Oliver Richardson

Oliver has a broad corporate and finance practice. He advises on all aspects of transactions involving Jersey or British Virgin Islands incorporated entities. On the finance side Oliver has advised on a number of high-profile project financings, asset financings, aviation financings, export financing, acquisition and cross-border leveraged financings. On the corporate side Oliver regularly works on notable corporate restructurings, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and listings.

Background and experience

Oliver trained and practised in Jones Day's banking and finance team in London (with a secondment to Jones Day's Dubai office) where he advised many of the world's leading financial institutions including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Standard Bank and Citibank, FTSE 100 borrowers and other capital providers. Oliver then joined the corporate and finance department of another international law firm in the British Virgin Islands where he assisted on some of the largest and most prominent BVI transactions, before returning to the Channel Islands where he is part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Corporate, Private Equity and Banking and Finance team (Jersey and BVI).

Oliver holds a BA and MA (Hons.) in law from the University of Oxford and a commendation from BBP London (LPC). He was a bursary student at Ogier and held a scholarship at Elizabeth College, Guernsey.

In 2021, Oliver received Jersey Law Society Prizes for the highest mark in the following Jersey Law Exams:

• Company Law
• Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure and Legal Professional Ethics

Admitted in:
2021 - Jersey
2013 - British Virgin Islands
2012 - England and Wales (non-practising)

Recognition

African Mining Deal of the Year (Project Finance International)

Africa Deal of the Year (Airfinance Journal)

Oliver features in the Citywealth Leaders List.