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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"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
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.
Background and experience
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.
Simon also has a global strategic role within the firm's management structure.
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:
Jersey
British Virgin Islands
England & Wales (non practising)
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Examples of work
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25 May 2023
Ogier advises Shimao on US$395 million sale of London real estate
Alexander Curry
Team: Simon Dinning, Chloe Watson-Hill, Alexandra Jones
Jersey
Deal
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23 May 2023
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
Deal
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23 February 2023
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
Deal
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31 January 2023
Ogier advises Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA on acquisition of Wentworth Resources
Alexander Curry
Team: Simon Dinning, James Angus, Chloe Watson-Hill, Ralph Spencer-Tucker, Matthew Davies, Marcela Tudose, and 1 more
Deal
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7 July 2022
Ogier advises Atairos in landmark US$580 million take private
Simon Dinning
Team: Oliver Richardson, Bradley Kruger, Richard Bennett
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Jersey
Deal
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24 March 2022
Ogier advises Northwood Investors' sale of 20 Gracechurch Street in London
Simon Dinning
Team: Oliver Richardson, Amy Garrod, Kevin Grové, Chloe Watson-Hill, Hugo Reid
Jersey
Deal
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31 March 2021
Ogier advises Pala Investments in its sale of Voisey’s Bay Cobalt Stream
Simon Dinning
Team: Bruce MacNeil, James Lydeard, Chloe Watson-Hill
Jersey
Deal
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6 January 2021
Ogier advises arranger of landmark green bond issuance
Katrina Edge
Team: Christopher Jones, Simon Dinning, James Lydeard, Oliver Richardson, Nic Le Breuilly, Michaela Jesson
Guernsey, Jersey
Deal
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30 December 2019
Ogier advises on acquisition of City of London development
Simon Dinning
Team: Oliver Richardson, Kevin Grové, Amy Garrod, Chloe Watson-Hill
Deal
News and insights
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1 March 2023
Directors - are you interested?
Raulin Amy
Team: Alexander Curry, Simon Dinning, James Fox
Jersey
Insight
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15 February 2023
Migration of Companies into and out of Jersey
Raulin Amy
Team: Simon Dinning, James Fox
Jersey, Hong Kong
Insight
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12 December 2022
A year in review: corporate trends and opportunities
Nathan Powell
Team: Michael Killourhy, Simon Schilder, Marie-Claire Fudge, Bradley Kruger, Cynthia Anandajayasekeram, Bryon Rees, and 14 more
Insight
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21 October 2022
Ogier in Jersey "delivers at all levels" in new Chambers UK Guide
Raulin Amy
Team: Richard Daggett, Simon Dinning, Katrina Edge, James Fox, Bruce MacNeil, Matthew Shaxson, and 16 more
Jersey
News
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30 September 2022
Top tier Ogier in Jersey leader in its field in Legal 500
Katrina Edge
Team: Bruce MacNeil, James Lydeard, Kate McCaffrey, Raulin Amy, Alexander Curry, Jonathan Hughes, and 29 more
Jersey
News
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2 March 2022
Private Equity - Acquisition Structures
Raulin Amy
Team: Richard Daggett, Simon Dinning, Nathan Powell, Katherine Neal
Jersey
Insight
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11 January 2022
Managing BVI companies
Michael Killourhy
Team: Simon Schilder, Ray Wearmouth, Nicholas Plowman 包乐文, Nathan Powell, Simon Dinning
British Virgin Islands
Insight
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10 January 2022
Segregated Portfolio Companies in the BVI
Michael Killourhy
Team: Simon Schilder, Nicholas Plowman 包乐文, Simon Dinning
British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong
Insight
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7 January 2022
Plans and schemes of arrangement in the British Virgin Islands
Simon Schilder
Team: Ray Wearmouth, Michael Killourhy, Nicholas Plowman 包乐文, Nathan Powell, Simon Dinning
British Virgin Islands
Insight
Recognition
"Hall of Fame"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
View more"Simon is an absolute pleasure to work with"
Chambers UK, 2023
"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
"Leading Individual"
Legal 500 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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