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Simon  Lawrenson

Simon Lawrenson

Mourant Ozannes, Hong Kong

Work Department

Finance and Corporate

Position

Simon is a Partner and Global Practice Leader of the Mourant Finance and Corporate team. He has significant experience in banking and finance transactions, with an emphasis on acquisition finance.

Simon's practice focuses on advising leading international lenders, sponsors and borrowers on a wide range of cross-border transactions, including event-driven acquisition and leveraged finance, asset finance (with a particular focus on shipping and aircraft finance), real estate financing, pre-IPO financing, trade financing, integrated debt and equity financing, debt restructuring, OTC derivatives and structured products, security enforcement, and project and energy finance.

He also advises on mainstream corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, general corporate advisory and voluntary liquidations.

Career

Prior to joining Mourant in 2012, Simon worked for Linklaters in London and Hong Kong, and Maples and Calder in the British Virgin Islands.

Education

Solicitor, England and Wales (currently non-practising) Solicitor, the British Virgin Islands

Mentions

Foreign-based expertise

Leading firms

Leading partner
Hong Kong

Offshore law firms

Leading partner