Mr Paul Burton > 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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Mr Paul Burton
Work Department
Corporate / Finance
Funds & Investment management
Listing Services
Position
Paul is a partner of Maples and Calder’s Corporate and Finance teams in the Maples Group’s Jersey office. Paul has extensive knowledge and experience of corporate and finance matters, including M&A; public markets; DCM; High Yield; and leveraged and structured finance, including securitisation. He also advises on listing services, including The International Stock Exchange (“TISE”), CSX and High Yield listings.
Career
Paul joined the Maples Group’s Jersey office in 2018. Prior to joining the Maples Group, Paul practised at two large offshore law firms based in Jersey. In Australia, Paul practised at Clayton Utz.
Paul has been recommended in Legal 500 as a Next Generation lawyer, where he is described as combining “technical excellence with a pragmatic and commercial approach – his wide-ranging deal experience makes him able to find pragmatic solutions to the most complex issues.”
Languages
English
Memberships
Member of the Jersey Law Society
Member of the Justice of the Peace (C.Dec Qld 87107)
Education
Queensland University of Technology, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Private International Law, 2003
Lawyer Rankings
Jersey > Corporate and commercial
(Leading individuals)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 > 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 > 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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Jersey > Corporate and commercial
- Banking and finance Jersey
- Capital markets Jersey
- Corporate and commercial Jersey