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Glinton Sweeting O'Brien

General Business Law

Global Guide 2026 : Bahamas

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GSO’s Financial Services and Corporate Transactions practice groups have decades of experience advising on a broad range of corporate and financing transactions, including:

 

·        Private M&A

·        Corporate Restructurings

·        Joint Ventures

·        Private Equity Investments

·        Debt Issuances

·        Secured and Unsecured Corporate, Asset and Project Financing

 

The groups regularly advise banks and trust companies, securities business, insurance providers, investment fund administrators and managers, financial and corporate services providers, digital asset businesses, real estate developers and public issuers in respect of their regulatory and commercial obligations.

 

The firm is a key contributor to the discussion on new legislation, representing industry bodies and stakeholders in those discussion.

 

Boasting attorneys with international working experience, the team at GSO offer onshore responsiveness and a global mindset with a wealth of offshore expertise.

Industries (15)

  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Commercial
  • Corporate Services
  • Digital Assets
  • Financial Services
  • Immigration
  • Investment Funds
  • Maritime
  • Private Client
  • Private Equity
  • Real Estate
  • Securities
  • Tax
  • Trust

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General Business Law - Bahamas

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Glinton Sweeting O'Brien is a compact law firm which is acknowledged as one of the key players for corporate and finance work in the Bahamas. The team is particularly highlighted for its skill in real estate matters as well as for its oversight of significant banking and finance and investment fund work. The team provides a wealth of expertise in property and resort development, as well as in connection with real estate acquisitions and disposals. The firm has strong relationships with a number of major corporate clients and is also very active on behalf of high net worth individuals.

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Work Highlights

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  • Glinton Sweeting O'Brien assisted RF Bank & Trust (Bahamas) with drafting a Private Placement Memorandum, as well as security and subscription documentation, in relation to a BSD3 million preferred share offering for Heroic Group Limited.

Strengths

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  • Their accessibility is definitely one of their biggest strengths. They are also very up to date with any changes in the law and very knowledgeable.

    General Business Law respondentGlobal

  • Glinton Sweeting O'Brien is excellent in everything it deals with and gives sound advice to clients.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Andrew G.S. O'Brien II
    Andrew G.S. O'Brien II

    Andrew G.S. O'Brien II

    Andrew O'Brien is a well-respected lawyer in the Bahamian real estate space. His practice encompasses real estate development in both a residential and commercial context, as well as hotel, condominium and mixed-use development, providing counsel to international and local developers alike.

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  • Bryan A. Glinton
    Bryan A. Glinton

    Bryan A. Glinton

    Bryan Glinton is well regarded, both in the Bahamas and abroad, for his work handling real estate transactions and corporate matters more broadly. He possesses considerable transactional experience, including in M&A, and additionally advises on corporate restructuring. He is a popular choice of counsel among international investors and financial institutions.

    • Bryan Glinton has an extensive business understanding and is very capable of applying it to the matter before him.

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