4 February 2020
Ogier advises consortium on financing of $3.4 Billion Take Private of Inmarsat

Christopher Jones
Team: Laurent Thailly, Paul Chanter, Sarah Verlende, Jonathan Branch, Caleb Holder
Guernsey, Luxembourg Legal Services
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Jonathan specialises in banking and corporate finance, advising both lenders and borrowers in relation to local and international transactions.
Jonathan graduated from the University of Kent with a BA (Hons) in Politics. He completed the two-year accelerated law degree gaining an LLB (Hons) from the University of Law, Guildford in 2014 and continued there to complete the LPC.
Before joining Ogier in 2016 Jonathan worked in the corporate commercial team of another leading offshore firm.
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4 February 2020
Ogier advises consortium on financing of $3.4 Billion Take Private of Inmarsat
Christopher Jones
Team: Laurent Thailly, Paul Chanter, Sarah Verlende, Jonathan Branch, Caleb Holder
Guernsey, Luxembourg Legal Services
Deal
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