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James Channo

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James Channo is a partner in our Corporate department. He advises on a broad range of corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and financings for a diverse range of clients in a number of sectors including natural resources, hotel and leisure and retail. In particular, James has extensive experience advising both institutions and issuers on domestic and international listings and offerings. He also completed a secondment at a corporate finance house advising on flotations and capital raisings. 

James was educated at Ampleforth College. He then graduated from the University of Kent in 1997 with an honours degree in English law and Spanish Law, which included a year abroad studying at the University of Madrid, Complutense. James completed the legal practice course at the College of Law, Guildford.

James trained at Speechly Bircham before joining McCarthy Tetrault on qualification in April 2002.   In June 2007, he joined Fox Williams.

James has advised on and led the FW team on the following notable transactions:

• Acted for UrAmerica Limited, a uranium mining company with assets in Argentina, in connection with Cameco's US$10 million equity financing and strategic alliance agreement;
• Acted for  SuperGroup PLC (Superdry brand) on its Main Market listing and £125 million institutional and retail offering;
• Advised broker Seymour Pierce on the £8.4 million secondary placing for AIM-listed company Ortac Resources Limited with gold assets in Slovakia;
• Advised AIM-listed Solomon Gold Plc on its £15 million secondary placing to fund its exploration program in the Solomon Islands;
• Advised Ivory Coast oil & gas exploration company CLNR Holdings on its $17 million asset acquisition and sale to ASX-listed Rialto Energy Limited;
• Advised Spanish hotel chain in connection with the disposal of its London hotel for approximately Euros 38 million;
• Advised Norhtland Capital on the reverse Takevoer for  $25 million  by Synchronica Plc of Nokia Corporation's operator branded messaging business;
• Advised SuperGroup Plc on it acquisition of CNC Collection BVBA  for up to Euros 40 million;

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