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Maples Group

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Maples Group advises both international banks and US private equity funds on matters of leveraged, fund and real estate finance, while also offering expertise on Sharia-compliant loan structures. Practice head Mark Crichton specialises in Jersey trust and holding structures, including Islamic finance arrangements. Paul Burton handles securitisation transactions and other leveraged and structured finance matters, while Simon Hopwood is noted for his UK REIT and Sharia-compliant funds practice. Amy Black is noted for her work financing downstream private equity acquisitions in, addition to assisting with both lender and borrower-side financings.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Great teamwork, very commercial, proactive and efficient management of their elements of transactions, responsive and very good at keeping lead counsel updated. Paul Burton and Amy Black deserve particular mention.'
  • 'Really great local counsel service. Very pragmatic and commercial and good at getting things done in a tight timeframe when required. I always feel I can pick up the phone to them. Different offices are all very familiar with each other so can easily refer you to the correct person in another office, which is really helpful.'
  • 'A super-responsive team that is in tune with the client's needs.'
  • 'Mark Crichton is calm, assured and a natural problem-solver and is always available for his clients.'
  • 'Mark Crichton's calm and unflustered manner, coupled with his immense technical knowledge and his ability to think outside of the box, means he is top of my go-to list when engaging Jersey counsel.'

Key clients

  • Apache Capital Partners
  • AGL Credit Management LP
  • ARES Management Corporation
  • Barclays Bank plc
  • Benefit Street Partners
  • Blackstone Credit
  • Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC
  • Bain Capital Credit
  • Canyon CLO Advisors LLC
  • KKR Credit
  • Neuberger Berman Loan Advisors

Work highlights

  • Advised Ares on its role as alternate credit provider to private equity co-sponsor buyers in the carve-out of Western Union Business Solutions group.
  • Advised Apache Capital Partners on the £70m refinancing, with Deutsche Bank, of the Lexington BTR development in Liverpool.

Lawyers

Rising stars

Amy Black

Amy Black

Maples Group

Amy is of counsel of Maples and Calder's Finance and Corporate teams in the Maples Group's Jersey office.  Amy has knowledge and experience of a wide range of corporate and finance matters, including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, structuring/establishment/operation of acquisition and holding structures, corporate and financing downstream private equity transactions, lender and borrower side financings and leveraged/structured financings.  She also advises on listing services on The International Stock Exchange (TISE).

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mark Crichton

Other key lawyers

Paul Burton, Simon Hopwood, Amy Black, Laura Hendrick, Daniel Perkins