Ernest Morrison

Ernest practice areas include corporate governance and regulatory issues, mergers and acquisitions (particularly insurance companies and regulated entities), private and public offerings of debt and capital, private equity investments, asset finance, the establishment of investment finds and managers, and the establishment and regulation of Bermuda insurers, captives, brokers and managers. 

• Advised GeoPark Limited in a $425 million senior secured note offering  and a concurrent cash tender offer for any of its sexisting 7.5% senior secured notes due 2020.
• Advised ING Bank NV, London Branch on Bermuda law matters pertaining to the financing and purchase of the Gherkin Building in London, United Kingdom and subsequent refinancing transactions;
• Advised George’s Bay group of companies and its parent, Caroline Bay Limited in relation to ongoing financing transactions in respect of Bermuda’s single largest hotel and residential development project. 

• Asset finance
• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Equity
• Investment funds
• M&A

• Aviation
• Investment management
• Natural resources
• Shipping
• Tech and telecoms

• Bermuda, 1984; England & Wales, 1982 (not practicing)

• Gray’s Inn

• LLM, University College London, (1981)
• BA (Law), Anglia Ruskin University, (1980)