Lauded by one client as 'the foremost law firm in Gibraltar', Hassans has 'substantial experience in commercial, corporate and M&A' work. Among its key figures are Peter Montegriffo KC and Vikram Nagrani, who advise on trusts, joint ventures, M&A and international transactions. Senior partner James Levy CBE KC 'continues to be the leading light in the firm'. Other standout names include consultant Michael Castiel, Ian Felice for commercial property investments and corporate restructuring, and Abigail Cornelio for corporate governance. Peter Montegriffo KC and cross-border transactional specialist Tim Garcia and Richard Buttigieg are also highly recommended.
Commercial, corporate and M&A in Gibraltar
Hassans
Praxisleiter:
James Levy QC; Richard Buttigieg; Ian Felice; Tim Garcia; Peter Montegriffo KC; Vikram Nagrani
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Michael Castiel; Abigail Cornelio
Referenzen
‘Hassans are the foremost law firm in Gibraltar and continue to provide excellent legal advice. They ensure they understand the commercial issues involved and seek to give added value to their clients.’
‘James Levy continues to be the leading light in the firm. His commercial knowledge, affability and contacts lists are legendary. If you have a crisis issue James will invariably find an innovative solution.’
‘Peter Montegriffo is another top member of the firm who I would be happy to recommend to others.’
Kernmandanten
GibTelecom
Government of Gibraltar
Lloyds Bank
Playtech
Gibraltar Football Association
Bitfrost Limited
Apax Partners
Entain Holdings PLC
Scientific Games
Viatris (previously Mylan)
Royal Bank of Scotland (Gibraltar) Limited
Forafric Global PLC
Highlight-Mandate
- Acting for Bitfrost in the sale and purchase of Currency Com (understood to be the first sale and purchase of a Gibco fully licensed/overseen by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission to offer Distributed Ledger Technology and related services).
- Advised Herne Hill (Holdings) on the purchase of 20% participation interest in mezzanine loan from APMSF Investor to Maximus PM Mezzanine A, as well as an option agreement to purchase the entire loan note.
- Continuing to advise TNG Global Foundation on two landmark real estate development transactions in Gibraltar, the Bayside Project and the Eastside Project.
ISOLAS LLP
ISOLAS LLP is regularly instructed on cross-border mergers, company re-domiciliation and insurance portfolio transfers, and has seen these transactions increase in number as part of the Brexit contingency measures of regulated firms. Besides having a strong presence in the gaming sector senior partner Peter Isola is increasingly involved in corporate governance, while Steven Caetano's practice has a strong regulatory licensing focus. Christian Caetano is active in cross-border M&A, re-domiciliation of financial services firms and insurance portfolio transfers.
Praxisleiter:
Peter Isola; Steven Caetano
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Christian Caetano
Referenzen
‘Steven Caetano is very knowledgeable and in particular, very available and attentive to our requests.’
Kernmandanten
Brookfield Europe (Gibraltar) Limited
Highlight-Mandate
- Assisted Brookfield and its parent group in the successful migration/corporate redomiciliation of Brookfield Europe (Gibraltar) to Bermuda.
Triay Lawyers Ltd
Triay Lawyers Ltd is known for its expertise in the M&A sphere, where it often assists multinational conglomerates in deals with a regulatory angle. The practice is also noted for restructuring, company incorporation, licensing and data protection. Javier Triay and Alan Buchanan are the lead M&A experts, and are assisted by 'strong up-and-coming' senior associate Chris Davis on M&A, restructuring, alteration of share capital, directors’ duties and governance.
Praxisleiter:
Javier Triay; Alan Buchanan
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Chris Davis
Referenzen
‘Client oriented. They are able to find ad-hoc out-of-the-box solutions.’
‘Chris Davis is a very knowledgeable professional.’
‘Triay Lawyers demonstrated exceptional expertise and played a pivotal role in facilitating a complex and revolutionary project.’
Kernmandanten
Altarius Capital Limited
JP Morgan SE
Ahli United Bank Limited
Royal Bank of Canada
HM Government of Gibraltar
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised HM Government of Gibraltar on its agreement with Bitso and IOV labs on the proposed integration of blockchain technology into the Gibraltar Government’s eGov system.
- Advised a consortium of banks on funding for the £200m financing of a tech/online gaming group.
- Acted for JP Morgan SE on a $70m facility and associated security relating to a collection of fine art.