Oliver Feslier Holmes

Oliver Feslier Holmes

Associate
Baker & McKenzie Services Limited
Admitted to practice in New Zealand

Biography

Oliver is a senior associate in the Firm's Corporate Practice Group in London. He advises domestic and international clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and investments.

Oliver's practice covers a variety of sectors, with a particular focus on TMT, digital infrastructure and private equity real estate.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised Google on the USD 1 billion acquisition of its London headquarters from Legal & General, Mitsubishi and ReAssure.

  • Advised Equinix, Inc. on the structuring, negotiating, investment into and operation of its xScale joint ventures across the globe including:

    • USD 600 million joint venture with PGIM Real Estate to develop and operate xScale data centres in Silicon Valley, USA;
    • USD 525 million joint venture with GIC to develop and operate xScale data centres in South Korea;
    • USD 3.9 billion joint venture with GIC to develop and operate xScale data centres in Europe and Central America;
    • USD 575 million joint venture with PGIM Real Estate to develop and operate xScale data centres in Australia;
    • USD 1 billion joint venture with GIC to develop and operate xScale data centres in Japan; and
    • USD 1 billion joint venture with GIC to develop and operate xScale data centres in Europe.
  • Advised Astorg on its acquisition of a majority stake in Sofico, a leading European provider of software solutions and services for the automotive leasing and mobility industry, and its joint venture arrangements with Apheon.

  • Advised KKR on aspects of its USD 4.3 billion investment in multinational cosmetics and beauty company Coty Inc.

  • Advised Platinum Equity LLC on aspects of its USD 2 billion acquisition of the global LifeScan business from Johnson & Johnson.

  • Advised Forma, a pan-European real estate investment fund, on its acquisition of The Verve, a prominent mixed-use property in central London.

  • Advised Townsend Holdings LLC on a number of corporate real estate transactions.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • New Zealand Law Society

Admissions

  • New Zealand (Barrister & Solicitor) (2016)

Education

  • Victoria University of Wellington (Bachelor of Laws) (2016)
  • Victoria University of Wellington (Bachelor of Arts) (2016)
  • College of Law, New Zealand (Professional Legal Studies) (2016)