Corporate & Finance

Matthew Gardner is adept at representing public and private companies in M&A, joint ventures and capital markets transactions. He currently serves as Cayman Islands managing partner and as head of the firm's Cayman corporate department.

Scott Macdonald is highly experienced in Cayman Islands structured finance and CLO transactions, as well as regulatory and compliance mandates. He combines client-facing work with his role as global head of the firm's finance group.

Head of Maples' Cayman finance team Tina Meigh is a well-established lawyer who regularly advises on fund finance transactions. She also has extensive experience in all aspects of bank lending and derivatives.

"Tina Meigh is top of her game."

Jonathon Meloy represents clients in an array of capital markets and corporate finance transactions. He is especially adept at advising on Cayman Islands aircraft finance structures.

Suzanne Correy assists clients with the Cayman aspects of a wide range of M&A and capital markets work. Her experience also includes high-value IPO transactions.

"Suzanne Correy is excellent. She is commercial and responsive."

Anthony Philp has considerable experience in debt capital markets and securitisation matters, having had lead roles on a number of very high-value transactions of late.

"Anthony Philp is extremely pragmatic and user-friendly."

"Anthony Philp is a strong, knowledgeable professional who is easy to work with."

Finn O'Hegarty is noted for his assured oversight of the full gamut of Cayman corporate, financing and capital markets transactions. He regularly assists with matters on behalf of Latin American clients.

"Finn O'Hegarty is a top-notch attorney who delivers real results in a timely and professional manner."

James Reeve acts on the full gamut of finance transactions, with an especially strong track record in structured finance. He represents numerous major clients, including investment managers.

"James Reeve is super-responsive, easy to work with, proactive and forward-thinking."

Michael Johns has solid expertise advising on the Cayman aspects of high-value international mergers. He is also adept at handling capital markets matters, including IPOs.

"Michael Johns is sharp and has a very nice touch with clients - he's responsive, super-clear in his advice and commercially minded."