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CORPORATE

Our corporate team regularly advise banks, financial institutions, borrowers and overseas and domestic investors on all aspects of their businesses. Our core work includes mergers and amalgamations, redomestications, public and private offers of securities, lending and security, shareholders agreements, amendments and restatements of bye-laws, partnership agreements and acquisitions and disposals of shares and businesses.

BANKING, FINANCE AND REAL ESTATE

We regularly advise clients in connection with banking transactions and large infrastructure projects. Our dedicated team has been involved in a number of ground-breaking matters, including Bermuda’s first PPP project and its first industrial-scale solar project. Our clients include banks, insurers, developers, trading companies, professional service companies, unregulated companies and their investors and lenders.

Chambers Review

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Corporate & Finance - Bermuda

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Kennedys' Bermuda office houses a compact team which is noted for its work advising major insurers on a variety of M&A, regulatory and corporate governance matters. It combines this expertise with growing strengths in transactional real estate, advising on development finance as well as lease-related issues.

Work Highlights

  • Kennedys assisted Arch Reinsurance with the acquisition of a minority interest in Helix Underwriting.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Simon Benedek
3
Simon Benedek
3
Band 3

Simon Benedek is an experienced lawyer who is often engaged by clients to advise on real estate finance mandates, including those relating to the redevelopment of brownfield sites. He regularly acts for banks.

Simon Benedek is very solution-oriented and commercial; he is even-tempered and easy to work with. He navigates potential areas of conflict well and is a calm presence in all circumstances.

Simon is highly skilled, thorough and detail-oriented. He delegates when necessary but also takes ownership of the work and ensures a high quality service.

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Corporate & Finance

Simon Benedek
3
Simon Benedek
3
Band 3

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