Alex Davies

Counsel

Overview

Alex Davies is Counsel in the corporate department of the Cayman office. He advises clients across various sectors on a broad range of public and private corporate transactions including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital markets, corporate restructuring and offshore funds. Alex also has significant experience in advising on IPOs and business combination transactions involving special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).

Experience

Advising a New York-based private equity firm on its take-private acquisition of a listed corporation valued at US$131.8 million
Advising a listed corporation on its issue of blended senior notes at a value of US$342 million
Advising a Frankfurt-based private equity firm on its acquisition of a limited partnership interest valued at €187 million
Advising a listed corporation on its takeover by a New York-based private equity firm valued at US$1.7 billion.
Advising a listed corporation on its takeover by a NYSE and TSX-listed corporation valued at US$204 million
Successful opposition to the sanction of a takeover by scheme of arrangement valued at US$306 million

Qualifications

Professional Background

HopgoodGanim, Australia
Mourant, Channel Islands

Education

Bachelor of Laws, University of Notre Dame
Securities & Managed Investments, Deakin University
Applied Finance & Investment, KAPLAN

Bar Admissions

Cayman Islands, Attorney-at-law, 2020
Barrister and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Western Australia, 2008
Barrister and Solicitor, High Court of Australia, 2008

Awards & Accolades

Recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ in the 2020 edition of IFLR1000 (equity capital markets and M&A)
Recognised in the 2020 edition of Legal 500 (equity capital markets and M&A) and is listed for his track record in undertaking public M&A transactions

Publications

Corporate Digest: Notable Deals and Transactions – Winter 2020

Area(s) of Expertise

Legal Services

Capital Markets
Corporate
Finance
Investment Funds
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity & Venture Capital

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