Nathan Powell is a partner based in our Hong Kong office. He has a broad corporate finance practice with particular expertise in using BVI, Cayman and Jersey companies for capital markets, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions (public and private), consortium acquisitions, private equity structures and joint ventures. He also has a strong focus on bank financing and restructurings. 

Prior to joining Ogier in 2006, Nathan spent eight years as a corporate lawyer with Freshfields in London and Singapore and spent seven months on secondment to UBS London. Before relocating to our Hong Kong office Nathan was based in our Jersey office. Nathan is ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012. He is an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey and is admitted as a solicitor in the British Virgin Islands.

Key transactions include advising:

• The syndicate of banks acting as underwriters on Glencore International's US$60 billion London and Hong Kong IPO; More >>
• Credit Suisse on US$1.3billion debt refinancing; More >> 
  
• A Goldman Sachs led consortium on its £2.8 billion acquisition of AB Ports plc by public offer using a Jersey holding structure; More >> 
  
• Hutchison Ports Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, in relation to the establishment of a Jersey holding structure and subsequently a joint venture for a major UK port.
  
• Northern European Properties Limited on the spin off of a €1.8 billion property portfolio from London & Regional Group, its IPO (AIM listing) and subsequent listing on Euronext Amsterdam.
  
• A consortium on its £2.2 billion acquisition of AWG plc (owner of Anglia Water) by public offer using a Jersey holding structure.
  
• Shell on the disposal of a fuel supply business; More >>
  
• AIG on an intra-group reorganisation involving the transfer of insurance business written by New Hampshire.

Admitted in:
2009 - Jersey
1999 - England and Wales
2011 - British Virgin Islands