Sam Shires - Group Partner*
About
- sam.shires@aohall.com
- +44 (0)1481 748916
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Biography
Career
- Solicitor in England and Wales, 2010
- Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, 1998
Highlights
- Providing independent advice to the board of directors of Aurigny Air Services Limited on its potential takeover
- Acting for Matalan Retail Limited in respect of the Guernsey law aspects of its £250m senior facilities refinancing and associated £225m US Rule 144A/Reg S senior note offering
- Advising on the establishment of Guernsey funds including listed funds - Official List, AIM and CISX
- Advising on the conversion of a PCC umbrella fund vehicle into a single non-cellular fund - a pioneering transaction under Guernsey's new Companies Law
- Acting for the Corazon Group on its sale to Collins Stewart
*Note: use of an asterisk against a lawyer's name means that this lawyer is qualified in a jurisdiction other than Guernsey and is not a Guernsey Advocate.
More About Sam Shires
Sam advises a wide range of clients on all aspects of corporate law, including investment funds. His investment fund experience includes advising promoters, managers, administrators and custodians in relation to the setting-up, operation, regulation and management of open and closed-ended investment funds. His general corporate law experience includes corporate transaction work and financing transactional work.
Sam speaks regularly on subjects including investment fund establishment and Guernsey companies law.
Education
LLB (Hons), Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 1998
Bachelor of Commerce and Administration - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 1996
Professional Qualifications
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, 1998
Career
AO Hall, 2007
Carey Olsen, Guernsey, 2004 - 2007
Russell McVeagh, New Zealand, 1998 - 2004
Recommendations
Recognised for both investment funds and commercial and banking work - Legal 500, 2011
Recognised and endorsed by PLC "Which Laywer?" in its Guernsey - Investment Funds section, 2011
Sam is valued for his "ability to adapt to a constantly adjusting financial environment" - Legal 500, 2010
A "commercial approach" in relation to commercial and banking work and "increasing market visibility" in investment funds work - Legal 500, 2009
"Very able and acts at the drop of a hat in complex commercial matters" - Legal 500, 2008
Highlights
Advising on the conversion of a protected call company umbrella fund vehicle into a single non-cellular fund: a pioneering transaction under Guernsey's new Companies Law.
Acting for the Corazon Group on its sale to Collins Stewart.
