About

Provided by Ogier

Our elite practice covers the full spectrum of corporate and finance services and is particularly known for advising on fund finance deals, regulatory issues, IPOs, M&A, SPAC, private equity and venture capital transactions.


With a market-leading practice in fund finance, we act for the majority of lenders in the fund finance market and the main US law firms with a lender-side practice regularly turn to us. Our unique combined fund finance offering between Cayman and Luxembourg (CAYLUX) has been a driving force in this area.


Our team supports all debt and equity issues and capital raising transactions, including private placements and IPOs of Cayman companies on the world’s major exchanges. Recent work has covered entities listed on the LSE, TSX, HKE, NASDAQ, TWSE, ASX and the SIX. We have advised underwriters, advisors, sponsors and issuers. We have a strong and experienced financial services regulatory practice, known, in particular for its work with Latin American financial institutions. We are also a leading sponsor for listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX).


The team has a substantial commodities practice advising key clients involved in the oil and gas and mining sectors in addition to our established Structured Finance, Islamic Finance, Asset Finance and Restructuring and Insolvency practices.

Chambers Review

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Corporate & Finance - Cayman Islands

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Ogier is a well-respected offshore law firm with considerable experience in M&A and in high-value corporate and finance work. Its Cayman Islands team regularly handles both equity and debt capital markets issuances, as well as CLOs, securitisations and derivatives. It is especially noted for advising clients based in Latin America and the USA on both transactional and regulatory matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Ogier acted as Cayman Islands counsel to BTG Pactual on a USD500 million note issuance.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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James Heinicke
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James Heinicke
2
Band 2
James Heinicke impresses for his deep experience in fund finance and other transactional matters. He heads the fund finance group within Ogier.

James Heinicke is always available and on top of what needs to be done.

He is a great partner to have on cross-border asset-based loans, term loans and secured bonds.

Angus Davison
3
Angus Davison
3
Band 3
Angus Davison is a highly experienced Cayman Islands lawyer who handles an impressive array of M&A as well as equity and debt financing transactions. He is well regarded among sources in the legal profession.
Bradley Kruger
3
Bradley Kruger
3
Band 3
Bradley Kruger leads Ogier's Cayman Islands corporate team. He is adept at advising on M&A, equity listings and related regulatory filings, with additional strength in investment fund mandates.

Bradley Kruger is a good lawyer who can always suggest alternative approaches. He is very proactive and client-oriented.

Bradley is quick to respond.

Mark Santangeli
3
Mark Santangeli
3
Band 3
Mark Santangeli has experience relating to all aspects of Cayman finance work. He regularly advises big-name clients on a wide variety of loans, structured finance, fund finance and securitisation mandates.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Cayman Islands

Corporate & Finance

James Heinicke
2
James Heinicke
2
Band 2
Angus Davison
3
Angus Davison
3
Band 3
Bradley Kruger
3
Bradley Kruger
3
Band 3
Mark Santangeli
3
Mark Santangeli
3
Band 3

Members

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Barry McEwan

Catherine Collins

Chris Wall

Cornelia Zhu

Cynthia Anandajayasekeram

Emma Sutherland

Jasjit Grewal

Jessica Crawford

Jody Powery-Gilbert

Laura Le Marechal

Laura O'Byrne

Laura Sephton

Marcus Hallan

Mike Azarnikow

Ridhiima Kapoor

Suneeta Lee

Thomas Sims

Tim Cone

Tommy Tuohy

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