David Nelson
Global Guide 2024
Band 4 : Offshore: Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds
Band 4
About
Provided by David Nelson
Practice Areas
Asset Finance; Banking and Finance; CAYLUX; Debt Capital Markets; Derivatives; Fund Finance; Islamic Finance; Leveraged Finance; Private Equity; Real Estate Finance; Structured Finance; Sustainable Finance; Regulatory
Career
David Nelson is part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Restructuring & Corporate Recovery team. He specialises in refinancing, restructuring of loan financing and distressed debt investment. His achievements include advising a lender (a global alternative investment firm headquartered in Hong Kong) on the sale of its non-performing loan made to a BVI company; advising an investor in a convertible loan made to a global education provider to assist with its financial restructuring; and advising lenders and borrowers on numerous loan amendments, extensions and restructurings in a distressed context.
David is part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Private Equity team. He acts for private equity sponsors and lenders to them, on financing transactions, including cross-border leveraged and acquisition financing transactions, margin loans, minority ‘back leverage’ financings, mezzanine financings, fund-level financings, syndicated facilities and loan restructurings.
David was recognised in Asian Legal Businesss' 2018 list of Asia's Top 40 Lawyers Under 40.
David trained with Allen & Overy in London and qualified into its Banking team. After working in the Banking & Capital Markets team of Devonshires Solicitors in London, he moved to Hong Kong in 2013, where he joined the Banking team of Linklaters. Whilst at Linklaters, David did a secondment to a major international bank as legal support to its Leveraged and Acquisition Finance team.
Prior to joining Ogier, David was a Senior Associate in the Banking team of another offshore law firm, based in Hong Kong.
David is a graduate of Durham University, where he obtained a first-class degree in law. He received a distinction in the Legal Practitioners' Course from the College of Law, London.
Languages Spoken
David speaks Mandarin (basic business proficiency).
Chambers Review
Global
David Nelson is a well-reputed finance lawyer who advises on BVI and Cayman Islands law. He assists with take-private financing, acquisition financing and debt financing.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David has been our choice of offshore counsel given his excellent client service and responsiveness."
"He has extensive knowledge and experience advising on the BVI and Cayman law aspects of a variety of loan financing transactions. David is our go-to contact for offshore law firm expertise."
"David has been our choice of offshore counsel given his excellent client service and responsiveness."
"He has extensive knowledge and experience advising on the BVI and Cayman law aspects of a variety of loan financing transactions. David is our go-to contact for offshore law firm expertise."