Mark Crichton > 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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Mark Crichton
Work Department
Finance
Position
Mark is head of Maples and Calder’s Finance team in the Maples Group’s Jersey office and partner of the Corporate team. He advises on a range of corporate, finance and investment funds transactions. Mark, a Jersey Advocate, has a particular focus on the use of Jersey structures in corporate real estate transactions, including advising in respect of sharia-compliant holding structures and trust structures.
Career
Mark joined the Maples Group in 2020. He was previously a partner at another international law firm and prior to arriving in Jersey in 2011, worked in the corporate department of Fladgate LLP in London.
Memberships
Member of the Jersey Law Society
Education
University of Nottingham, UK, BA, Law, 2002
Lawyer Rankings
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.
Jersey > Corporate and commercial
Maples Group‘s corporate practice specialises in private equity transactions, including downstream acquisitions and investments, in addition to SPAC-related deals, mergers and corporate migrations into Jersey. ‘Problem solver’ Paul Burton leads the practice, advising on M&A and capital markets transactions, including TISE listings. Mark Crichton is a real estate transactions specialist, who also advises on Sharia-compliant holding structures, while David Allen, who arrived from Carey Olsen in January 2023, advises on M&A, private equity transactions and IPOs. Of counsel Anna Cochrane focuses on private equity transactions.
Jersey > Banking and finance
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.