Collas Crill has a small team in banking and finance that continues to gain a stronger foothold in the market, advising corporates, financial institutions, issuers and sponsors. Its slate of recent work has included both lender and borrower side counsel, islamic finance, fund finance, and refinancings. Natalie Bell leads the fund finance and capital markets sides of the overall group, with Jo Hossack overseeing the banking and general finance offering.
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Testimonials
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- 'We have worked with Jo Hossack. She is responsive, forensic in her advice, creative, and solutions-orientated. Also very persistent. A pleasure to work with. Very strong in Caymans finance and security law and practice. Jo has also linked in their BVI office for help there when needed.'
- 'Creative, precise and very responsive. We have had most contact with Jo Hossack. She has been exceptional over a prolonged period, in relation to a very complex and ongoing finance and security project.'
Key clients
- Wingspire Capital LLC
- Axiom Asia Private Capital Pte Ltd
- Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch
- 3M Company
- Shawbrook Bank Limited
- Medvida Partners de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A. (Sociedad Unipersonal)
- National Bank of Canada
- Bank of Montreal
Work highlights
- Advising a private bank on the provision of a $300m leverage facility to an Isle of Man private asset holding company, guaranteed by BVI and Cayman companies and secured against custody accounts in Guernsey.
- Advised a Singapore private equity firm on subscription facilities for five of its Cayman funds, in amounts ranging from $20-50m.
- Advising the seller in the provision of a master commodity murabaha agreement in respect of the acquisition of the Travelodge at Gatwick Airport via the acquisition of The Gatwick 2 Guernsey Property Unit Trust.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Natalie Bell, Jo Hossack