Caroline Barton
About
Provided by Caroline Barton
Practice Areas
Corporate, Banking & Asset Finance, Corporate Finance, Fund Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Structured Finance, Islamic Finance
Career
Caroline is a partner within the Corporate department in Cayman and Group Head of Banking & Asset Finance, as well as Transport & Logistics.
Her practice areas include asset and project finance, corporate and fund finance, restructuring and mergers and acquisitions, structured finance, private equity and bond offerings.
Caroline regularly represents an extensive list of financial and private equity institutions as well as corporations. Her vast experience reaches across capital markets, corporate, aircraft and shipping.
Professional Memberships
Caroline is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association and the Law Society of England and Wales. She is also the current Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands and a notary public registered in the Cayman Islands.
Publications
The Cayman Corporate Collateral Package in Subscription Facilities: A Share Peg in a Round Hole
Aircraft financing - a brief guide to Cayman
Cayman Fund Finance team sponsors Women in Fund Finance luncheon
Loans & Secured Financing in the Cayman Islands 2021
E-signatures – Who needs ink anyway?
Loans & Secured Financing in the Cayman Islands 2019
Diving deep into the world of offshore transactions
Work Highlights
Caroline has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal with respect to Aircraft Finance, and is acknowledged as a ‘Notable Practitioner’ in IFLR1000’s 2023 Capital markets and Banking law rankings.
She is ranked by Chambers Global as ‘Band 4: Corporate & Finance Cayman Islands’, earning client feedback such as “she understands local regulations and is good with structuring” and “working with Caroline has been smooth and efficient.” Previous rankings have praised her as “super responsive, always available and solution-oriented.”
Industry Sector Expertise
Energy & Natural Resources, Transport & Logistics, Banking & Financial Services
Education
University of Bristol (England)
Nottingham Trent University (England)
Chambers Review
Global
Caroline Barton heads up Appleby's banking and asset finance group, in which position she has significant experience advising borrowers as well as lenders. In addition to finance work she is also well accustomed to advising on capital markets transactions, including the issuance of American depositary shares.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Caroline provides excellent service, a quick response and all-round efficiency."
"Caroline provides excellent service, a quick response and all-round efficiency."
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