6 March 2025 | 1 min read
Ogier advises Arcadium Lithium in its $6.7 billion buyout by Rio Tinto
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"Simon is outstanding. He is smart, helpful and exactly who you want in your corner"
Chambers UK, 2025
Simon specialises in providing corporate and finance advice on transactions involving British Virgin Islands or Jersey incorporated entities. He has particular expertise in equity capital market deals, cross border mergers & acquisitions and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency. Simon also has a global strategic role within the firm's management structure.
Background and experience
Simon is part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Private Equity team. He specialises in advising financial institutions and private equity sponsors on leveraged buyout and acquisition financing transactions.
Simon began his career in the corporate division at Herbert Smith where he worked from 1997 to 2001. In 2001 he left Herbert Smith, having been asked to set up the London corporate division of Washington DC based firm Shaw Pittman LLP, before moving to DLA Piper’s corporate team in 2003. He became a Group Partner at Ogier in 2008.
Simon is a recommended / ranked lawyer in Chambers, Legal 500 and IFLR 1000. The Legal 500 UK 2020 edition describes him as "effective, energetic and intelligent."
Simon has been published in Financier Worldwide, Offshore Investment, The Lawyer, Legal Week, European Lawyer, European CEO, Global Banking Financial Policy Review, Mining Journal and Jersey Finance.
Admitted in:
2018 - Jersey
2005 - British Virgin Islands
1998 - England & Wales (non practising)
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Examples of work
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15 August 2024 | 1 min read
Ogier advises Assura PLC on £500 million acquisition
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18 January 2024 | 1 min read
Ogier advises Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA in completed £61.7 million acquisition of Wentworth Resources
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15 January 2024 | 1 min read
Ogier advises on formation of Arcadium Lithium following US$10.6 billion merger
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22 August 2023 | 1 min read
Ogier's Corporate team advises Fortress on Vice Media acquisition
Oliver Richardson
Team: Simon Dinning, James Angus, Chloe Watson-Hill, Gayoung McLellan, Robin Burkill, Oliver Passmore, and 1 more
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27 June 2023 | 1 min read
Ogier advises Fortress Credit Corp in Vice Media restructuring
Simon Dinning
Team: Oliver Richardson, James Angus, Oliver Passmore, Will Austin-Vautier, Chloe Watson-Hill
Jersey
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26 May 2023 | 1 min read
Lithium company Livent advised by Ogier in US$10.6 billion merger with Allkem
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Team: Simon Dinning, Alex Fisher, Aaron Forster
Jersey
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25 May 2023 | 1 min read
Ogier advises Shimao on US$395 million sale of London real estate
Alexander Curry
Team: Simon Dinning, Chloe Watson-Hill, Alexandra Jones
Jersey
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23 May 2023 | 1 min read
Medicinal cannabis cultivator Northern Leaf advised by Ogier in £3 million pre-IPO fundraising
Alexander Curry
Team: Simon Dinning, Chloe Watson-Hill, Marcela Tudose, Rebecca Brooke
Jersey
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23 February 2023 | 1 min read
Ogier's corporate team advises Wren House Infrastructure on complex cross-border EV infrastructure charging joint venture
Oliver Richardson
Team: Simon Dinning, Kevin Grové, Tom Williamson, Chloe Watson-Hill
British Virgin Islands
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News and insights
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18 October 2024 | 2 min read
Ogier's "truly remarkable" Jersey team maintains top tier rankings across six practice areas
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2 October 2024 | 2 min read
Ogier's position as top tier law firm in Jersey cemented in Legal 500 rankings
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18 September 2024 | 1 min read
Ogier's exceptional client service gets stand-out praise in IFLR1000
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1 August 2024 | 7 min read
Listing Jersey Holding Companies
Raulin Amy
Team: Richard Daggett, Simon Dinning, Matthew Shaxson, Nathan Powell
Jersey, Hong Kong
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27 June 2024 | 13 min read
Private companies in Jersey
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Team: Simon Dinning, Nathan Powell
Jersey
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20 October 2023 | 2 min read
Top tier rankings across the board for Ogier in Jersey in new Chambers UK guide
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4 October 2023 | 2 min read
Outstanding recognition for Ogier's top tier Jersey teams in Legal 500 UK 2024
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1 March 2023 | 2 min read
Directors - are you interested?
Raulin Amy
Team: Alexander Curry, Simon Dinning, James Fox
Jersey
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15 February 2023 | 3 min read
Migration of Companies into and out of Jersey
Raulin Amy
Team: Simon Dinning, James Fox
Jersey, Hong Kong
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Recognition
"Simon is a great lawyer. He is really responsive and has a great knowledge and understanding of the market"
Chambers UK, 2025
View more"Simon Dinning is technically very strong and provides clear, commercial and sensible advice - he's one of the market-leading lawyers for Jersey"
Chambers UK, 2023
"Leading partner"
Legal 500 UK, 2025
"Hall of Fame"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
"Highly regarded"
IFLR1000, 2024
"Simon is an absolute pleasure to work with"
Chambers UK, 2023
"Leading Individual"
Legal 500 UK, 2024
"He is outstanding. I have worked with both onshore and offshore lawyers over many years and Simon embodies what clients look for in a lawyer"
Legal 500 UK, 2022
"Understands my business needs and tailors legal solutions accordingly. His knowledge and deal experience is crucial for me"
Chambers UK, 2022
"I would single out Simon Dinning who is excellent: he's a strong technical lawyer who is very commercial and practical"
Chambers UK, 2022
"Has established an exceptionally strong team which is able to be highly responsive and provides commercially astute advice"
Legal 500 UK, 2021
"Leading individual"
Legal 500 UK, 2021
"He is a real authority on both Jersey and BVI law. He delivers advice in a client friendly manner with a focus on solutions. This is something that he engenders in the rest of the team"
IFLR 1000, 2020
"Technically excellent, unbelievably client-focused and responsive"
Chambers UK, 2020
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