Mourant

Banking and finance, corporate, insolvency and restructuring, insurance

Robert works for leading corporates, financial institutions and intermediaries on a wide range of corporate, structured finance and banking transactions. Robert’s practice covers corporate (including IPOs, redomiciliations, M&A, joint venture work and re-structurings); capital markets (debt and equity); exchange-traded products; and banking/finance. He acted on a number of high profile transactions in 2011 and headed the team which advised Glencore on its IPO. That IPO was one of the largest ever and resulted in Glencore being listed on both the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges. He advised: Charter International plc in 2011/2012 in relation to its $2bn acquisition by Colfax; and INEOS in 2011 on its joint venture with PetroChina, involving a US$ 1.015 investment by PetroChina. Robert also acts for ETF Securities, a major company in the exchange-traded products sector. What the directories say: ‘Rob is constantly keeping clients up to date on regulation and legislation – we tend to get more partner time with Mourant Ozannes compared to the other firms’ (IFLR 1000, 2014). Robert is also ranked as a Leading Lawyer; ‘The ultimate professional, at the end of the phone any time of the day’ (Chambers UK, 2014); Robert Hickling is ‘a team player’ (Legal 500, 2013); Robert Hickling’s ‘knowledge of law and business is outstanding’ (Legal 500, 2013); He is widely regarded as a market-leading presence, with sources noting that ‘he is excellent, maintains good client relationships and works well with offshore directors’ (Chambers UK, 2013); Robert Hickling is ‘good to work with and good at responding’ (Legal 500, 2012); Robert Hickling is noted for his strength on structured finance work. Peers acknowledge that they ‘rate him highly and feel comfortable when he is on the other side’ (Chambers UK, 2012).

Qualified as a Jersey solicitor 1998; partner 2000 to date.