Appleby specialises in handling multi-jurisdictional transactions and related regulatory matters, in particular those that are carried out via Guernsey schemes of arrangement, while also advising on the restructuring of UK-based financial institutions. The ‘absolutely first class’ Stuart Tyler leads the team, with a broad workload which spans acquisitions of insolvent companies, regulatory matters, debt financing and fundraising.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Strengths in corporate and M&A activity; in particular in insurance and banking, but more recently in complex technology projects.'

  • 'Stuart Tyler has the ability of taking highly complex problems and helping resolve them for a relative layman with remarkable economy and decisive results. Consequently he is highly sought after among my peers.'

  • 'The team at Appleby is excellent. The firm works in a highly practical and commercial manner to achieve excellent results for its clients. The clarity of their advice is what I would consider to be their main benefit. Rather than simply outline a list of potential consequences of drafting, they really drill down to the crux of any particular matter in order to allow you to understand the real risk of any matter.'

  • 'Stuart Tyler is absolutely first class. A highly intelligent, diligent and hard-working lawyer with a flair for creative solutions to seemingly complex problems.'

Key clients

  • Aon Group PLC
  • BOW Trustees
  • City & Commercial Insurance PCC Limited
  • Equiom Group
  • HSBC Group
  • Barclays Bank PLC
  • Imperium Holdings Limited
  • Oak Trust Group
  • Pensioneer Trustee Company (Guernsey) Limited
  • PTC Holdings Limited
  • Paratus Maritime Insurance Limited
  • PraxisIFM Group
  • Suntera Group
  • Trireme Pension Services (Guernsey) Limited
  • UAP Holdings Limited
  • United Group BV

Work highlights

  • Advised Augmented ICC on initial fundraising and procurement of intellectual property development agreements.
  • Advising Paratus Renewables Insurance, as lead counsel, on the development of a novel renewables insurance product.

Lawyers

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Appleby
Stuart Tyler is a Partner and Group Head within the Corporate Department in Guernsey. Stuart deals with a number of corporate and commercial matters including fund raising, acquisitions, debt finance, financial services regulatory matters, insolvency, shareholder arrangements, insurance structures and the commercial aspects of trusts and foundations law.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stuart Tyler

Other key lawyers

Jeremy Berchem