Mourant Ozannes have acted as sole Jersey legal adviser to Polyus Gold International Limited in relation to the sale of shares and global depositary receipts in Polyus Gold representing approximately 7.5% of its issued share capital.
Leading offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has advised European private equity firm Cinven on the Jersey aspects of its acquisition of the Jersey headquartered patent annuity business, CPA Global.
Matthew Shaxson, Managing Associate, and Suzanne Borrowman, Associate, in Jersey. Gavin Farrell, Partner, and Paul Waldron, Associate, in Guernsey advised Morgan Stanley on the Jersey and Guernsey regulatory implications in connection with the change of ultimate ownership of Quilter & Co Limited.
Mourant Ozannes worked with Jersey's Council of Ministers on all aspects in establishing the Historic Abuse Redress Scheme, the Scheme to provide financial compensation to the victims of sexual and/or unlawful physical abuse suffered when in the full-time residential care of the States of Jersey from 9 May 1945 to 31 December 1994.
Acting for new client, CBPE Capital LLP, in its acquisition (subject to regulatory approval) of a minority stake in JTC Group, one of Jersey's leading independent providers of trust company and fund administration services.
Mourant Ozannes advised Collins Stewart on the regulatory implications of the change of control of Collins Stewart (CI) Limited, a registered person under the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998, on the acquisition of its parent company Collins Stewart Hawkpoint plc by Canaccord Financial, Inc.
Leading offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has advised long-standing client WNS (Holdings) Limited on its public offering of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on the New York Stock Exchange.
Ben Robins and Leanne Wallser advised Switzerland-based HBM Partners on the launch of their latest healthcare fund, HBM BioCapital II Fund.
Mourant Ozannes has acted as Jersey legal adviser to Charter International, the FTSE250 engineering group in relation to its high profile public takeover by Colfax Holdings UK Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Colfax Corporation.
Clifford Chance and Mourant Ozannes worked on an application for order of the Royal Court for a transfer of long term insurance business from SLFC Assurance (UK) Limited to Sun Life Assurance of Canada Limited in respect of Guernsey resident policyholders (and in line with concurrent Jersey and UK applications), under the Insurance Business (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002.
The Jersey Property team (Wendy Lambert, Gavin Renault, Lindsey Power, Sonia Smith and others), the Jersey FinCorp team (Matthew Shaxson) and the Guernsey Funds team, (Darren Stephens) worked together to assist the Cenkos managed fund, the Channel Islands Property Fund, in its latest Channel Island commercial property acquisition.
Norton Rose and Mourant Ozannes worked on an application for an order of the Royal Court of Jersey for the transfer of general insurance business from Direct Line Insurance plc, Churchill Insurance Company Limited and The National Insurance and Guarantee Corporation Limited to U K Insurance Limited in respect of business carried on by the transferors in or from within Jersey (and in line with concurrent UK application), under Article 27 of and Schedule 2 to the Insurance Business (Jersey) Law 1996.
Mourant Ozannes lawyers Ben Robins and Kirsten Faichnie have advised on the Jersey legal aspects of the establishment of a new English limited partnership, Accent Equity 2012 LP, which is managed by a Jersey general partner and advised by a Swedish advisor, Accent Equity Partners AB.
Mourant Ozannes acted for SPX Corporation in connection with its acquisition of CLYDEUNION Pumps.
Herbert Smith and Mourant Ozannes worked on an application for order of the Royal Court for a transfer of long term insurance business from Friends Provident Life Assurance Limited, BUPA Health Assurance Limited and Friends Provident Pensions Limited to Friends Provident Life and Pensions Limited in respect of Guernsey resident policyholders (and in line with concurrent Jersey and UK applications), under the Insurance Business (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002.
Mourant Ozannes acted for Damille Investments II Limited, a new Guernsey-domiciled closed-ended fund.
Clifford Chance and Mourant Ozannes worked on an application for an order of the Royal Court of Jersey for the transfer of general insurance business between Aviva International Insurance Limited, Aviva Insurance UK Limited, Aviva Insurance Limited, CGU Bonus Limited, Hamilton Insurance Company Limited, London and Edinburgh Insurance Company Limited, The Ocean Marine Insurance Company Limited and Scottish Boiler and General Insurance Company Limited in respect of business carried on by the transferor companies in or from within Jersey (and in line with concurrent UK application), under Article 27 of and Schedule 2 to the Insurance Business (Jersey) Law 1996.
Sophie Travis advised in relation to the co-investment of the Project Light portfolio by way of the establishment of two new co-investment vehicles regulated in Jersey as "very-private" arrangements.
Simon York recently advised on the launch of one of the first separate limited partnerships established in Jersey.
Daniel Birtwistle and Sophie Travis advised AXA Private Equity in connection with the acquisition of a US$740 million portfolio of limited partnership interests and co-investments in private equity buyout funds from Barclays. The purchase price for these assets remains undisclosed.
Daniel Birtwistle and Sophie Travis advised AXA Private Equity in connection with the acquisition of a US$1.7 billion portfolio of limited partnership interests in private equity funds and a portfolio of direct stakes in companies from Citigroup; another one of the largest secondary private equity transactions in history.
Daniel Birtwistle and Sophie Travis advised AXA Private Equity in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in the €620 million portfolio of 47 limited partnership interests in European private equity buyout funds from HSH Nordbank AG.
Daniel Birtwistle and Sophie Travis advised AXA Private Equity in relation to the €2.1 billion joint acquisition of SPIE, a French based multi technical services company, through AXA Co-Investment Fund III, along-side partners Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec.
Ben Robins and Sophie Travis advised Aerium in relation to the refinancing of the Wood Investments Unit Trust which owns the Eversheds' headquarters in London located at One Wood Street, EC2.
Ben Robins and Sophie Travis advised in relation to the establishment of a new investment adviser in Jersey.
Mourant Ozannes acted as sole Jersey counsel in relation to the introduction of Bumi plc as the new holding company of Vallar plc by means of a Jersey scheme of arrangement.
Clifford Chance and Mourant Ozannes worked on application for order of the Royal Court for a transfer of long term insurance business from Royal Liver Assurance Limited to The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited in respect of Guernsey resident policyholders (and in line with concurrent Jersey and UK applications), under the Insurance Business (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002.
Felicia de Laat and Sophie Travis advised AXA Private Equity in relation to the acquisition of a 10% equity stake in the CLH group (Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos).
Ben Robins and Sophie Travis advised European real estate fund manager Aerium in the establishment of a new JPUT and the acquisition of the iQ Buildoing, Aberdeen for £50.1 million.
Mourant Ozannes lawyers Ben Robins and Kirsten Faichnie have advised on the Jersey legal aspects of the establishment of a new Jersey limited partnership, Priveq Investment Fund IV LP, which is managed by a Jersey general partner and advised by a Swedish advisor, Priveq Advisory AB.
Ben Robins and Sophie Travis advised European real estate fund manager Aerium in the acquisition of One Glass Wharf, Bristol, via a Jersey company by way of joint venture with Bahrain bank, Oasis Capital Bank.
Simon York, together with Clifford Chance as UK legal counsel, advised on the Jersey legal aspects of the establishment and launch of a EUR 360m private equity fund that will invest predominantly in management buy-outs in France, Italy and Switzerland. This fund was structured as a COBO only fund from a Jersey regulatory perspective, through the establishment of five UK limited partnerships.