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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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 & corporate recovery. Simon also has a global strategic role within the firm's management structure.
Simon Dinning 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 & corporate recovery.
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.
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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
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Team: Oliver Richardson, James Angus, Oliver Passmore, Will Austin-Vautier, Chloe Watson-Hill
Jersey
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26 May 2023
Lithium company Livent advised by Ogier in US$10.6 billion merger with Allkem
Alexander Curry
Team: Simon Dinning, Alex Fisher, Aaron Forster
Jersey
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Ogier advises Shimao on US$395 million sale of London real estate
Alexander Curry
Team: Simon Dinning, Chloe Watson-Hill, Alexandra Jones
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23 May 2023
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Team: Simon Dinning, Chloe Watson-Hill, Marcela Tudose, Rebecca Brooke
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Oliver Richardson
Team: Simon Dinning, Kevin Grové, Tom Williamson, Chloe Watson-Hill
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Ogier advises Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA on acquisition of Wentworth Resources
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Team: Simon Dinning, James Angus, Chloe Watson-Hill, Ralph Spencer-Tucker, Matthew Davies, Marcela Tudose, and 1 more
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Ogier is advising Amdocs on US$188 million acquisition of MYCOM OSI
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Team: Oliver Richardson, Amy Garrod, Kevin Grové, Chloe Watson-Hill, Hugo Reid
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Team: Richard Daggett, Simon Dinning, Katrina Edge, James Fox, Bruce MacNeil, Matthew Shaxson, and 16 more
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11 January 2022 | 8 min read
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Segregated Portfolio Companies in the BVI
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