Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds
Global Guide 2024 : Guernsey
Band 3
Email address
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+44 1481 723191About
Provided by Collas Crill
Collas Crill's corporate, finance and funds team is led by Wayne Atkinson in Guernsey. The team offers services in investment funds, banking and finance, securities and capital markets, corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions, and risk and regulatory.
Its fund specialists offer advice on all aspects relating to the establishment, authorisation and structuring of funds and related investment vehicles with particular expertise acting for emerging managers and institutional investors.
Collas Crill is experienced at managing risk across all types of banking and financial transactions and regularly advises on international and multi-jurisdictional activity. The firm was the first to manage public/private financing, has one of the largest portfolio of commercial property lending transactions in the Channel Islands, and has strong expertise in Islamic finance structures and funds.
The team has significant onshore and offshore experience in all aspects of security issues and capital markets transactions.
Collas Crill regularly acts in relation to significant M&A activity across all its jurisdictions, whether as lead counsel on local matters or as part of a multi-jurisdictional team.
The firm's risk and regulatory team assists leading international financial institutions across a range of matters, including regulatory investigations and enforcement, licensing and prohibition actions and AML/CTF and sanctions reporting and compliance.
Chambers Review
Collas Crill has undertaken notable work on investment fund matters, and local and international M&A. The team frequently acts for international financial institutions, property investors and investment managers. Its lawyers provide niche expertise in IT and IP matters and frequently advise fund managers seeking to launch open and closed-end funds.
Work Highlights
- Collas Crill acted for Goodbody Health, a Canadian listed CBD and wellness company, on its migration to Guernsey and listing on the Acquis stock exchange.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are a good, solid team with the necessary skills needed to complete work in a timely manner."
"The firm not only understands the law and regulations but also understands the commerciality of deals."
"They are a good, solid team with the necessary skills needed to complete work in a timely manner."
"The firm not only understands the law and regulations but also understands the commerciality of deals."
Notable Practitioners
Wayne Atkinson is head of Collas Crill's corporate, finance and funds team. He has a wide-ranging practice advising asset managers on fund structuring, and corporate groups on structured finance transactions and M&A.
"Wayne is an excellent leader who supports his team in achieving successful outcomes that are time and cost sensitive."
"He's technically sound and very responsive."
Simon Heggs has wide-ranging expertise and works with clients on both corporate transactions and banking matters.
"Simon is very sensible and practical. I have a great deal of trust in him."
"Simon is very responsive."
Gareth Morgan is recognised as an up-and-coming partner in the Guernsey corporate and finance space. He has noteworthy expertise in advising clients that operate in regulated industries.
"Gareth is an excellent lawyer who helps us and our clients achieve sophisticated corporate and fund structures both on time and on budget."
Ranked Lawyers at
Collas Crill
Guernsey
Members
Provided by Collas Crill
Annabel Bishop
Ben Le Page
David Moore
Gareth Morgan
Paige Williams
Paul Wilkes
Simon Heggs
Head of Department