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Ogier in Guernsey advises Downing on £370 million sale of student accommodation schemes to Blackstone
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Diana is a senior associate in Ogier's Guernsey corporate team. She advises on a broad range of corporate, banking, derivatives and finance transactions in respect of Guernsey and British Virgin Islands entities. Diana also has over ten years' experience of listings on The International Stock Exchange.
Diana focuses on corporate, banking and listing work. She advises on a broad range of corporate, banking, derivatives and finance transactions in respect of Guernsey and British Virgin Islands entities including legal opinions, migrations, amalgamations, real estate finance, acquisitions, restructuring and regulatory aspects and has over ten years' experience of listings on The International Stock Exchange and general listing services.
Prior to joining Ogier in May 2003, Diana was a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives for another leading offshore law firm where she had worked since 1990 and had worked her way up from legal secretary. Diana qualified as an English Solicitor in 2008 and as a BVI Solicitor in 2009.
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