Maples Group‘s corporate practice specialises in private equity transactions, including downstream acquisitions and investments, in addition to SPAC-related deals, mergers and corporate migrations into Jersey. ’Problem solver’ Paul Burton leads the practice, advising on M&A and capital markets transactions, including TISE listings. Mark Crichton is a real estate transactions specialist, who also advises on Sharia-compliant holding structures, while David Allen, who arrived from Carey Olsen in January 2023, advises on M&A, private equity transactions and IPOs. Of counsel Anna Cochrane focuses on private equity transactions.
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- 'They continue to provide a relatively unique combination of quick turnaround time, strong technical knowledge and commercial good sense.'
- 'I've worked with Paul Burton for close on a decade and he's exceptional.'
- 'Exceptional service and ability to respond to challenging queries quickly. Maples' presence in multiple jurisdictions, offering a seamless service, has been extremely useful for a global fintech firm.'
- 'Paul Burton is very impressive in front of senior management and boards, a great communicator and problem solver and has the ability to think creatively when needed. Paul convinced the other side on some very tricky interpretation issues, making a big difference when it really mattered.'
- 'Very responsive and commercial.'
- 'Paul Burton has been very helpful on Jersey company law matters, providing quick and creative solutions to issues.'
- 'Maples' team combines technical excellence with a commercial approach, which enables it to overcome the most complex of challenges on transactions.'
- 'Paul Burton is an exceptional lawyer who never fails to deliver. He is knowledgeable, approachable, and highly skilled in drafting. He can always be relied upon to come up with innovative technical solutions to the most complex legal aspects of a deal.'
Key clients
- OMERS Private Equity
- Veritas Capital
- Silver Lake Private Equity
- Stone Peak Infrastructure Partners
- AEA Investors
- Real Assets Investment Management
- Symphony Technology Group
- Waldencast Acquisition Corp.
- Expedia, Inc.
- LVMH/Sephora SAS
- Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH
- FNZ Group
- Gemcorp Capital LLP
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Inc. (KKR)
- Blackstone
- Bain Capital Partners
- Aquiline Capital Partners
- MSD Capital
- Global Infrastructure Partners
- Brookfield Asset Management
- Apache Capital Partners
- The Jordan Company
- Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
- Sun Capital Partners Inc.
- Ottawa Avenue Private Capital
- HPS Investment Partners LLC
- Fleetcor Technologies, Inc
Work highlights
- Instructed as Jersey law counsel to advise KKR on its take private of ContourGlobal, completed by English law court sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
- Advised Waldencast on its dual de-SPAC and business combination transaction involving the acquisition of Obagi and Milk Makeup.
- Assisted Silver Lake with its investment in the NZ commercial entity behind New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby union team.
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Paul is a partner of Maples and Calder's Corporate and Finance teams in the Maples Group's Jersey office. Paul has extensive knowledge and experience of corporate and finance matters, including M&A; public markets; DCM; High Yield; and leveraged and structured finance, including securitisation. He also advises on listing services, including The International Stock Exchange ("TISE"), CSX and High Yield listings.
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Maples Group
David is a partner of Maples and Calder's Corporate team in the Maples Group’s Jersey office. He advises on cross-border M&A, IPOs and private equity transactions. David has acted on a wide range of Jersey corporate finance (particularly AIM, main market and US listings of Jersey companies) and mergers and acquisitions transactions, and provides general corporate advice. David also has particular expertise in relation to large M&A transactions conducted via Jersey schemes of arrangement.
Practice head
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Paul Burton