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The corporate department at Wakefield Quin has a wide range of international corporate and commercial law experience, advising on M&A, finance structurings, debt offerings, restructurings and private equity funds. Erik Gotfredsen, who has significant experience advising on joint ventures, partnerships, compliance issues and fund management matters, co-heads the practice with Ian Stone, whose experience span IPOs, public company issues, and capital market transactions, both onshore and offshore.

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Key clients

  • Accenture Group
  • Altamont Capital Partners
  • ATN International, Inc.
  • Bermuda Broadcasting Company Limited
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • National General Insurance Group
  • Nordic Trustee ASA
  • Seacrest Group
  • The Carlyle Group Inc.
  • VEON Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Advised Fly Leasing Limited on its equity line of credit agreement with SASOF International Master Fund V LP. for up to $50m.
  • Advised VEON Ltd. in relation to its scheme of arrangement restating $529m 5.9500% Notes and $700m 7.2500% Notes.
  • Advised Seacrest on its IPO and listing of shares on the Oslo Børs market and connected secured debt financing.

Lawyers

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Erik Gotfredsen
Erik Gotfredsen is a Director, Senior Counsel and the Chief Executive Officer of Wakefield Quin Limited and has been internationally recognised by Chambers Global and The Legal 500 as one of Bermuda’s leading corporate lawyers. Erik’s practice spans a broad range of sophisticated finance and capital market transactions with an emphasis on debt and equity offerings, banking and financial services, structured and project finance, secured lending, mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations. Erik has significant experience advising on joint ventures, partnerships, asset and fund management and regulatory compliance. In addition, Erik has an active general corporate practice, including advising on the establishment of companies in Bermuda, and is routinely instructed by a large number of leading international banks, financial institutions, public companies, private equity firms and onshore law firms.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Erik Gotfredsen, Ian Stone