Darren Bacon
Hall of fameMourantThe ‘engaging and thorough practitioners’ at Mourant support clients undertaking IPOs on exchanges including TISE, the LSE and NYSE, among others, and are also able to advise on the listing of a variety of bond and note programs. The practice is led by John Rochester and is noted for its expertise in assisting listed funds. It is frequently called upon by private equity funds when doing capital markets deals, with Darren Bacon taking the lead on such transactions. Frances Watson assists funds with their listing on various exchanges and subsequent transactions.
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- 'Engaging and thorough practitioners - the right blend of technical expertise and commerciality, and a pleasure to deal with throughout.'
- 'Genuine sector expertise and experience.'
- 'Great capital markets experience and very user-friendly.'
- 'Frances Watson is very experienced. James Cousins is a great capital markets lawyer, particularly in the listed funds sector.'
Key clients
- DDE 61 Limited
- Leonteq Securities AG
- Financial Services Opportunities Investment Fund
- Ramsay Health Care – Project Getaway
- Angel Midco
- The Branch
- Concord Music Group, Inc
- CC Private Assets Yield Limited
- Schroders Real Estate Investment Trust Limited
- Highbridge Tactical Credit Fund Limited
- Sandstorm Gold
Work highlights
- Acted as Guernsey borrower counsel to 13 Guernsey companies in relation to a €144m loan facility provided by Raiffeisen Bank International AG to the borrower group.
- Advised FSO, a Guernsey registered closed-ended investment company whose shares are listed on TISE in relation to a complex package of proposals including, inter alia, a share issue and tender offer.
- Advised Angel Midco on a listing of over £66m unsecured loan notes and PIK notes on TISE.
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Practice head
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John Rochester