Bio
Jeremy Berchem is a Group Partner* in the Corporate team. From April 2020 to April 2023 Jeremy was the Office Managing Group Partner in Guernsey. Jeremy has extensive experience of all areas of banking and finance work including advising both lenders and borrowers in relation to all aspects of subscription, acquisition, property and asset finance transactions.
In addition, Jeremy advises on the issuance of bonds and other debt instruments and their listing on the TISE, the sale and purchase of companies, corporate governance matters and the restructuring of corporate and debt structures. He also has a broad corporate and commercial practice and advises on general corporate matters.
Jeremy joined Appleby as counsel in October 2012 having previously worked for another offshore law firm in the Channel Islands since 2006. Prior to this, Jeremy worked in the banking departments of Travers Smith in London and Dickinson Dees in Newcastle. Jeremy qualified as an English Solicitor in 1997.
* admitted in England and Wales
Bio
Jeremy Berchem is a Group Partner* in the Corporate team. From April 2020 to April 2023 Jeremy was the Office Managing Group Partner in Guernsey. Jeremy has extensive experience of all areas of banking and finance work including advising both lenders and borrowers in relation to all aspects of subscription, acquisition, property and asset finance transactions.
In addition, Jeremy advises on the issuance of bonds and other debt instruments and their listing on the TISE, the sale and purchase of companies, corporate governance matters and the restructuring of corporate and debt structures. He also has a broad corporate and commercial practice and advises on general corporate matters.
Jeremy joined Appleby as counsel in October 2012 having previously worked for another offshore law firm in the Channel Islands since 2006. Prior to this, Jeremy worked in the banking departments of Travers Smith in London and Dickinson Dees in Newcastle. Jeremy qualified as an English Solicitor in 1997.
* admitted in England and Wales
Work Highlights
Notable transactions include:
- Acting as Guernsey counsel to HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA in connection with its acquisition of HSBC’s private banking business in Guernsey.
- Acting for Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Plc acting as agent for a syndicate of 3 banks in the accession of various sub-funds to, and amendments to, existing subscription facilities of up to EUR 4,000,000,000 currently made available to a major Guernsey fund.
- Acting as lead counsel to The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited in respect of various investor backed loan facilities made available to Lakestar funds.
- Acting as Alderney counsel to a syndicate of lenders (including Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Lloyds Bank plc, NatWest, Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and Santander) in connection with the amendment and restatement, including a facility increase, of a £1.5 billion facility and a USD 2 billion facility.
- Acting as Guernsey counsel to the States of Guernsey in putting in place with Lloyds Bank plc a bilateral £100,000,000 facility to replace the States’ existing £250,000,000 syndicated facility.
- Acting regularly for Investec Bank plc in connection with funds finance and property finance transactions. He has acted on 16 transactions during 2022.
- Acting regularly (in excess of 15 transactions during 2022) for the private bank division of HSBC Guernsey in lending to high net worth individuals and their structures.
Notable transactions include:
- Acting as Guernsey counsel to HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA in connection with its acquisition of HSBC’s private banking business in Guernsey.
- Acting for Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Plc acting as agent for a syndicate of 3 banks in the accession of various sub-funds to, and amendments to, existing subscription facilities of up to EUR 4,000,000,000 currently made available to a major Guernsey fund.
- Acting as lead counsel to The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited in respect of various investor backed loan facilities made available to Lakestar funds.
- Acting as Alderney counsel to a syndicate of lenders (including Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Lloyds Bank plc, NatWest, Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and Santander) in connection with the amendment and restatement, including a facility increase, of a £1.5 billion facility and a USD 2 billion facility.
- Acting as Guernsey counsel to the States of Guernsey in putting in place with Lloyds Bank plc a bilateral £100,000,000 facility to replace the States’ existing £250,000,000 syndicated facility.
- Acting regularly for Investec Bank plc in connection with funds finance and property finance transactions. He has acted on 16 transactions during 2022.
- Acting regularly (in excess of 15 transactions during 2022) for the private bank division of HSBC Guernsey in lending to high net worth individuals and their structures.
Recognition
Jeremy was named as a ‘Leading Partner’ in The Legal 500 UK 2025. Jeremy is praised for being “a proactive and commercial lawyer whom we can trust to get the deal done smoothly and pragmatically” who “knows what’s important and what isn’t, and makes otherwise complicated or difficult projects seem easy”. The top tier ranked banking team are commended for being a “Partner-led, solutions-driven team with deep market knowledge and an unbeatable offshore network”. They provide an “almost unique marriage of quality advice, responsive service and people who make the job enjoyable”. Legal 500 go on to say the firm “are comfortable acting on complex transactions and delivering at speed”.
Chambers UK 2025 recognise Jeremy for being a ‘Notable Practitioner’. Clients say that he “has a deep understanding of both the commercial and legal issues” and that he “is a class act. His pragmatic, solutions-driven advice makes him a pleasure to work with.” The team are commended for being “commercially minded and pragmatic in delivering efficient service” and described as “always responsive and happy to fully engage and assist on complex matters. Always willing to work to our deadlines.”
IFLR1000 named Jeremy as ´Highly Regarded´ in the 2024 edition for his Corporate and M&A work. Clients told IFLR1000 that “Appleby combines market-leading knowledge with a partner-led service and an extremely commercial and pragmatic approach. They understand and always deliver at the levels of service City firms expect.” In addition that “Jeremy is excellent – he is responsive, knowledgeable and extremely user-friendly” and he “is an outstanding lawyer technically but balances that with being an incredibly commercial and solution-focussed lawyer.”
Jeremy was named as a ‘Leading Partner’ in The Legal 500 UK 2025. Jeremy is praised for being “a proactive and commercial lawyer whom we can trust to get the deal done smoothly and pragmatically” who “knows what’s important and what isn’t, and makes otherwise complicated or difficult projects seem easy”. The top tier ranked banking team are commended for being a “Partner-led, solutions-driven team with deep market knowledge and an unbeatable offshore network”. They provide an “almost unique marriage of quality advice, responsive service and people who make the job enjoyable”. Legal 500 go on to say the firm “are comfortable acting on complex transactions and delivering at speed”.
Chambers UK 2025 recognise Jeremy for being a ‘Notable Practitioner’. Clients say that he “has a deep understanding of both the commercial and legal issues” and that he “is a class act. His pragmatic, solutions-driven advice makes him a pleasure to work with.” The team are commended for being “commercially minded and pragmatic in delivering efficient service” and described as “always responsive and happy to fully engage and assist on complex matters. Always willing to work to our deadlines.”
IFLR1000 named Jeremy as ´Highly Regarded´ in the 2024 edition for his Corporate and M&A work. Clients told IFLR1000 that “Appleby combines market-leading knowledge with a partner-led service and an extremely commercial and pragmatic approach. They understand and always deliver at the levels of service City firms expect.” In addition that “Jeremy is excellent – he is responsive, knowledgeable and extremely user-friendly” and he “is an outstanding lawyer technically but balances that with being an incredibly commercial and solution-focussed lawyer.”
Qualifications & Education
- University College, Durham (England)
- BBP Law School, London (England)
- University College, Durham (England)
- BBP Law School, London (England)
JEREMY’S ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF GUERNSEY STRUCTURES AND FINANCING ISSUES ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE.