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Gina Phillipps Black

Professional Overview Gina Phillipps Black is Head of the Firm’s Commercial Department and a leading corporate and finance lawyer with deep experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, project finance and financial services regulation. She advises on some of Jamaica’s most complex and high-value transactions. Practice Focus Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance & Capital Markets, Financial Services, Regulation & AML, Infrastructure & Energy Projects and Public Listings & Restructurings Key Experience & Matters Lead Counsel on the sale of Hinduja Global Solution’s global healthcare BPO business • Advised international lenders on the Highway 2000 refinancing and financing structure • Key adviser on the NCB Financial Group corporate restructuring and JSE/T&TSE listings • Co-Lead Counsel on the Paradise solar energy project • Advised on Jamaica’s first merger of two publicly listed companies (RJR/Gleaner) Professional Engagement Director and Committee Chair, GraceKennedy Group entities • Chair, Jamaica Customs Agency Advisory Board • Former Chair, Tax Administration Jamaica • Member, General Legal Council – Proceeds of Crime Committee • Women’s Leader – Jamaica, IFLR1000 (2020, 2021, 2024) • Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 • Ranked, Chambers Global · Myers Fletcher & Gordon

JamaicaMergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance & Capital Markets

About

Head of the firm’s Commercial Department and a leading corporate and finance lawyer with deep experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, project finance and financial services regulation. Advises on some of Jamaica’s most complex and high-value transactions.

Practice areas

Mergers & AcquisitionsCorporate Finance & Capital MarketsFinancial ServicesRegulation & AMLInfrastructure & EnergyPublic Listings & Restructurings

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Expertise

Mergers & AcquisitionsCapital Markets & Public ListingsProject FinanceInfrastructure & Energy (including solar projects)Financial Services Regulation & AMLCorporate RestructuringLender-side Financing & RefinancingBanking & Financial Institutions

Education

  • LL.B (Hons.), University of the West Indies
  • Certificate of Legal Education, Norman Manley Law School