Man legal advisers to Blackstone on its EUR21 billion recapitalisation of its pan-European logistics group Mileway.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Juan Thornley
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Juan Thornley
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Band 2

Juan Thornley assists companies, banks and other financial institutions with a range of corporate matters including M&A and stock listings.

"Juan is very methodical and considered in his approach. He's also not afraid of challenging perceived orthodoxy in tricky areas."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Isle of Man

Corporate & Finance

Juan Thornley
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Juan Thornley
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Members

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Alexandra Dernie

Claire Milne WS

Darryl Jago

Eleanor Harding

Garry Manley

Head of Department

Katherine Garrood

Melissa Wong

Michelle Brook

Sophia Howell Evans

Tom Brook