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Michael Williams

Michael Williams
Managing Partner, BVI
T +1 284 852 1717
michael.williams@mourantozannes.com

 

Location:

BVI

Year of joining Mourant Ozannes:

2006

Practice Areas:

Banking & Finance, Corporate, Insolvency & Restructuring

Employment history:

Prior to joining Mourant Ozannes, Michael worked at Allen, Allen & Hemsley in Sydney and Clifford Chance in London.

Professional qualifications:

Michael was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2001 (but does not practise English law) and the British Virgin Islands in 2011.

Is a member of:

Michael is a member of the Law Society in England and Wales.

Highlight deals:

Michael's clients include AEA Technology, Deutsche Bank, Experian, Renaissance Capital, Shire, UBS, Velti and WPP.

He has acted for a number of English listed companies in connection with their Jersey migrations including, AEA Technology, Charter, Regus, Shire, Velti and WPP.

Michael's recent deals include:

  • an issue of £304,000,000 9.25% senior secured notes for Aston Martin (acted for arrangers);
  • a €3,000,000,000 euro medium term programme for Experian;
  • an issue of £475,000,000 5.75% guaranteed convertible bonds for WPP; 
  • a US$1,200,000,000 project financing for O3b;
  • an issue of US$400,000,000 7.875 per cent subordinated notes for Burgan Finance No. 1 (Jersey) Limited; and
  • NASDAQ listing and US public offering of shares of Velti plc.

What the directories say:

Legal 500 describes Michael as being "extremely thorough and very responsive", "very impressive" and "particularly good".

T +1 284 852 1717
michael.williams@mourantozannes.com
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