Ogier acts for C.I. Traders in sale of business

The completion of the sale of C.I. Traders Limited by way of a court-approved scheme of arrangement completed on 3 August 2007.  Ogier acted for C.I. Traders Limited on the transaction, which is believed to be the first use of a scheme of arrangement for the takeover of a Jersey trading company.

The transaction required a wide range of legal expertise across the teams and jurisdictions in Ogier.

Matthew Swan led the Jersey corporate team, Matthew Thompson and Nick Williams acted in respect of the court applications, Huw Thomas advised on competition and employment aspects, Chris Renouf provided the Jersey property advice and William Simpson, Frances Watson and Michaela Jesson gave the Guernsey corporate input.