With offices located in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore, Carey Olsen is very well-positioned to advise on a wide range of Caribbean-based matters surrounding Bermuda, BVI, and Cayman law. In Carey Olsen LLP’s London office, managing partner Jasmine Amaria is notable for her expertise in the BVI and Cayman law aspects of corporate, finance, and investment funds matters, including fund formation, M&A transactions, and joint ventures. Richard Brown, also in London, focuses his BVI practice on dispute resolution, litigation, and insolvency-related cases, which includes complex fraud and asset tracing cases. Carey Olsen Hong Kong LLP's practice is home to managing partner Michael Padarin, who is notably active in the formation, operation, and restructuring of private equity and venture capital funds, while Jeremy Lightfoot leads the disputes team, which also includes Tim Haynes and Matthew Watson. Haynes is particularly skilled in representing Asia-based clients in commercial disputes, while Watson is a Bermuda law specialist. In Carey Olsen Singapore LLP, managing partner Anthony McKenzie leads the corporate group for Asia with notable expertise in Cayman Islands, BVI, and Bermuda law, frequently handling corporate, investment funds, and finance transactions. James Noble sits at the helm of the litigation, insolvency, and restructuring department, and head of funds Tom Katsaros is another notable presence in the team, as is litigation specialist Helen Wang.
Leading firms in Foreign-based expertise
Carey Olsen
Praxisleiter:
Jasmine Amaria; Michael Padarin; Anthony McKenzie
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Jeremy Lightfoot; Tim Haynes; Matthew Watson; James Noble; Tom Katsaros; Helen Wang; Richard Brown
Kernmandanten
Ad Hoc Group of bondholders in Luckin Coffee Inc.
Arrowcrest Limited
Attestor Value Master Fund LP
AXA Investment Managers
Babel Holding Limited
Bank of China
Block.one
Boris Kaufman
Caldicott Worldwide Ltd
Carbon Growth Partners
China Merchant Bank
CITIC Bank
CN Energy
EQT AB
Fintonia Group
Fulham Company Limited
Fullgoal Asset Management (HK) Limited
G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd.
Global Cord Blood Corporation
Great Simplicity Investment Corporation
Huaxing Growth Capital
IDEG Investment Management Limited
InterEnergy Holdings Limited
JD Sports Gym
Kathryn Ma
Landing Point Limited
Leapfrog Investments Group Ltd
Marunouchi Innovation Partners Co., Ltd.,
Members of Kroll as Provisional Liquidators of Abraaj Holdings
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Mubadala Petroleum (Thailand) Holdings Limited
Oasis Investments II Master Fund Limited
OCBC Wing Hang Bank
PayProp
Permira
Philip Street Partners
Red Wolf Resources Limited
Smarter Electronics
Smarter Microelectronics
Spathiphy Capital Management Limited
Stoneway Capital Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
SuperSeed Capital Limited
Tencent Holdings Limited
The Bank of East Asia, Limited
Highlight-Mandate
- Acting for Oasis Investments II Master Fund Limited & Attestor Value Master Fund LP in Bermuda’s largest ever fair value appraisal action arising out of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited purchase of the minority shareholdings of Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited via a UD$5.5bn amalgamation.
- Acting for Babel Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands company, in the restructuring of its debts worth USD766m.
- Acting as Cayman legal counsel to Grand Centrex Limited (the GCL Group), one of Asia’s leading video game distributors and publishers, in connection with its announced business combination with RF Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.
Conyers
Conyers boasts offices in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore that are well-equipped to service clients regarding the laws of Bermuda, BVI, and the Cayman Islands. In London, Conyers’ office is chaired by 'outstanding counsel' and managing partner Eric Flaye, who is skilled in private investment funds, M&A transactions, and joint ventures. The London offering is notable for its work in M&A, general corporate matters, investment funds, fin-tech-related transactions, and asset and structured financing. Also in London, Nicholas Pattman is notable for his expertise in venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds. Conyers’ Singapore office is led by Preetha Pillai, and sectors of strength for the team include commercial property, healthcare, natural resources, aviation, and shipping. Pillai frequently advises clients on direct investments, and equity and debt issues. Conyers‘ Hong Kong offering services international and Asia-based corporates, financial institutions, and entrepreneurs, and is headed up by Christopher Bickley, who specialise in corporate finance mandates, as well as IPOs and the listing of shares. Piers Alexander is the firm’s global head of investment funds, and Mark Yeadon leads the Hong Kong-based disputes and restructuring department. Corporate finance expert Richard Hall, commercial litigator and 'outstanding practitioner' Norman Hau, who is experienced in restructuring and insolvency and shareholder disputes, and Lilian Woo, with notable expertise in global equity offerings, are all key members of the Hong Kong team. Project and structured finance expert Vivien Fung, with a focus on the Cayman Islands, and M&A lawyer David Lamb, are also recommended.
