About
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The partners in our Corporate & Finance team are highly respected experts in their field, and their practices span the full range of offshore banking and finance work. Our team regularly acts for lenders, borrowers, arrangers, issuers, managers, trustees and other finance parties, and advises 90 per cent of the world's top 50 banks.
We’re renowned for our structured finance and securitisation work, and have a reputation for excelling in the most complex transactions involving offshore law.
We're also regularly appointed as listing sponsor to securities listed on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange and The International Stock Exchange.
Our clients tell us that the strength in depth and hands-on approach of our multi-jurisdictional partner team make all the difference.
Chambers Review
Mourant has a respected corporate practice and is experienced in advising major corporations, financial institutions and private fund sponsors. The firm has an equally prominent banking team which has a wealth of experience acting for both lenders and borrowers. The firm is also noted for its further strengths in transactional work relating to CLOs and capital markets issuances. In addition, it leverages its deep experience in Cayman Islands investment funds to offer in-depth advice on high-value private equity investments and divestments.
Work Highlights
- A Mourant team advised Wells Fargo in its capacities as administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint lead bookrunner - on new senior term and revolving credit facilities provided to Diamond Offshore Drilling in connection with the company's emergence from bankruptcy protection.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mourant provides excellent legal counsel for complex commercial and corporate matters."
"The team is well prepared and works diligently and expeditiously."
"Mourant is highly responsive and focused on client service."
"Mourant provides excellent legal counsel for complex commercial and corporate matters."
"The team is well prepared and works diligently and expeditiously."
"Mourant is highly responsive and focused on client service."
Notable Practitioners
Neal Lomax has a varied practice which encompasses representing clients in M&A transactions as well as equity capital markets matters. He regularly assists private equity houses with the Cayman aspects of their investments, as well as acting for a variety of multinational companies.
"Neal is very responsive, commercial and accurate."
Ramesh Maharaj is a highly experienced attorney with considerable expertise in the Cayman aspects of high-value M&A transactions and non-contentious restructurings. His client roster features many investment and asset management firms.
"Ramesh is one of the most responsive lawyers I work with. He is able to quickly analyse a situation to provide thoughtful, actionable advice."
Cayman managing partner Hayden Isbister is active across a range of work, including M&A and private equity investments, structured financings and regulatory matters. He is also noted for his long-standing experience in the investment fund space.
"Hayden is a great practitioner. He's responsive, commercial, aware of what's happening in the market and easy to work with."
"Hayden is a top practitioner and trusted legal counsel."
Alex Last has experience advising on a broad range of M&A and private equity transactions governed by Cayman Islands law. He also has considerable experience in fund formation, being Mourant's global practice leader for investment funds.
Alexandra Woodcock has a broad finance practice with extensive experience advising banks and alternative lenders such as private equity funds.
"Alexandra is wonderful to work with."
Ranked Lawyers at
Mourant
Cayman Islands
Members
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Alex Last
Catherine Pham
Hayden Isbister