Bedell Cristin

Bedell Cristin is a leading offshore law firm with an international focus, operating from Jersey, Guernsey, London, BVI and Singapore. It acts for a wide range of clients, from financial institutions, multinationals, large corporate and high-net-worth individuals, to regulatory bodies, government agencies and private investors. The firm has been providing expert legal advice to the offshore banking and finance industry since the 1960s.

Bedell Cristin’s size, international outlook and strategic positioning mean it is capable of handling legal advice for complex cross-jurisdictional transactions in key offshore finance centres. The firm specialises in banking, corporate finance, structured finance, international private client, investment funds and private equity, insurance, commercial litigation, restructuring and insolvency, regulatory advice and real estate investment transactions. It also provides local legal services, including property law and employment law.

The firm: The firm has an extensive blue-chip client base, including: Adveq Management, Aviva Investors, Axa Real Estate Investment Managers, Cromwell Property Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Bank, BlackRock Investment Management, Cerberus European Investments, Citigroup, Credit Agricole, Deutsche Asset Management, DZ Bank, Welltower, Inc., Ethos Partners, Family Offices, Goldman Sachs, Green Oak, Harrison Street, HSBC, IK Investment Partners, Legal and General, Lombard Odier, Morgan Stanley, Pacific Equity Partners, Permodalan Nasional Berhad, PGIM, Secure Income REIT, Sovereign Wealth Funds Trustees, Tishman Speyer, UBS, UHNW families, UNITE Group Plc and Westfield.

Types of work undertaken
Banking and corporate: advice is provided to banks with a presence in the Channel Islands, and legal opinions are provided to banks, investment houses and multinationals globally. This group also advises on elements of international M&A transactions, joint venture arrangements, shareholders’ agreements/arrangements, and acquisitions/disposals of Channel Island companies.

Structured finance: this group has a strong reputation in asset-backed finance, having acted as Jersey counsel in some of the most innovative transactions in the market. It also has a busy specialist high-yield and debt listing practice.

Investment funds and private equity group: this group focuses on the establishment and legal servicing of pooled investment structures qualifying as public collective investment funds or non-public collective investment schemes, private equity funds and pension schemes. Sponsorship and listing services in connection with the Channel Islands Securities Exchange are available through Bedell Channel Islands Limited, which is a category 1 sponsorship member of the CISE.

Other offices: BVI, Cayman Islands, Jersey, Guernsey, Singapore