Praxisleiter:
Eric Flaye; Preetha Pillai; Christopher Bickley; Piers Alexander; Mark Yeadon
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Richard Hall; Norman Hau; Nicholas Pattman; Barnabas Finnigan; Lillian Woo; Vivien Fung; Karoline Tauschke; David Lamb; Anna Lin
Referenzen
‘Conyers provides a comprehensive offshore legal advice, and they did it in a very practical manner. They do not just give the clients a book, but to carry out the services in a professional and friendly way.’
‘Eric Flaye is an outstanding counsel and one of the most valuable assets Conyers has in BVI. His business oriented approach and problem solving skills make him one of the best assets I’ve found when dealing with offshore entities.’
‘Due to time difference, it is not always easy to work with offshore counsel. Conyers however is able to work around the clock and provide timely assistance to us and clients. They are also very pragmatic and provide sound and practical legal solutions.’
Kernmandanten
Seadrill Limited
TPG Rise Climate
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.
Macquarie AirFinance Limited
Digicel Limited
Valaris Limited
Weatherford International Ltd
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, LLC
Tembici
Mottu
HSBC
Crédit Agricole CIB
Deutsche Bank DBS
ING
Morgan Stanley
MUFG
Amer Sports Inc.
PCCW Limited
BCPE Chivalry Bidco Limited
K Cash Corporation Limited
I-Tiger Global Investment Management Limited
Highlight-Mandate
- Acted as legal counsel to Amer Sports, Inc. in its USD1.37bn initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
- Acted for Agricole CIB and Deutsche Bank, and the mandated lead arrangers, including DBS, ING, Morgan Stanley, and MUFG, in connection with the AUD4.6bn multi-currency sustainability-linked loan of the AirTrunk group of companies, a leading provider of hyper-scale data centres in the Asia-Pacific and Japan.
- Advised Macquarie AirFinance Limited on its USD2.2bn acquisition of a portfolio of aircraft from ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company K.S.C.P, including advising on the transfer of four Cayman Islands aircraft owning SPVs and the entry by Macquarie and the SPVs into replacement financing and security arrangements.
Mourant
Praised by one client as ‘one of the big hitters in the offshore legal market’, Mourant’s Hong Kong, Singapore, and London offices support clients with the BVI and Cayman Islands law regarding investment funds, finance and corporate, banking, insolvency and litigation, and international trusts and private client work. Mourant Ozannes‘s Hong Kong practice sees Paul Christopher sitting as the Asia managing partner and head of the corporate and investment funds team there. Danielle Roman chairs the banking and finance group in Hong Kong with notable experience in fund financing mandates, while Justine Lau heads up the litigation, restructuring, and insolvency offering. Global practice lead for finance and corporate work Simon Lawrenson is another key name in the Hong Kong office. Cross-border restructurings, security enforcements, and liquidations form a key part of Claire Fulton‘s practice. In Mourant‘s London office, managing partner Alex Last boasts particular expertise in investment funds, especially fund formation, being the firm’s global co-head of this practice area. Christopher Harlowe, also based in London, is global practice head of the litigation and insolvency team. Mourant saw the launch of its new Singapore office in October 2023 which is headed up by managing partner Craig Luton, who joined the team at the same time from Maples Group. Luton specialises in corporate and investment funds work, frequently handling the structure, formation, lunch, and maintenance of various funds.
Praxisleiter:
Alex Last; Paul Christopher; Craig Luton; Simon Lawrenson; Danielle Roman; Justine Lau
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Claire Fulton; Christopher Harlowe; John Rochester; James Broad; Michael Popkin; Jessica Lee
Referenzen
‘The Mourant Finance Practice in HK is well coordinated between the partners and present themselves as one team. This ensures consistency in service and a common understanding of their clients between all the partners.’
‘Danielle Roman and Simon Lawrenson are both extremely responsive and proactive in delivering their services. They always try to make your life easier in whatever way possible. Craig Luton is also responsive and friendly.’
‘Claire Fulton is an excellent lawyer, fastidious, hard working and client focused. One of the best in the offshore market for finance and restructuring matters, a real pleasure to work with. First class.’
Kernmandanten
L Catterton
CBRE
Angeles Equity Partners
MUFG
Goldman Sachs
Blackstone
CVC Capital Partners
Brookfield
GHO Capital
GLP Capital Partners
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
Barclays Bank plc
Natixis
Prenetics Global Limited
Hollysys Automation
China Beidahuang Industry Holdings
AviLease
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank