Category: Finance & Business
Appleby Guernsey Advises the Carlyle Group on Investment in Addison Lee Group
Appleby, one of the world’s largest providers of offshore legal services, has acted as Guernsey counsel for The Carlyle Group L.P, in relation to a significant investment into private hire and transport provider, Addison Lee. Addison Lee, one of the most established and well-known transportation and private hire businesses in London and the south-east of [...]
KPMG demonstrate the growing importance of valuations
Valuations, particularly in contentious cases, are becoming increasingly scrutinised and challenged in the current market, delegates heard at a recent seminar hosted by KPMG in the Channel Islands. The event, spear-headed by Head of Advisory, Ashley Paxton, illustrated why local businesses should be carefully considering valuation processes, to drive corporate strategy and maximise shareholder value. [...]
Appleby Associate passes STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes
Appleby, one of the world’s largest offshore providers of legal, fiduciary and administration services, is pleased to announce Associate Adam Cole, a member of the Contentious Trust sub-team, has obtained a distinction in his STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes exam, the first STEP qualification which looks at trusts from a contentious angle. Adam said [...]
Appleby Reports Offshore M&A Activity for Q1 2013
While the first quarter of 2013 saw the lowest number of deals in the offshore region since Q1 2008, the offshore M&A market has performed better than the global average, according to a report released today by Appleby, one of the world’s largest providers of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services. The latest edition of [...]
Carey Olsen advises Silverfleet Capital on £50 million Ipes buyout
Carey Olsen has provided Channel Islands-specific corporate and regulatory advice to Silverfleet Capital in its £50 million buyout of leading fund administration and private equity specialists, Ipes, from RJD Partners. The firm drew on its group expertise for the buyout fielding a pan-Channel Islands legal team led by partners Tom Carey in Guernsey and Guy [...]
New partnership as Avondale Solutions expands offering in UK
Avondale Solutions has announced a new partnership with Elizabeth Ackers, a UK based consultant, to extend their offering of business consultancy and directorship services further into the UK market. The move sees Avondale’s senior team grow to four and the firm now provides expert advice for fund and trust businesses in Guernsey, the UK and [...]
Guernsey business achieves Jersey accolade
A Guernsey-based business has been chosen as one of the three finalists in the “Entrepreneur of the Year” category at this year’s Jersey Enterprise Awards. Todd and Associates, which operates on both Guernsey and Jersey, and runs a number of initiatives including the annual Guernsey and Jersey Customer Service Awards and business breakfast seminars at [...]
Saffery Champness seminar discusses changes to UK property and residency legislation
UK tax experts updated an audience of 70 local financial services professionals on the latest UK legislative developments including property holding taxes, statutory residence tests, patent box tax reliefs and tax transparency agreements. London based Saffery Champness partners Robert Langston and Pete Hackleton addressed the seminar to discuss offshore residential property holding structures and the [...]
Offshore Job Board provides a one-stop shop for Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey job seekers
A new online job board launched specifically for the offshore Islands has already referred applicants from as far afield as the United States for roles in the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey. In the short time since the Isle-News.com Job Board has been launched, over 100 jobs have already been listed. James Qualtrough, founder [...]
‘Fixed means fixed’ – Customers to get more protection against changes to fixed-term telecoms contracts
Telecoms customers in the Channel Islands are set to get more certainty when entering into fixed-term contracts with operators under proposals put forward by CICRA (the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities). CICRA is seeking comments from interested people and businesses to its consultation, launched today, on whether telecoms operators should be limited in varying [...]
