Alistair Horn

Mourant Law LP Partner

"Ali Horn has been particularly supportive of us as a new manager... He has a rare mix of exceptional technical ability and deep commercial intuition"

Legal 500 UK

Overview

Overview

I joined Mourant’s Jersey office in 2005 and subsequently completed a secondment with Jersey Finance, where I coordinated areas of commercial law reform with industry and government representatives.

I advise real estate, private equity and hedge fund managers and fund promoters and I have helped establish multiple high-profile investment platforms.

I specialise in advising on the establishment, restructuring and financing of investment structures, equity raises, joint ventures, carried interest schemes alongside investor EGMs and investor relations.

My clients include ActivumSG, Alcentra, Alphabet, Blackstone, Nuveen Real Estate, Société Générale, UBS and Vitol.

Work Highlights

Advised Cornerstone Private Equity LLP in relation to the establishment of their Jersey investment platform.

Advised Vitol and NISA in relation their joint venture arrangement to invest in a range of carbon avoidance and removals projects.

Advised UBS in connection with the establishment of its life sciences real estate fund.

Advised Aristata Capital in respect of the establishment of Aristata Impact Litigation Fund 1 dedicated to driving positive social and environmental change.

Advised Chorus Aviation Inc. on the acquisition of Falko Regional Aircraft Limited for approximately US$855 million.

Advised Lyxor in connection with the acquisition of its Jersey based hedge fund platform by Amduni.

Advised Eden Block in connection with the establishment of its first specialist venture capital fund dedicated to blockchain infrastructure investment.

Advised Queensgate in connection with the acquisition of Grange hotels for circa £1 billion.

Advised China Investment Corporation in connection with its €12.3 billion acquisition of Logicor from Blackstone.

Advised Sole Shipping AS in relation to the establishment of their shipping equity funds.

Advised Alcentra Limited in relation to the establishment of the Alcentra European Direct Lending Fund with €850 million of investor commitments.

Advised ActivumSG Capital Management Limited in relation to the establishment of its Jersey real estate funds with over €2 billion of investor commitments.

Advised Henderson Global Investors in connection with its US$22.6 billion joint venture with TIAA-CREFA.

Advised CVC Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition of a controlling interest in Formula One.

“Alistair is an excellent client-first lawyer with strong commercial awareness and technical understanding.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2026

“He handles challenging problems in the least burdensome way possible to achieve desired commercial and regulatory outcomes.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2026

“Standout partner.”

Legal 500 UK 2026

“Alistair is highly responsive and coordinates a seamless service. He is also clearly well versed in key market developments.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2025

“Thoughtful and commercial.”

Legal 500 UK 2025

“Alistair is one of the go-to lawyers in Jersey when it comes to investment fund-related matters.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2024

“An impressively calm lawyer.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2024

“Alistair Horn is a ‘go to’ contact for Jersey structuring matters – he is highly responsive, pragmatic and collaborative in his approach and well-informed on industry developments.”

Legal 500 UK 2024

“Bright, responsive and personable.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2023

“Alistair Horn is always available for pragmatic, solutions-based advice and goes the extra mile where required.”

Legal 500 2022

“He is commercially-minded, client-focused and sees the bigger picture.”

Chambers and Partners 2021

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