David is a member of the corporate team in Jersey, specialising in corporate funds. During his time with the firm he has developed considerable expertise in advising parties to large scale cross-border investments including funds through the use of special purpose corporate vehicles, partnerships and trusts, as well as becoming a leading figure in the development of Jersey corporate and regulatory legislation.

Career

David was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2012 and achieved his bachelor of law degree at the University of Sheffield.

English-law qualified with experience in the United Kingdom (Squire Patton Boggs), Moscow (Allen & Overy) and offshore (Carey Olsen), previous roles also include in-house secondments to The Royal Bank of Scotland, following which he became the most junior lawyer to be shortlisted for a regional rising star award in corporate turnaround, and as a legal adviser to a FTSE-listed group including Europe’s largest online sports retailer.

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Relevant experience

lender-side on the provision of cGBP500m and EUR225m syndicated facilities to a corporate group structure across four jurisdictions involving 20+ Jersey corporate entities and unit trusts, with the taking of supporting Jersey account, receivables and share security, intra-group subordination and guarantees;
lender-side on the provision (and subsequent refinance of) GBP227m (senior) and GBP53m (mezzanine) US-led syndicated facilities to a predominantly Jersey-based group of corporates and unit trusts, with the taking of English (all-asset), Jersey ("all-asset"), Luxembourg (account) and Isle of Man (share) security and associated intercreditor (and group) subordination;
lender-side on the provision of a EUR250m facility to a c£1.8bn Jersey limited partnership real estate fund and the taking of supporting Jersey account and receivables security;

borrower-side on the provision of a GBP30m bi-lateral facility to a US-owned Cayman Islands SPV borrower and subsequent £90m purchase of units in a Jersey unit trust property investment fund with the taking of supporting unit security; and
borrower-side on the provision of a GBP25m bi-lateral facility to a litigation funding business using a Jersey protected cell company structure and the taking of supporting Jersey share and debt receivables security, other non-Jersey security across three jurisdictions and intra-group debt subordination.