Collas Crill acted for a client of JTC Group in the sale of the entire issued share capital of a Jersey company which owns a high value mansion flat in Knightsbridge in London. The corporate aspects of the transaction were dealt with by David Dorgan and the property aspects were dealt with by Michael Morris.

Collas Crill acted for Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited (as lender) in relation to a loan facility of £1,500,000 secured over an investment property in central London.

Collas Crill advised on Jersey's first ever cross-border merger. Jersey's statutory company merger regime was updated in February 2011, introducing provisions to allow a Jersey company to merge with an overseas body. This significantly simplified what was previously a two-step procedure, involving the initial continuance of the overseas body into Jersey and subsequent merger. The merger was carried out between a Jersey company and a BVI company, which combined to form and continue as a Jersey company. Collas Crill were instructed on this matter by a major trust company.

Collas Crill acted for Investec Bank (Channel Islands) Limited (as Lender) in relation to a £1.5m loan facility secured over a portfolio of residential properties in the UK.

Paul Wilkes and Kit Hobbs acted for the Royal Bank of Scotland plc in its capacity as agent under both a senior and a junior loan agreement, totalling over GBP927 million, in funding an innovative debt transfer scheme, known as Project Isobel, by reviewing provisions for the transfer of security and advising on the necessary requirements for registering and perfecting Guernsey security (as required).  The total value of assets under consideration in this transaction was approximately GBP1.36 billion.

Acted for Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited to prepare amendments and insertions to scheme particulars and custodian agreements for funds they custodise.  In particular, clarifying their role in relation to SPV's and margin and trading accounts.

Ian Kirk, Wayne Atkinson and Kit Hobbs acted for the Guernsey branch of a major international bank in documenting and putting in place security for a loan of GBP 15 million to an international group of companies relating to the development of property in London. This required, among other things, instructing and supervising Panamanian counsel in granting opinions on the Panamanian companies in the group and creating intangible security inGuernsey.

Ian Kirk and Kit Hobbs acted alongside Clifford Chance in London for an international oil and gas services company and various of its group companies relating to the Guernsey elements of an expansion of security under senior and mezzanine facilities totalling over GBP 1 billion. This required, among other things, assessing the ability of a Guernsey company to grant a share pledge over a Panamanian subsidiary's shares and creating revised articles of incorporation and other shareholder resolutions on short notice in order to ensure a timely completion together with all other international counterparties.

Paul Wilkes and Kit Hobbs acted for John Bowring in the amicable negotiation with Fuel Supplies (C.I.) Limited for the sale of certain of his business assets on John's retirement.

Paul Wilkes and Kit Hobbs acted for the Guernsey office of an international insurance manager in setting up and documenting a series of revolving intra-group loans under a master facility agreement.

Collas Crill advised in a private equity deal for Asclepios Bioresearch and in particular assisted with the funding and security structure of the deal.

Asclepios Bioresearch (UK) Limited provided £20,000,000 of funding to develop B-hydroxybutyrate on behalf of Iceland Foods Limited.

The deal is considered an important milestone in the fight against Alzheimer's Disease. Asclepios Bioresearch's scientific committee is particularly excited about the patent's potential against such a debilitating ailment. The testing process is now proceeding and Asclepios Bioresearch's contract research organisation is in active discussions with a pharmaceutical company, who are formulating B-hydroxybutyrate for patient administration.

Also involved in the transaction were Hoiberg A/S (Copenhagen), Jeffery Green Russell (London), Crestgrove Limited, Grant Thornton UK LLP and SWG Services Limited.

Collas Crill Guernsey acted for Barings on its vacation of premises at Mill Court, St Peter Port.  This involved the negotiation of terms for an assignment of the lease to a start-up company including formulating and presenting appropriate guarantee provisions to ensure that the incoming tenant was a suitable assignee and of an acceptable covenant strength for the landlord.

Collas Crill acted for  Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited (as Lender) in  relation to  loan of  £ 7,700,000 secured over a  portfolio of central  London  properties.