James Heinicke

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance, Corporate, Debt Capital Markets, Derivatives, ESG, Fund Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Regulatory, Restructuring and Corporate Recovery, Structured Finance, Sustainable Finance

Career

James is a partner in our Banking and Finance team in the Cayman Islands, and is head of Ogier’s Fund Finance practice. He has extensive experience on a wide range of finance and corporate matters acting for financial institutions, private equity sponsors, hedge funds and corporates. He is part of our multi-disciplinary Private Equity team.

James regularly advises lenders and borrowers on all types of fund financing matters and has significant experience on subscription and capital call financings and fund-of-fund facilities.

James is also a member of Ogier's Latin American team and frequently acts for clients located in the region.

He frequently represents international banks and other clients on licensing applications to CIMA and ongoing regulatory requirements and has extensive experience acting in connection with the acquisition, disposal and restructuring of regulated entities in Cayman.

James is part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Restructuring and Corporate Recovery team, specialising in refinancing and corporate reorganisation. With a focus on non-contentious restructuring, his experience includes advising stakeholders on debt to equity swaps, corporate restructuring, distressed transactions and security enforcement.