Paul Martin

Overview

I’m part of the Finance and Corporate team at Mourant Ozannes (Jersey) LLP.

I advise global corporate and financial institutions on a wide range of transactions, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, schemes of arrangement, IPOs (including SPACs), listings on The International Stock Exchange, corporate restructuring and joint ventures.

My practice also includes advising on banking transactions, investment grade and high-yield bonds, structured finance and general offshore structuring work.

I joined Mourant Ozannes in Jersey in 2008 and became a Partner of Mourant Ozannes LP (now Mourant LP) in February 2015. Prior to this, I worked in the Corporate team at PwC Legal in London.

Professional qualifications

• Solicitor, England and Wales, 2003 (currently non-practising) – not admitted in Jersey

Work highlights

• Informa plc in relation to its £3.9bn takeover of UBM plc
• Shire plc in relation to the aborted £32bn takeover by AbbVie Inc
• FTSE 250 group Charter International plc in relation to its £1.5bn public takeover by Colfax Corporation
• Vallar plc and Vallares plc (now Genel Energy plc) on their respective IPOs on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and the subsequent acquisition of a substantial operating business
• Each of Informa plc, Beazley plc, WPP plc and Vallar plc in relation to the introduction of a new holding company by Jersey scheme of arrangement

What the directories say

In Legal 500 UK 2025, Paul is named as a Recommended Lawyer in Capital Markets. A source comments: "Paul Martin is very approachable and takes a practical and efficient approach to his advice. He is really responsive."

Paul is Highly Regarded in IFLR1000 2024.

In Legal 500 UK 2024, Paul is named as a Recommended Lawyer in Capital Markets. 

Paul is Highly Regarded in IFLR1000 2023.

In Legal 500 UK 2023, Paul is a Recommended Lawyer in the areas of Banking and Finance, Capital Markets and Corporate and Commercial. Paul is described as "always able to provide a commercial solution to my client’s particularly tricky, technical issues and is very collaborative in his approach" and is praised for his "technically superb" advice. 

Paul is Highly Regarded in IFLR1000 2022.

Paul is also recommended by Legal 500 UK in Banking and Finance and described as "great fun to work with – commercial, practical and creative." Legal 500 UK, 2017.

Legal 500 UK recommends Paul in Corporate and Commercial, describing him as "calm, collegiate and fiercely intelligent" Legal 500 UK, 2016. 

"Intelligent, hardworking and approachable." Legal 500 UK, 2015.