Lisa Upham

Senior Associate

Areas of practice 

Banking
Corporate Finance/Mergers and Acquisitions
Financial Services/Regulatory
General Corporate
Trusts
Pensions/Employee Benefits

Expertise

Advises on a wide range of commercial, corporate and trust matters with an emphasis on corporate reorgansitions and business acquisitions. She also specialises in financing and banking transactions. A selection of Guernsey and international deals she has advised on includes:

The sale of Wallace Barnaby & Associates Limited to EKAY plc 
The purchase of a property fund with a portfolio worth £79m 
Advising The British Land Company plc in the purchase of its first Guernsey based property 
Assisting The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited in the financing of several Guernsey developments
Assisting in the re-mortgaging of Condor 10 and the local Sark Ferries
Assisting Punch Taverns Plc on an all-cash acquisition of Spirit Group. Punch's GBP2.7 billion bid creating the UK's largest group of pubs and bars
Acting for GMAC Commercial Mortgage Bank Europe plc (now Capmark Bank Europe plc) in a £244 million property deal involving a series of Guernsey property unit trusts (GPUTS)

Lisa incorporated the first Incorporated Cell Company in Guernsey following the introduction of this corporate structure. Lisa was Secretary of the Guernsey Bar for the years 2004-2006 and sat on the executive committee of Guernsey International Legal Association during the same period.

Career

University of Warwick (B.A. Hons) Economics and International Relations 1994-1998
BPP Law School, London 1991-2001
Called to the Bar of England and Wales 2001
Associate, Ogier & Le Masurier, Guernsey 2001-2004
Called to Guernsey Bar 2003
Joined Collas Day 2004

Outside Work

Lisa is a trustee of the Guernsey Blind Association and a trustee of the Guernsey Botanical Trust. Lisa is involved in a wide range of activities using her qualifications on a pro bono basis.

Contact details

Tel: +44 (0)1481 734298
Fax: +44 (0)1481 724074
Email: lisa.upham@collasday.com