2005
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser on the acquisition of Abacus’s Guernsey business interests relating to the acquisition by Royal Bank of Canada of Abacus’s offshore financial services businesses in conjunction with Mourants and Withers.
December 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal advisers in connection with the establishment of Morant Wright Japan Income Trust Limited, a closed-ended investment company investing in Japanese securities and listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Channel Islands Stock Exchange and the raising of up to £200 Million by the issue of shares in that company.
December 2005
Acted as a Guernsey legal adviser in connection with the global restructuring of Le Meridien Group including Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ acquisition of the Le Meridien brand and management business and the joint venture purchase of 40 Le Meridien hotels by Lehman Brothers and Starwood Capital Group.
December 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser to the amendment and issue under the above company of a US$5,250 Million debt issue programme.
November 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser on the establishment of the Hermes Commodities Investment Fund, an open-ended umbrella fund listed on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange investing in commodities based derivatives. Ozannes Securities
Limited acted as sponsor to this listing on the CISX.
Acted as a Guernsey legal adviser in connection with the acquisition of Somerfield plc in the summer of 2005 by a consortium including Apax Partners Worldwide LLP, Barclays Capital and the Tchenguiz Family Trust.
October 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal advisers in conjunction with the sponsoring broker, Butterfield Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited, (on the secondary listing on the Channel Island Stock Exchange (CISX) of Cells I and II of FF&P Venture Funds PCC
Limited and advising on the primary listing of Cell III of the fund on the CISX
October 2005
Ozannes acted as Guernsey legal adviser in connection with the Placing and Open Offer of new Zero Dividend Preference Shares by NSF Securities Limited.
2005
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser to Cenkos Securities Limited, the UK Stockbroker established by Andy Stewart (formerly of Collins Stewart) in connection with the establishment of Cenkos (Channel Islands) Limited and it’s Channel Islands stockbroking business.
October 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal advisers to the above listed investment trust company in the tender offer to buy back up to 50% of the company’s issued share capital.
September 2005
Ozannes acted as Guernsey legal adviser in the formation and registration of Accelerated Global Growth Basket Limited Guernsey, a closed-ended investment company listed on the Bermudian Stock Exchange.
September 2005
Ozannes Securities Limited acted as a sponsor to the listing of a US$700 million guaranteed 2015 floating rate notes on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange.
September 2005
Ozannes acted as Guernsey legal adviser in connection with the issue of US$140 Million 7.125% Guaranteed Convertible Bonds due 2010 issued by Peter Hambro Mining Group Finance Limited and guaranteed by Peter Hambro Mining Plc. Norton Rose acted as English legal advisers to the issuer and the guarantor. Linklaters acted as English legal adviser to the Managers.
September 2005
Ozannes acted as Guernsey legal adviser, in conjunction with Lawrence Graham and UBS, on the original establishment and launch of Ruffer Investment Company Ltd: a closed-ended investment fund listed on the London Stock Exchange, and more recently on the placing and offer for subscription of up to £75 million C Shares in the company.
August 2005
Ozannes acted as Guernsey legal adviser for the launch of Investec Capital Accumulator Trust Limited, a closed-ended Guernsey investment company managed by Investec management Limited. Dickson Minto WS sponsored the listing on the UKLA and acted as UK legal advisers.
July 2005
Ozannes acted as Guernsey legal adviser to Raven Russia Limited in connection with the Placing of 153 million Ordinary Shares and admission to trading on AIM. Berwin Leighton Paisner acted s UK solicitors to the company.
July 2005
Ozannes acted as Guernsey legal advisers to City Living PCC Limited, a new open-ended Class B Property Fund, in respect of an Offering of Shares in the UK Geared Growth Cell and listing on the CISX
June 2005
Ozannes acted as a Guernsey legal adviser on the establishment and registration of Lakeside TRG (Property Number One) Limited Partnership. A limited partnership established to purchase a brown field site in South East London on which to develop 27 residential units.
Apr 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser in the establishment of a £150 million closed-ended European commercial property fund listed on the Official List of the UK Listing authority.
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser in the restructuring and securitisation by way of refinancing of Insight Foundation Holding Company Limited.
Mar 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser on the establishment of a listed closed-ended property fund and on the offer of 735 million shares of 90 pence each and £230 million secured bonds.
Mar 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser to one of the first Qualifying Investor Funds (“QIFs”) to be established. It has a number of unusual features – it is a fund of alternative funds with a Swiss investment manager. Formed as a Class B open-ended scheme it obtained a derogation to allow a Swiss bank to be the designated custodian utilising the guidelines in the GFSC’s flexible approach to authorisation policy for hedge funds.
Mar 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser on the establishment, structure and contractual arrangements for a CISX listed protected cell company fund of funds, licenced as a Class B scheme and structured to provide an efficient investment vehicle for South African investors.
Feb 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal advisers in connection with the launch of CEDR Investment Company Limited, a listed multi-issuance structured product platform issuing series of shares linked to specified investments, deposits or indices.
Feb 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal advisers in connection with the launch of CEDR Investment Company Limited. A listed multi-issuance structured product platform issuing series of shares linked to specified investments, deposits or indices.
Feb 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser in the establishment of a £76 Million closed-ended commercial property fund to be listed on the CISX and the official List of the UK Listing Authority.
Deal Partners: Andrew Walters, Solicitor
2005
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser in connection with the establishment of a series of complex unit trust structures designed to provide investors with the opportunity to invest collectively in the UK student accommodation market. Advised in connection with the financing and subsequent acquisition of various properties by the unit trusts.
Deal Partners: Peter Harwood, Partner, Solicitor and Advocate Andrew Walters, Solicitor
Jan 2005
Acted for Kidd Rapinet in respect of the acquisition of a property holding company for an undisclosed client, valued at £8 Million.
Jan 2005
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser to a closed-ended structured product.
Nov 04 & Jan 05
Acted as Guernsey legal adviser to EFP Private Bank in the establishment of a new Guernsey finance company and in the raising of Tier 1 capital by issue of fiduciary certificates through Banque de Luxambourg.
2005
Acted as Guernsey legal advisers on a matter whereby the Court of Appeal upheld the right of an investment company to claim investment management charges as an allowable expense. This is of major importance to all Guernsey investment companies.