27 November 2024 | 1 min read
Ogier in Guernsey advises Starlight Bidco Limited on £673.5 million acquisition of BCPT
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"Key Lawyer"
Legal 500 UK, 2025
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.
Background and experience
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.
Admitted in:
2008 - England and Wales
2009 - British Virgin Islands
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Examples of work
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20 August 2024 | 1 min read
Ogier in Guernsey advises Blackstone on US$1.572bn Hipgnosis acquisition
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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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11 August 2023 | 1 min read
Ogier in Guernsey advises Searchlight Capital Partners on its recommended final cash offer for Gresham House plc
Bryon Rees
Team: Diana Collas, James Walsh, Tobi Oluborode, Andrew Tautscher
Guernsey
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28 July 2023 | 1 min read
Ogier in Guernsey advises on Global InterConnection Group's business combination and Euronext Amsterdam listing
Bryon Rees
Team: Michelle Watson Bunn, Diana Collas, James Walsh, Tobi Oluborode, Andrew Tautscher
Guernsey
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24 October 2022 | 2 min read
Ogier in Guernsey advises Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited on US $700 million group financing
Tim Clipstone
Team: Michelle Watson Bunn, Diana Collas, James Hewlett
Guernsey
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28 March 2022
Ogier in Guernsey advises Downing on £388 million disposal
Bryon Rees
Team: Diana Collas, James Hewlett, Catherine Moore
Guernsey
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9 March 2021 | 2 min read
Ogier assists £300 million Hillview Real Estate fund with acquisition
Bryon Rees
Team: Diana Collas
Guernsey
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24 November 2017 | 1 min read
Ogier advises in respect of £439 million student housing joint venture between Downing and Tristan Capital
Bryon Rees
Team: Christopher Jones, Paul Chanter, Diana Collas, Caleb Holder, Matthew Macfarlane
Guernsey
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News and insights
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2 October 2024 | 3 min read
Ogier services in Guernsey going from strength to strength in latest Legal 500 rankings
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5 October 2023 | 2 min read
Ogier in Guernsey recognised as market leaders in Legal 500 UK 2024 guide
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13 October 2022 | 1 min read
TISE launches new transition offering within its sustainable finance segment
Raulin Amy
Team: Paul Chanter, James Fox, Bruce MacNeil, Kate McCaffrey, Bryon Rees, Lucy Chambers, and 2 more
Guernsey, Jersey
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30 September 2022 | 4 min read
Ogier in Guernsey achieves top tier rankings in Legal 500 UK 2023 guide
Christopher Jones
Team: Paul Chanter, Bryon Rees, Michaela Jesson, Michelle Watson Bunn, Diana Collas, Gabrielle Payne, and 14 more
Guernsey
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31 December 2020 | 1 min read
Ogier's TISE listing team
Raulin Amy
Team: Bruce MacNeil, Lucy Chambers, Emily Renouf, Paul Chanter, Bryon Rees, Diana Collas, and 1 more
Jersey, Cayman Islands, Guernsey
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5 October 2020 | 4 min read
Top tier Guernsey teams stand out in Legal 500 UK
Martyn Baudains
Team: Paul Chanter, Tim Clipstone, Simon Davies, Bryan De Verneuil-Smith, Gavin Ferguson, Christopher Jones, and 12 more
Guernsey
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11 October 2019 | 2 min read
Record results for Ogier in Guernsey in Legal 500 and IFLR legal directories
Martyn Baudains
Team: Tim Clipstone, Simon Davies, Gavin Ferguson, Christopher Jones, Mathew Newman, Bryon Rees, and 5 more
Guernsey
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23 April 2018
Ogier named Best Offshore Law Firm by Chambers Europe for the second time in three years
Edward Mackereth
Team: Diana Collas
Guernsey, Jersey, London, Luxembourg - Legal Services
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16 October 2017
Top tier rankings for Ogier's financial, corporate and funds teams in Guernsey
Christopher Jones
Team: Bryon Rees, Diana Collas
Guernsey
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Recognition
"Key Lawyer"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
View more"Rising star"
Legal 500 UK, 2021
"Rising star"
Legal 500 UK, 2020
"Diana was brilliant; calm, articulate and professional."
Client feedback, 2019
"They did an absolutely brilliant job of being proactive and problem solving."
Client feedback, 2019
"Responsive, clear, concise and practical advice, ability to meet tight deadlines."
IFLR 1000 2018
"She gave us clear, commercial advice and she was able to issue her opinion on time without too much hassle"
Client feedback
"She was friendly and helpful, approachable and easy to contact when we needed her"
Client feedback
"I found them to be very helpful, very polite, and very attentive and supportive"
Client feedback
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