Oliver Cross is an Associate in the Cayman Islands Corporate practice.
Oliver has a broad corporate finance practice with particular expertise in both public and private M&A, private equity and venture capital. He also has experience advising on a range of financing, securitisation and restructuring matters.
Oliver services a broad range of client sectors and has a particular expertise in matters relating to real assets.
Jurisdictions
Experience
- Advised Nordic Trustee as bond trustee of a NOK 1,750,000,000 bond issued by Scandinavian oil and gas exploration company.
- Assisted Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. on the acquisition of Atlas by an investor group led by Apollo.
- Advised Turaco Gold Limited (ASX: TCG) on its acquisition of an initial 51% interest in Taurus Gold Afema Holdings Ltd, the 100% owner of Afema Gold SA which holds mining permits in Côte d’Ivoire.
- Advised a GCC start-up on its Series-A seed fundraising with Saudi Aramco as anchor investor.
- Advised a Latin America healthcare start-up on various series-seed equity fundraisings.
- Advised the Republic of Panama on the successful defense of a $100 million claim pertaing to the applicability of the Panama/Italy bilateral investment treaty to certain complex corporate structures.
- Advised a prominent Qatari family office on the acquisition of multiple luxury assets (aircraft, yachts, artwork).
* Denotes experience prior to joining Conyers.
- Advised Lone Star Capital Investments on the EUR 5.2 billion sale of the MBCC Group to Sika AG.*
- Advised Wren House Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition of Voyage Care Group.*
- Advised Yoo Capital Investment Management on a co-investment agreement and subsequent joint venture agreement in order to purchase the Saville Theatre in Covent Garden, London.*
- Advised Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Aviation Leasing on the acquisition and subsequent leasing of various commercial airline jets.*
- Advised the joint administrators on the administration of Flybe and Connect Airways.*
- Advised leading sports innovation and technology company Fortress GB on a potential venture capital investment.*
- Acted for investment group Hines on the sale of two Luxembourg S.à r.l.’s owning The Cabot, Canary Wharf to the HKG listed LINK REIT.*
- Advised a FTSE 250 group on the potential acquisition of a major B2C focused sports betting company from a major private equity group.*
- Assisted with a secondary fundraising for Resolute Mining, a major Australian mining company on the LSE Main Market.*
- Advised a family office on the disposal of 10 Old Bailey, London.*
Qualifications
Professional Background
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, London – Trainee
- Weil Gotshal & Manges – Associate, Private Equity
Education
- BPP Law School (London Holborn) LPC (Distinction)
- Cardiff University LLB Law Degree (First Class Honours)