Mourant du Feu & Jeune - Guernsey Lawyers

Our Guernsey lawyers specialise in international financial business. We have particular strength in establishing and advising on private equity, property and hedge funds, drawing on Mourant’s well-established position in the offshore funds world.

Heading the Guernsey operation are partners Darren Bacon and John Lewis.

The main focus of the Guernsey legal office is work within the following practice areas: Finance and Funds. In addition to legal services, our Guernsey office also provides administration and trustee services.

Recent highlight deals for Mourant du Feu & Jeune Guernsey include:

the establishment of a €500 million closed-ended, Euronext-listed investment fund for AXA
the establishment of a $2,100 million closed-ended, Euronext-listed investment fund for Bank America
advising Citigroup in relation to their $1,000 million and $900 million credit facilities made to the Guernsey domiciled KKR and Apollo permanent capital structures
advising The Royal Bank of Scotland plc in relation to two very significant property finance and banking transactions: a £907 million facility to the Propinvest Group (involving due diligence on 28 Guernsey entities) and the Epic (Barchester) refinancing, where Mourant provided Guernsey, Jersey as well as Cayman advice - highlighting Mourant’s truly multi-jurisdictional capability
advising in relation to the incorporation of Celsius Solutions PCC Limited (a Guernsey protected cell company) and the creation of its first two cells. The company has been established as part of a programme of preference share issues, and allows new cells to be created to act as additional issuers, issuing preference shares backed by alternative funding sources. Linklaters LLP advised as to English law
advising Syntaxis in relation to the establishment of a €150 million private equity fund, Syntaxis Mezzanine Fund I L.P. Macfarlanes advised as to English law
advising Granville Baird Capital Partners in relation to an international fund raising of up to €350 million. SJ Berwin advised as to German law
advising O Twelve Estates Limited in relation to a significant number of property acquisitions during 2007. Nabarro advised as to English law
advising Chantrey Limited in relation to Guernsey elements of the Chantrey City Regeneration Fund. Berwin Leighton Paisner advised as to English law

For further information please contact:

Darren Bacon
Partner

John Lewis
Partner

Ben Robins
Partner (Jersey)

Guernsey contact details

First Floor
Dorey Court
Admiral Park
St Peter Port
Guernsey GY1 6HJ
Channel Islands

T +44 (0)1481 749 600
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