11 August 2023 | 1 min read
Ogier in Guernsey advises Searchlight Capital Partners on its recommended final cash offer for Gresham House plc
Team: Diana Collas, James Walsh, Tobi Oluborode, Andrew Tautscher
Guernsey
Deal
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James has a broad range of experience in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets transactions and other corporate work. In addition, he also has experience in acquisition finance and general corporate banking and has previously spent time on secondment with the Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Before joining Ogier in 2018, James was part of DLA Piper's London Corporate team, where he had a broad corporate practice advising on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and corporate restructurings.
James is part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Private Equity team. He specialises in acquisitions and disposals made by private equity funds, including the structuring of vehicles for these purposes, with experience in investment and shareholder agreements, bespoke articles of association and completion mechanics, including dealing with management interests (roll ups) and equity funding.
A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, he has also been part of the Corporate team at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP and worked in-house at Standard Life Aberdeen Plc.
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11 August 2023 | 1 min read
Ogier in Guernsey advises Searchlight Capital Partners on its recommended final cash offer for Gresham House plc
Team: Diana Collas, James Walsh, Tobi Oluborode, Andrew Tautscher
Guernsey
Deal
28 July 2023 | 1 min read
Ogier in Guernsey advises on Global InterConnection Group's business combination and Euronext Amsterdam listing
Team: Michelle Watson Bunn, Diana Collas, James Walsh, Tobi Oluborode, Andrew Tautscher
Guernsey
Deal
17 July 2023 | 1 min read
Long Term Assets Limited acquires Gottschalg Analytics with advice from Ogier
Team: James Walsh
Guernsey
Deal
15 May 2023 | 1 min read
Macquarie Asset Management advised by Ogier on acquisition of minority stake in VIRTUS Data Centres
Team: James Walsh
Guernsey
Deal
3 May 2023
Ogier advises Focus Entertainment SA on its acquisition of Railsimulator.com
Team: Tim Clipstone, James Walsh, James Hewlett
Guernsey
Deal
26 April 2023
Ogier in Guernsey advises on the establishment of Vision Blue Resources
Team: Gabrielle Payne, James Walsh
Guernsey
Deal
19 December 2022 | 2 min read
New report highlights Guernsey strength as private equity and venture capital domicile
Team: Bryon Rees, Michelle Watson Bunn, Gabrielle Payne, James Walsh, Belinda Hartzenberg
Deal
16 June 2021
Ogier advises Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp SPAC merger with Super Group
Team: James Walsh
Guernsey
Deal
4 January 2021
Ogier advises on purchase of Robus Group Limited
Team: James Walsh
Guernsey
Deal
22 September 2020
Ogier Guernsey advises on the acquisition of the HWSI Realisation Fund
Team: Mathew Newman, Alex Horsbrugh-Porter, James Walsh
Guernsey
Deal
5 October 2023 | 2 min read
Ogier in Guernsey recognised as market leaders in Legal 500 UK 2024 guide
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17 July 2023 | 7 min read
What is driving current merger and acquisition activity in Guernsey?
Team: Tim Clipstone
Guernsey
Insight
12 August 2019
Ogier advises on acquisition of AIM traded company by way of scheme of arrangement
Team: Bryon Rees, Alex Horsbrugh-Porter, Michael Rogers, James Walsh
Guernsey
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