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Carey Olsen

Corporate & Finance

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Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited's lawyers work alongside major international law firms and their clients include a number of the largest Bermuda-based global insurance and reinsurance businesses and insurance intermediaries, as well as other global financial institutions with offices in the jurisdiction such as banks, trust companies, accountancy firms and hedge funds.

We also have Bermuda-qualified lawyers in our Hong Kong and London offices, ensuring we are able to provide Bermuda legal advice across all time zones.

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Corporate & Finance - Bermuda

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Leading Channel Islands law firm Carey Olsen has fast established itself as one of the key names in the Bermuda market. Its lawyers are well regarded for their assured handling of transactional mandates, with expertise spanning M&A, finance and group restructuring. The Bermuda office maintains an especially strong position when it comes to fintech and insurance matters, advising on various aspects of licensing and other commercial regulatory issues in addition to transactions.

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Work Highlights

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  • Carey Olsen assisted Paratus Energy Services with a USD500 million private placement of senior secured bonds.

Strengths

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  • The firm has a broad depth of knowledge and assists with matters of varied degrees of complexity and sophistication. The team is consistently able to provide quality service even in short time frames.

    Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

  • The Carey Olsen team are active and energetic, clear and commercial in their advice and also responsive.

    Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

  • Carey Olsen has a strong bench, great expertise and a truly international mindset.

    Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Steven Rees Davies
    Steven Rees Davies

    Steven Rees Davies

    Steven Rees Davies is a leading Bermuda lawyer who is often sought out for his expertise in fintech matters, with a further wealth of experience advising on transactional issues across a variety of other sectors, including energy.

    • Steven Rees Davies is commercial and clear; he gives sound advice and can navigate a clear path through any complexities.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

    • Steven is active in a lot of areas and on lots of transactions. He is a very practical lawyer.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

    • Steven Rees Davies has done well doing digital assets work. He is an excellent and thoughtful lawyer.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal
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  • Gavin Woods
    Gavin Woods

    Gavin Woods

    Gavin Woods is noted for his all-encompassing expertise in insurance-related corporate and finance work, representing many major names in this sector. He is additionally well versed in providing advice to major financial institutions on the Bermuda law considerations of their lending agreements.

    • Gavin is easy to work with, available, responsive and also very commercial.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

    • Gavin Woods has a wealth of knowledge and experience and is an absolute pleasure to deal with.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

    • Gavin Woods is very effective in handling governance matters.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal
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  • Matthew Grigg
    Matthew Grigg

    Matthew Grigg

    Matthew Grigg is a highly experienced finance partner who regularly acts for leading global investment banks on the provision of credit facilities.

    • Matthew is definitely an expert, with a laser-focused attention to detail.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal
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  • Michelle Falcucci
    Michelle Falcucci

    Michelle Falcucci

    Michelle Falcucci has a growing reputation in the market, assisting clients with a variety of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets issuances.

    • Michelle Falcucci is committed, putting in the long hours and understanding well when we need to pivot and what we need to do to get a deal over the line.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

    • Michelle Falcucci is very technical and detail-oriented. She has answers to all our questions.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

    • Michelle Falcucci is a good, smart lawyer. She gets things right and is easy to deal with.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

    • Michelle has a great breadth and depth of knowledge. She never misses a deadline and she is always available.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal
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