Ozannes advised in relation to the establishment of and placing of up to 50 million shares in Bailiwick Investments Limited, an investment company managed by Cenkos CI dedicated to investment in Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey) related buinessses and ancillary CISX listings. Deal value: up to £50 million.
Note: Ozannes Securities Limited also acted as sponsor and provided corporate finance advice to the issuer and manager.
Deal Partner: David Moore and Darren Stephens (Associate)
Ozannes acted for the management team of Langlois, Robertshaw & Delbridge Limited on the creation of the advertising and public relations agency.
Deal Partner: Jessica Roland and Darren Stephens (Associate)
Ozannes advised Braemar Group PCC Limited on its launch of a second open-ended cell investing in student accommodation and financing associated with the cell's initial property acquisitions.
Deal Partner: Peter Harwood
Ozannes advised on the establishment of Stirling Mortimer Bond Issue Company Limited (and its subsidiary Stirling Mortimer Bond SPV Limited) on the offer and issue of loan notes to be listed on the Channel Island Stock Exchange.
Deal Partner: Paul Christopher
Ozannes advised on the further raising of up to £50 million in a closed-ended fund listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange to invest in a fixed investment and in equity linked securities.
Deal Partner: Paul Christopher
Ozannes acted as Guernsey Counsel to Candover 2008 Fund, Candover's 10th private equity fund, with a target size of €5 billion. The primary focus of the Candover 2008 Fund is to invest in management buyouts, buy-ins and re-capitalisations in Europe. Ozannes was responsible for the establishment and regulatory authorisation of the Candover 2008 Fund structure as well as providing Guernsey law advice in respect of all material agreements and ancillary arrangements, working closely with UK counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Deal Partner: Gavin Farrell
Ozannes advised on the establishment of a registered closed-ended investment fund, The Coratina Fund Limited, listed on the Channel Island Stock Exchange and investing its assets relating to property developments in Mexico.
Deal Partner: Paul Christopher
Ozannes advised in connection with the re-construction and winding up of this Guernsey PCC. The transaction involved a complex 'wind up and roll-over' scheme providing investors with the opportunity to elect for cash and/or to roll-over their investment into another fund.
Deal Partner: Peter Harwood and Andrew Walters (Senior Associate)
Ozannes advised in relation to the placing and offer of 145 million C shares. Value £145 million.
Deal Partner: David Moore and Nelson Wu (Associate)
Ozannes advised in relation to the internalisation of the management company and offer therefore. Value £90 million.
Deal Partner: David Moore
Ozannes acted as Guernsey law advisers on the international sale of the Butterfield fund administration business. The sale and subsequent merger is anticipated to create one of the top 10 independant alternative asset fund administration companies in the world. The newly created Butterfield Fulcrum Group will be head quartered in Bermuda and will have approximately 400 employees in 10 locations (including Guernsey) across 9 countries.
Deal Partner: David Moore and Darren Stephens (Associate)
Ozannes acted as Guernsey law adviser for the restructure and re-domiciliation of Investec Global Strategy Fund Limited (a Guernsey Class A authorised umbrella collective investment scheme regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission) to Luxembourg to be re-organised upon registration as a Luxembourg SICAV regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier.
Deal Partner: Peter Harwood and Valerie Rouse (Associate)
Ozannes advised in relation to the listing of Blackfish Capital Global Fund SPC, Cayman open-ended exempted segregated portfolio company, on the Channel Island Stock Exchange.
Deal Partner: Paul Christopher
Ozannes advised on the establishment of a Guernsey registered closed-ended investment fund with shares listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange providing investors with an equity investment that will provide AUD capital protection on the initial investment and the potential for enhanced captial growth.
Deal Partner: Paul Christopher and James Haughton (Associate)
Ozannes acted as Guernsey legal advisers to this fund in connection with a placing and listing on the London Stock Exchange of convertible C Share with a value of £92.7 million.
Deal Partner: Peter Harwood and Andrew Walters (Senior Associate)
Ozannes advised on the establishment of a Guernsey registered closed-ended fund, with shares listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange and investing in private equity, property, distressed debt and other specialised opportunities.
Deal Partner: Paul Christopher and James Haughton (Associate)
Ozannes advised on the establishment of two new sub funds of Hermes Commodities Umbrella Fund Limited and launch on Channel Island Stock Exchange.
Deal Partner: David Moore and Helen Wyatt (Associate)
Ozannes advised on the establishment in Guernsey of a POL licensee conducting investment managment for both open-ended and closed-ended funds.
Deal Partner: Gavin Farrell and Helen Wyatt (Associate)
Ozannes advised on the acquisition of entire issued share capital of Healthy Direct Limited and UK subsidiary, Nutralife (UK) Limited by Healthspan Group Limited.
Deal Partner: Roger Perrot
Ozannes have acted for Babcock & Brown Public Partnership Limited in relation to a futher capital raising exercise, this time through the issue of Class C convertible shares. Approximately £84 million was raised.
Deal Partner: Peter Harwood and Andrew Walters (Senior Associate)
Ozannes have acted as principal legal advisers to Curzon Capital PCC II Limited in connection with the establishment and launch of a new open-ended Class B investment fund, the Fine Wine Geared Growth Cell. The Fund has been established for the purpose of providing investors with the opportunity of investing, indirectly, in a range of fine wines. Ozannes also acted for the fund in connection with a finance facility to be made available to the fund by a division of KBC Bank N.V. Ozannes Securities Limited acted as Listing Sponsor in connection with the admission of the Fund's shares to the Office List of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange.
Deal Partner: Gavin Farrell and Andrew Walters (Senior Associate)
Ozannes advised on the migration from Jersey to Guernsey as part of group consolidation.
Deal Partner: Peter Harwood and Helen Wyatt (Associate)
AB International Funds PCC Limited - launch and Channel Island Stock Exchange lisitng of six new cells -AB Defensive Fund, AB Conservative Fund, AB Balanced Fund, AB Growth Fund, AB Dynamic Fund and AB Mena feeder fund.
Deal Partner: Gavin Farrell and Valerie Rouse (Associate)
Ozannes advised in relation to the Company listing its shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Deal Partner: Paul Christopher and James Haughton (Associate)
Ozannes advised on a group structure in relation to the refinancing of West LB facilities.
Deal Partner: Paul Christopher
New fund - IIAB PCC Limited - launched with two initial cells. IIAB MENA feeder fund and IIAB SUKUK MURABAHA MENA Fund.
Deal Partner: Gavin Farrell and Valerie Rouse (Associate)