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MJM’s experienced and innovative corporate team is positioned as a leading player in Bermuda’s international corporate business community. We have earned a reputation for sound judgment and a practical, commercial approach.

MJM is known as a leader in the following sectors: shipping finance; aviation finance; international banking/finance; real estate finance; corporate borrowing and bank finance; mergers & acquisitions; international equity offerings and listings; enforcement of security; insolvency, liquidation and work-outs; solvent schemes of arrangement and corporate reconstructions and cross-border project and trade finance. 

MJM is regularly involved in Bermuda’s most significant M&A transactions, is seen as the pre-eminent shipping finance legal firm in Bermuda and is sought out by a growing list of clients for our expertise in significant tourism resort transactions.

Recent work includes:

  • Acting on the listings of several Bermuda incorporated companies on the Oslo and New York Stock Exchanges
  • Advising on private placements and public debt and equity offerings of several Bermuda incorporated companies
  • Representing a Bermuda public company in a $650m vessel acquisition transaction
  • Representing a Bermuda public company in a US$306m re-financing and loan replacement deal
  • Representing a subsidiary of a large Chinese bank in a US$224m sale and lease back ship financing
  • Advising on the Bermuda law aspects of the acquisition of a multi-jurisdictional corporate service provider

Industries (1)

  • Shipping, Aviation, Tourism, Banking, Construction, Trust Companies, Financial Services, Corporate Service Providers, Insurance, Telecommunications

Chambers Review

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Corporate & Finance - Bermuda

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

MJM is one of Bermuda's standout independent law firms, with a team that is known for its deep knowledge of the shipping and financial services sectors. That team enjoys a strong reputation for its involvement in major restructuring, debt financing and regulatory mandates, and acts for a broad array of clients, ranging from multinational investment banks to local Bermuda government agencies.

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Work Highlights

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  • MJM acted for Blackstone and KSL Partners, as lenders, on the USD116 million refinancing of the Rosewood Bermuda resort.

Strengths

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  • MJM is very knowledgeable and skilled at complex and sophisticated real estate finance transactions.

    Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

  • They have a great handle on Bermudian operations abroad and the regulatory, corporate and finance needs of a multinational.

    Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

  • MJM is both timely in its responses and substantively on-point with the rendered advice. They understand the business issues at hand and craft legal advice tailored to the business needs.

    Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

  • The MJM team has a lot of experience working on high profile and complicated transactions. The attorneys are commercial and able to advise clients on many practical issues.

    Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

  • The MJM team provides great depth of knowledge, and it goes further with its research than mere black-letter review and analysis.

    Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Jeremy Leese
    Jeremy Leese

    Jeremy Leese

    Jeremy Leese leads the corporate and finance team within MJM. A respected figure in Bermuda, he has considerable experience advising clients on capital markets and M&A transactions as well as shipping finance matters.

    • Jeremy has been advising major clients for over two decades and he is both confident and knowledgeable.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

    • Jeremy leverages business insights that allow for the best legal advice. He is a great communicator and provides a high level of creative thinking.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal
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  • Brian Holdipp
    Brian Holdipp

    Brian Holdipp

    Brian Holdipp is a well-known lawyer with a variety of transactional experience. He frequently assists clients with M&A, securities and asset finance mandates.

    • Brian is a pleasure to work with. He is consistently available, even with limited advance notice.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

    • Brian is an excellent lawyer, who is not only knowledgeable of the laws and recent developments but is able to take a commercial approach in respect of his advice.

      Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal
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