David Allen > Maples Group > St Helier, Jersey > Lawyer Profile

Maples Group
2ND FLOOR SIR WALTER RALEIGH HOUSE
48-50 ESPLANADE
St Helier
JE2 3QB
Jersey
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Work Department

Corporate

Position

David is a partner of Maples and Calder’s Corporate team in the Maples Group’s Jersey office. He advises on cross-border M&A, IPOs and private equity transactions. David has acted on a wide range of Jersey corporate finance (particularly AIM, main market and US listings of Jersey companies) and mergers and acquisitions transactions, and provides general corporate advice. David also has particular expertise in relation to large M&A transactions conducted via Jersey schemes of arrangement.

Career

David joined the Maples Group in 2023. He was previously counsel at another large firm in Jersey, where he has practised since 2009. Prior to that, David trained and practised corporate law with an emphasis on private equity and M&A at the London office of the international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges. David is a Jersey advocate and was called to the Jersey bar in December 2014.

Memberships

2003 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (non practising)

2014 – Called to the Jersey Bar (Advocate of the Royal Court)

Lawyer Rankings

Jersey > Corporate and commercial

(Next Generation Partners)

David Allen – Maples Group

The ‘incredibly knowledgeable’ team at Maples Group is a premier choice for private equity clients undertaking transactions touching on offshore jurisdictions, but is also able to oversee public M&A deals across a range of sectors. Paul Burton spearheads the firm’s corporate group, specialising in M&A and capital markets transactions. David Allen is the team’s key contact for cross-border private equity deals and IPOs, offering in-depth knowledge of Jersey schemes of arrangement. Anna Cochrane took up an in-house role in July 2023.