About

Provided by Carey Olsen

Carey Olsen is the largest law firm in Jersey with 20-plus partners and 90-plus associates. We offer our clients the full range of corporate and finance, investment funds, dispute resolution and litigation, trust and private wealth as well as property legal advice.

We act for a diverse range of international and local organisations and represent more LSE-listed clients than any other offshore law firm (Corporate Advisers Rankings Guide). 

Our lawyers are skilled at creating new structures for commercial growth, advising on public and private mergers and acquisitions and completing exchange-based listings, as well as advising boards and shareholders.

The scale of our corporate practice enables us to structure the team according to our role, whether we are providing focused advice directly to our clients or acting in partnership with onshore advisers on complex international transactions. We match the level of resource to your requirements, expectations and deadlines, giving you the commercial agility to achieve your objectives.

Chambers Review

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Corporate & Finance - Jersey
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Band 1
What the team is known for

Carey Olsen maintains its leading reputation for significant corporate matters, with considerable expertise in M&A, restructuring and IPOs. The team also offers excellent capabilities in securitisation and structured financing transactions. The firm counts a number of former magic circle corporate lawyers among its highly regarded roster of practitioners and offers expertise in Jersey schemes of arrangement.

Work Highlights

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  • Carey Olsen advised Permira funds on the take-private of Mimecast. The all-cash transaction valued Mimecast at approximately USD5.8 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Alex Ohlsson
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Alex Ohlsson
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Eminent Practitioners

Alex Ohlsson serves as managing partner of Carey Olsen and is well regarded for his wide-ranging corporate experience.

"Alex has acute commercial awareness and the ability to think of sophisticated structures."

Guy Coltman
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Guy Coltman
Head of Corporate & Finance
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Band 1

Guy Coltman serves as head of Carey Olsen's Jersey corporate team. He is well regarded for his work on high-value corporate transactions, including M&A, IPOs and corporate finance.

"Guy is an excellent lawyer."

Kate Andrews
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Kate Andrews
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Band 1

Kate Andrews operates a noteworthy finance-focused practice where she advises on a range of matters including acquisition financing and securitisation. She represents an array of clients including investment managers and companies.

"Kate absolutely understands what we are looking for and cuts out all of the noise to boil matters down to the main issues."

"Kate Andrews is an outstanding lawyer and a standout practitioner in the offshore market. She's incredibly responsive, committed to deal execution, and quick on her feet to provide pragmatic and complex solutions."

David Taylor
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David Taylor
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Band 3

David Taylor regularly assists clients with the Jersey aspects of high-value M&A and capital markets transactions.

"David is a lovely lawyer to work with. He is very good on complex restructuring and understands the commercial issues very well. You know you're in safe hands when you're with him."

"David is extremely knowledgeable and responsive, and will work to find a practical solution to the problem presented."

Peter German
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Peter German
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Band 3

Peter German sustains a noteworthy practice encompassing corporate and banking elements. He frequently advises banks, asset managers and other corporate entities on real estate and acquisition financing transactions.

"Peter is our go-to lawyer in Jersey. He's super-responsive, technically excellent and very commercially savvy."

"Peter acts for some really top-notch borrower clients."

Robin Smith
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Robin Smith
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Band 3

Robin Smith acts for a range of clients including investment funds and lenders. He offers particular strengths with regard to real estate finance matters.

"Robin is very dependable, providing very well-considered commercial advice."

"He is approachable and experienced."

Simon Marks
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Simon Marks
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Band 3

Simon Marks wins praise for his capital markets-focused practice. His expertise is wide-ranging and he is able to advise clients on everything from debt issuances to securitisation and structured products.

"Simon is very familiar with the market, responsive, and able to provide considered advice on a range of complex structural and regulatory queries."

Ashley Morrison
Ashley Morrison
Associates to watch

Ashley Morrison has a growing reputation for her ability to advise clients on complex finance transactions, most notably those involving securitisation or structured finance.

"Ashley is an up-and-coming finance and capital markets specialist."

Ranked Lawyers at
Carey Olsen

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Jersey

Corporate & Finance

Alex Ohlsson
E
Alex Ohlsson
E
Eminent Practitioners
Guy Coltman
1
Guy Coltman
Head of Corporate & Finance
1
Band 1
Kate Andrews
1
Kate Andrews
1
Band 1
David Taylor
3
David Taylor
3
Band 3
Peter German
3
Peter German
3
Band 3
Robin Smith
3
Robin Smith
3
Band 3
Simon Marks
3
Simon Marks
3
Band 3
Ashley Morrison
Ashley Morrison
Associates to watch

Members

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Aldo Plater

Andrea Steel

Arindam Madhuryya

Ashley Morrison

Claire Le Quesne

Colin Masterton

David Patterson

David Taylor

Fiona Dalton

Guy Coltman

Guy Coltman

Head of Department

James Willmott

Katherine Tresca

Laura Healy

Lauren Gray

Lizzie Chamberlain

Mark Slater

Matthew Ecobichon

Nick Ghazi

Nienke Malan

Rebecca McQuillan

Rose Clements

Russell Layton

Simon Marks

Sophie Hancock

Thomas MacAdie