Partner | Head Of Corporate
CurrentPartner and head of corporate in Appleby’s Isle of Man office advising on a broad range of Isle of Man and BVI corporate transactions, with a focus on financial services and insurance businesses.One of the Isle of Man's leading regulatory lawyers, with a particular focus on insurance companies, banks and corporate service providers. Full spectrum of insurance work, including new authorisations, M&A, portfolio transfers and ongoing regulation, including solvency issues. One of only two Isle of Man lawyers ranked as a "Leading Individual" by Legal 500 for both Corporate & Commercial and Insurance & Pensions work.Considerable experience of contentious regulatory matters, including inspections and enforcement proceedings.Selected representative matters:* Blackstone on its €21bn recapitalisation of Mileway, the largest private real estate transaction ever* Advising the hedging counterparties on the financing of two cruise ships worth $3.6 billion* SBTech on its $3.3bn merger with DraftKings * Establishment of a $1bn litigation funding vehicle* Tesco on its acquisition of the Isle of Man's largest supermarket chain* Advising the lenders on a $500 million bridge loan facility to Farfetch Holdings* Starwood Capital on its £467.9m recommended cash offer for London-listed RDI REIT* International Financial Group Limited on its £259m acquisition of a 76% interest in Friends Provident International* Basalt Infrastructure Partners on its £256m recommended takeover of AIM-listed Manx Telecom* Monument Re on its acquisition of LCL International and Charles Taylor Group’s other Isle of Man operations* KKR on its acquisition of Prometic Bioseparations from Liminal BioSciences* Multiple court-sanctioned long-term insurance transfers* Advising on the formation and operation of multiple regulated collective investment schemesAdditional representative matters at https://www.applebyglobal.com/people/garry-manley/
