Carey Olsen
Carey Olsen‘s capital markets practice advises on the gamut of relevant transactions; this includes banking, securities and bonds on the debt side, while on the equity front, the firm frequently assists clients with redomiciliations and listings on the LSE. Practice head Simon Marks specialises in the debt capital markets space, with a focus on high yield bonds, securitisation and structured finance transactions. Kate Andrews regularly advises on acquisition and fund financing. Guy Coltman is noted for his experience handling IPOs and M&A deals, while counsel Matthew Ecobichon is noted for his work on high yield bonds issuances and securitisations. Senior associate Ashley Morrison advises on securitisation and structured finance transactions.
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Testimonials
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- 'Carey Olsen is the go-to for variable funding note listings and legacy Jersey vehicles, in each case for securitisation transactions. They have a long history of being a market leader in this space. Very commercial, easy to deal with and know their stuff.'
- 'Simon Marks is fantastic. Really great lawyer - knows what is needed and delivers on the commercial expectations with ease.'
- 'The Carey Olsen Jersey capital markets team is different from its competitors because they are more creative in transaction structuring and speak in the language of New York and London lawyers. They are also commercial in the best possible way - working as hard or harder than anyone else, but with the judgment to raise only issues that truly matter and will affect the deal or create material risk.'
- 'Kate Andrews is the person you want in the room when you want to know exactly how things can fall apart, and how to play out the game theory and range of alternatives available to all the critical players in a deal.'
Key clients
- Avacta Group
- Permira Group
- States of Jersey
- Wentworth Resources
Work highlights
- Advised Avacta Group on the private placement of £55m senior unsecured convertible bonds due 2027, issued by Addition Finance (Jersey), a wholly owned subsidiary of Avacta incorporated in Jersey.
- Advised the States of Jersey on its issuance of £500m 2.875% bonds due 2052.
- Advised Permira funds on the take-private of Nasdaq-listed Mimecast, valued at $5.8bn and effected by way of a Jersey law-governed court sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
Lawyers
Rising stars
Carey Olsen
Ashley specialises in securitisation and structured finance transactions for clients which include global investment banks and issuers. In particular, Ashley has worked on numerous high yield bond issuances with the leading law firms in London, a number of synthetic securitisations and has been involved in the Jersey elements of several credit card securitisation structures. She also advises on structured finance deals including equity placings as well as the issue of convertible bonds by Jersey incorporated issuers. Ashley also has extensive experience listing specialist debt securities on The International Stock Exchange (TISE) including the listing of high yield notes, credit-linked notes and variable funding notes on TISE.
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Simon Marks