Darren Bacon

Overview

I’m a Partner at Mourant Ozannes (Guernsey) LLP in the Guernsey Corporate practice specialising in investment funds in a range of sectors, including infrastructure, private equity, real estate and debt, acting for both listed and private structures. I also regularly advise on a range of corporate transactions.

Before moving to the island, I trained and worked in the City of London.

Professional qualifications

• Advocate, Guernsey
• Solicitor, England and Wales (currently non-practising)

Memberships

• Guernsey Bar
• Guernsey International Legal Association
• GIFA Executive Committee

Work highlights

• Provided Guernsey legal advice in respect of the establishment of HgCapital 8 and HgCapital Mercury 2 Guernsey Structure with a total value of £3.1bn
• Advised on the successful raising of a new Guernsey Fund, the fourth iCON Infrastructure fund, iCON Infrastructure Partners IV LP with a total value of €1.2bn
• Advised Labtech Investments Limited on its contractual takeover of LSE-listed MarketTech Holdings, in a transaction that value MarketTech at £892.5 million
• Advising John Laing Environmental Assets Group Limited on all Guernsey-related aspects of its raising of £160 million by way of a placing of ordinary shares listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
• Representing Japan Residential Investment Company Limited on its takeover via a Guernsey scheme of arrangement raising £152.6 million
• Advising OpCapita on the closing of its second fund, OpCapita Consumer Opportunities Fund II LP, raising €350 million

What the directories say

In Chambers and Partners UK 2024, Darren is individually ranked in Offshore: Corporate and Financing including Investment Funds. A source comments: "Darren is my go-to Guernsey funds lawyer."

In Legal 500 UK 2024, Darren is recognised in the prestigious Hall of Fame for Investment Funds, and as a Leading Individual in Capital Markets. A source comments: "Darren Bacon is our go-to contact for all transactional work. He is very knowledgeable and responsive."

Darren is recognised as a Market Leader in IFLR1000 2023.

In Legal 500 UK 2023, Darren is recognised in the prestigious Hall of Fame for Investment Funds, and as a Leading Individual in Capital Markets. A source commends him for being 'technically capable and a pleasure to deal with.'

Darren is individually ranked in Chambers and Partners UK 2023 in Offshore: Corporate and Finance including Investment Funds.

Darren is listed as Market Leader in IFLR1000 in 2022.  

Legal 500, 2022 lists Darren as 'Responsive, knowledgeable and has a commercial approach to issue resolution.'

'Darren Bacon is very user-friendly and responsive - a pleasure to deal with', Legal 500, 2021.

Chambers UK 2021 states 'he is responsive, knowledgeable and has a commercial approach to issue resolution.'

In Legal 500 UK 2020, Darren Bacon was listed as a Leading Individual in Capital Markets.

In IFLR1000 2020, he was recognised as a Market Leader. 

Darren Bacon's clients report that he is 'a very strong offshore lawyer,' highlighting that 'he is plain-speaking and explains issues well.' Chambers and Partners UK, 2019.

Darren Bacon 'gets the job done well with minimum fuss,' Legal 500 UK, 2018.

'Darren Bacon is 'very responsive with a high degree of pragmatism backed up with commercial skills,' notes one source who goes on to say: 'His experience shows through, he is an impressive individual well respected by clients and peers alike',' Chambers UK, 2017.

Chambers and Partners UK, 2017 lists Darren as a Ranked Lawyer.

'Darren is described as "approachable, friendly and proactive"' Legal 500 UK, 2016.

IFLR1000, 2016, ranks Darren as a Leading Lawyer in Banking, Financial Services Regulatory, Investment Funds, Corporate and M&A, Private Equity Funds.

'Darren 'is a safe pair of hands on investment funds.' Chambers UK, 2015. Darren is ranked in Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds in the guide.

Darren is 'pragmatic and willing to please', and is ranked as a Leading Individual and Recommended Lawyer in the area of Investment Funds by Legal 500 UK, 2015.