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Provided by David Nelson

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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).

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Offshore: Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds - Asia-Pacific Region
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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.

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