About

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

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Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds - Guernsey

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

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

Provided by Collas Crill

  • Collas Crill advised Van Mossel on its £45 million acquisition of Jacksons.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Wayne Atkinson
3
Wayne Atkinson
Head of Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds
3
Band 3
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 easy to get along with and sees the value of working as part of the service team in providing complete Guernsey services.

Simon Heggs
4
Simon Heggs
4
Band 4
Simon Heggs has wide-ranging expertise and works with clients on both corporate transactions and banking matters.

Simon is able to handle extremely complex situations and is able to take a commercial view on things.

Simon is able to handle extremely complex situations and take a commercial view on things.

Simon Heggs is an excellent all-round lawyer - a real star!

Simon is very good - he has a strong balance of commerciality, practicality and technical knowledge.

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Gareth Morgan
U
Up and Coming

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 a knowledgeable and reliable practitioner with a strong perspective on matters outside of Guernsey.

Gareth Morgan is good; I would recommend him.

Ranked Lawyers at
Collas Crill

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Guernsey

Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds

Wayne Atkinson
3
Wayne Atkinson
Head of Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds
3
Band 3
Simon Heggs
4
Simon Heggs
4
Band 4
U
Gareth Morgan
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Annabel Bishop

Ben Le Page

David Moore

Gareth Morgan

Paige Williams

Paul Wilkes

Simon Heggs

Wayne Atkinson

Wayne Atkinson

Head of Department