13 March 2024 | 1 min read
Ogier in Guernsey advises Downing on £370 million sale of student accommodation schemes to Blackstone
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Bryon advises on a broad range of private and listed asset management, corporate, regulatory and finance matters.
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Bryon advises on a broad range of private and listed asset management, corporate, regulatory and finance matters (including listing on The International Stock Exchange).
As part of his practice he is a member of Ogier's multi-disciplinary private equity team, including advising on fund formation and capital raising, downstream corporate advisory work and related finance matters.
Bryon originally joined Ogier in 2005 and has previously worked at South African law firms, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs and Deneys Reitz (now Norton Rose Fulbright). He is a Guernsey advocate, a South African attorney and an English solicitor. He holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of Natal, South Africa, a Master of Laws degree from University College London and a Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Francaises et Normandes from Université de Caen Basse-Normandie.
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2002 - South Africa
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