Mourant advises on the spectrum of lender and borrower-side financing matters, and is instructed by a number of major private equity houses in relation to the arranging of acquisition finance. The practice, under the leadership of real estate and leveraged finance specialist Gareth Rigby, and Jon Woolrich, whose practice centres on structured finance facilities and private equity transactions, is also sought after for assistance with refinancing transactions and Sharia-compliant structures. James Hill maintains a broad practice, acting for both lenders and borrowers on acquisition and real estate finance facilities. Neil McCarroll is noted for his specialism in Islamic finance, and is also a strong choice for private equity financing matters.
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- 'Mourant has always put the client first, providing quality legal input whenever called upon.'
- 'Very strong and comprehensive offering, and great response times.'
- 'The team as a whole is brilliant and to be honest they are my first choice for legal support in Jersey.'
- 'Jon Woolrich and James Daniel are always readily available and very eager to help. We had a very sensitive case which we needed to be resolved and the whole Mourant team jumped in, and a successful outcome was reached.'
- 'Very commercial, pragmatic and technical. Always willing to get stuck in and work well as a combined, streamlined team alongside onshore counsel on projects.'
- 'Reliable and efficient. They make our life easier.'
- 'Very knowledgeable, responsive and good at coordinating both locally and across jurisdictions. Often recommended to us by our clients, which means they have been able to cut through direct to them.'
- 'The Mourant team are great to work with, they are extremely responsive, commercial and proactive.'
Key clients
- Greystar Real Estate Partners
- Citibank
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Lloyds Bank
- Ares Management
- Apex
- EQT
- Beazley plc
- PLP
- Mimecast Limited
- Motive Capital Partners
Work highlights
- Advised PLP on the sponsor and borrower-side on numerous secured financing and refinancing transactions involving logistics sites, valued at over £300m.
- Advised Hestia Acquireco Limited and its subsidiaries, including HomeServe USA Holdings Corp, on the $1.2bn refinancing of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' external debt arrangements.
- Advised Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies in connection with a circa £140m loan to M7 Real Estate to refinance its Box+II Portfolio of retail warehouses in the UK.
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Gareth Rigby, Jon Woolrich