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Offshore - Asia-Pacific Region

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Carey Olsen operates an accomplished and growing practice with expertise on the corporate, finance and dispute resolution fronts. It houses teams of specialists offering expertise in M&A, capital raising, investment fund and financing mandates, and advises a number of private equity funds, financial institutions and corporations. The team is equally equipped to handle restructuring and insolvency cases as well as litigation and arbitration proceedings. The firm is highly familiar with Cayman Islands, BVI, Bermuda and Channel Islands laws.

Work Highlights

  • Carey Olsen acted as Cayman Islands counsel to Grand Centrex regarding its business combination with a SPAC RF Acquisition. This will result in the client being listed on Nasdaq.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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James Noble
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James Noble
2
Band 2

James Noble leads Carey Olsen's litigation, insolvency and restructuring practice in Asia. This includes advising on shareholder disputes, and high net worth clients' multi-jurisdictional litigation. His work of late involves debt restructuring for virtual capital companies.

James Noble is a rainmaker at the firm. He is a very efficient and knowledgeable lawyer.

James Noble is a great leader with a very strong sense of the big picture and the client's commercial objectives but at the same time, he has an eagle eye for detail.

Timothy Haynes
2
Timothy Haynes
2
Band 2

Timothy Haynes has considerable experience advising on BVI, Cayman Islands and Bermuda law. He is acknowledged for his extensive experience in commercial litigation, corporate restructuring and insolvency cases.

Tim is a super experienced practitioner, balancing technical excellence against sage commercial advice about whether a particular suit or application is worthwhile.

Tim Haynes is super experienced and clever. I refer my most complex litigation matters to Tim. 

Matthew Watson
3
Matthew Watson
3
Band 3

Matthew Watson is a partner in the Hong Kong office who draws upon previous experience practising in Bermuda. He is especially noted for his handling of trust and estate disputes as well as restructurings and insolvencies for high net worth clients.

Matthew is very responsive and competent. He looks after his clients well.

Matthew Watson is leading the charge on the client side. He is brilliant, on top of all the moving parts with very clear communication.

Anthony McKenzie
4
Anthony McKenzie
4
Band 4

Anthony McKenzie is the managing partner of the Singapore office and heads the corporate team in Asia. He acts on corporate transactions and IPOs involving Cayman, BVI and Bermuda law elements, with recent work on fund formation and asset restructurings.

Michael Padarin
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Michael Padarin
4
Band 4

Michael Padarin is the head of Carey Olsen's investment funds practice. He acts for clients on a variety of capital raising matters including IPOs and fund formations. He also represented lenders in the subscription credit facilities to funds.

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Offshore: Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds

Anthony McKenzie
4
Anthony McKenzie
4
Band 4
Michael Padarin
4
Michael Padarin
4
Band 4
Offshore: Dispute Resolution

James Noble
2
James Noble
2
Band 2
Timothy Haynes
2
Timothy Haynes
2
Band 2
Matthew Watson
3
Matthew Watson
3
Band 3