Corporate & Finance
Global Guide 2024 : Cayman Islands
Band 2
About
Provided by Appleby
In the corporate finance space, our team advise on a full spectrum of acquisition and leveraged financing, loan financing and bespoke structures, including mergers and acquisitions, public to private deals, corporate finance and restructurings. Clients include all major banks, public companies and financial institutions. We also continue to dominate the fund finance lending space, particularly in subscription finance. In the structured finance market, our practice includes over a third of the CLO market handling not only a large number of new issuance CLOS but also refinancing and re-set transactions; representing premier managers and all the major underwriters. Our corporate restructuring team act as both company counsel and for creditors and creditor committees, applying expert knowledge and experience and assisting clients with situations involving financially distressed companies; using both Cayman and US restructuring tools. Our teams also has an in-depth knowledge and are leaders in Cayman cross-border mergers and acquisitions and has a market leading equity capital markets practice, handling many of the biggest and complex transactions in recent years. We also advise our clients with regard to regulatory matters including compliance.
Alerts to clients on the introduction of new regulations and changes to the law which affect their business are delivered regularly by our team.
Chambers Review
Appleby has a well-regarded finance practice acting for an impressive list of financial institutions. The firm regularly represents underwriters in structured finance transactions, including CLOs. It possesses further strengths in fund finance, as well as debt capital markets and derivatives issuances. The firm's finance expertise is complemented by a sound understanding of M&A and regulatory issues.
Work Highlights
- An Appleby team counselled Natixis on the Cayman elements of a USD3.9 billion credit facility extended to a major US private equity house.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Appleby has excellent breadth, high-quality individuals and a very solid team overall."
"Appleby can assist on all of my transactions and meet any level of sophistication required."
"Appleby is an excellent adviser and provides an important perspective on both the Cayman and international aspects of complex cross-border transactions."
"Appleby has excellent breadth, high-quality individuals and a very solid team overall."
"Appleby can assist on all of my transactions and meet any level of sophistication required."
"Appleby is an excellent adviser and provides an important perspective on both the Cayman and international aspects of complex cross-border transactions."
Notable Practitioners
Benjamin Woolf comes highly recommended for his strengths in Cayman structured finance mandates, particularly CLOs. He is also very capable when it comes to mergers, acquisitions and debt capital markets issuances.
"Benjamin Woolf is a very solid, smart and reliable attorney."
"Benjamin Woolf is proactive in letting us know about issues we should be aware of. He is commercial, personable and always available and responsive."
"Benjamin Woolf's knowledge of structured finance, CLOs, and other asset classes is fantastic. His market experience is broad and deep, and he takes a very practical and commercial approach to deals, guided by his understanding of client goals."
Simon Raftopoulos is a well-established figure in the Cayman Islands and leads Appleby's corporate team within the jurisdiction. He is also extremely experienced in equity finance as well as fund finance, with regular roles advising financial institutions on their provision of credit to private equity funds and related entities such as investment advisers.
"Simon Raftopoulos is a superb lawyer, and he leads a best-in-class team in the fund finance space."
"Simon Raftopoulos and his team provide a fantastic service."
Caroline Barton heads Appleby's banking and asset finance group, in which position she has significant experience advising borrowers as well as lenders. In addition to finance work she is also well accustomed to advising on capital markets transactions, including the issuance of American depositary shares.
"Caroline Barton is an expert at running deals and making a smooth closing process."
"Caroline Barton is always responsive and efficient."
"Caroline offers excellent service and a high level of sophistication and understanding of the market."
Georgina Pullinger is active on a wide range of financing mandates, which includes numerous lending and fund finance matters. Her work regularly sees her acting on behalf of leading global investment banks.
"Georgina Pullinger is responsive and commercial, she explains the nuances of Cayman legal requirements clearly and is always available for questions."
"Georgina is fantastic; a trusted adviser in all aspects."
"She is always quick to respond, has a view on complex matters, and mixed in with the excellent lawyering she is also commercial and an absolute pleasure to deal with."
Jacob MacAdam advises international banks, corporate clients and private equity firms on a variety of financing arrangements, M&A and capital markets activities, as well as corporate restructurings.
"Jacob MacAdam is very pragmatic, very knowledgeable and he knows private equity inside-out."
"Jacob is very knowledgeable on all cross-border offshore matters. He's very responsive, commercial and practical in his advice."
"He is very commercial and business-minded."
Ranked Lawyers at
Appleby
Cayman Islands
Members
Provided by Appleby
Adam Johnson
Alexandra Low
Ann-Alecia Duval
Appolina Winton
Dean Bennett
Matt Mulry
Menelik Miller
Miriam Smyth
Sailaja Alla
Tamanna Keir
Vance Power