Amy Black > Maples Group > St Helier, Jersey > Lawyer Profile
Maples Group Offices
2ND FLOOR SIR WALTER RALEIGH HOUSE
48-50 ESPLANADE
St Helier
JE2 3QB
Jersey
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Amy Black
Work Department
Finance
Corporate
Position
Amy is of counsel of Maples and Calder’s Finance and Corporate teams in the Maples Group’s Jersey office. Amy has knowledge and experience of a wide range of corporate and finance matters, including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, structuring/establishment/operation of acquisition and holding structures, corporate and financing downstream private equity transactions, lender and borrower side financings and leveraged/structured financings. She also advises on listing services on The International Stock Exchange (TISE).
Career
Amy joined the Maples Group in October 2018. She previously worked at another international law firm in Jersey.
Education
University of Leeds, UK, LLB, Law, 2004
Lawyer Rankings
Jersey > Banking and finance
(Rising stars)Maples Group advises both international banks and US private equity funds on matters of leveraged, fund and real estate finance, while also offering expertise on Sharia-compliant loan structures. Practice head Mark Crichton specialises in Jersey trust and holding structures, including Islamic finance arrangements. Paul Burton handles securitisation transactions and other leveraged and structured finance matters, while Simon Hopwood is noted for his UK REIT and Sharia-compliant funds practice. Amy Black is noted for her work financing downstream private equity acquisitions in, addition to assisting with both lender and borrower-side financings.
Jersey > Capital markets
Maples Group‘s ‘knowledgeable’ capital markets team advises clients on a range of debt transactions, including structured finance matters, CLOs and TISE listings. Jersey structure specialist Mark Crichton leads the team alongside Paul Burton, who focuses on structured note issuances and CLO matters. Of counsels Anna Cochrane and Amy Black advise on financing and debt listings. David Allen joined the firm from Carey Olsen in January 2023, augmenting the firm’s listings and M&A offerings.