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Global Cayman Islands Corporate & Finance

This section relates to transactions involving different companies, corporate governance, corporate restructuring, shareholder issues. This broad category covers both public company and private equity (including venture capital) matters. The chapter includes company acquisitions, dispositions and capitalisations, entity selection and formation, operating and partnership agreements, securities and governance matters. Also covers those transactions designed to help restructuring within companies and their subsidiaries by change of ownership. Priority is placed on primary representatives, those acting for buyers and sellers, whilst those acting for financial advisors, underwriters and the banks financing such transactions are also considered. A broad-based definition of banking transactions, which include both borrower and lender clients. The following topics are included: Acquisition finance: transactions involving arranging finance for acquisitions acting for either the lender or the borrower; Islamic Finance: Sharia-compliant work such as acquisitions, forming funds to invest in real estate and commercial properties, issuing of Sukuks; General bank lending: syndicated lending, structured finance, leveraged finance, NPLs; Project finance: financing of infrastructure and industrial projects.; Refinancing: The refinancing and restructuring of existing loans and debtor in possession financing is also included. Where there isn’t a dedicated Restructuring / Insolvency section, work relating to restructuring in distressed situations, bankruptcy and insolvency is also considered here.

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Band 1
  1. Maples Group
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    Maples Group
    Corporate & Finance
    2023 | Band 1 | 24 Years Ranked
    Maples Group has a highly distinguished transactional team with a remarkable market share in the Cayman Islands. The firm possesses expertise in M&A and private equity as well as takeovers, securitisations, note issuances and IPOs. Its deep bench of lawyers has a formidable reputation for its work advising on CLOs, and regularly acts on multi-jurisdictional matters alongside colleagues in several other key offshore markets including the BVI.
  2. Walkers
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    Walkers
    Corporate & Finance
    2023 | Band 1 | 24 Years Ranked
    Walkers has a well-established and sizeable transactional team whose lawyers act on a wide variety of major matters. The firm's expertise encompasses CLOs and structured products, capital markets, M&A and group restructurings, and the team is also very well versed in fund and asset finance. Walkers enjoys excellent relationships with many leading onshore law firms, who view it as a go-to in the jurisdiction. End-user clients include major international banks and conglomerates as well as private equity houses and asset managers.
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Band 2
  1. Appleby
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    Appleby
    Corporate & Finance
    2023 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    Appleby has a well-regarded finance practice acting for an impressive list of financial institutions. The firm regularly represents underwriters in structured finance transactions, including CLOs. It possesses further strengths in fund finance, as well as debt capital markets and derivatives issuances. The firm's finance expertise is complemented by a sound understanding of M&A and regulatory issues.
  2. Mourant
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    Mourant
    Corporate & Finance
    2023 | Band 2 | 22 Years Ranked
    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.
  3. Ogier
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    Ogier
    Corporate & Finance
    2023 | Band 2 | 18 Years Ranked
    Ogier is a well-respected offshore law firm with considerable experience 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.
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Band 3
  1. Campbells
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    Campbells
    Corporate & Finance
    2023 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked
    Campbells is a Cayman Islands-headquartered law firm which is widely respected for its skills in corporate reorganisations, M&A, equity financing and regulatory matters. It maintains a dynamic insurance practice which acts for numerous international insurers and reinsurers. The firm is increasingly well known for its fintech and blockchain expertise as well as its strength in venture capital.
  2. Carey Olsen
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    Carey Olsen
    Corporate & Finance
    2023 | Band 3 | 8 Years Ranked
    Carey Olsen has a robust corporate and finance offering, with well-regarded lawyers acting on the full gamut of M&A transactions, IPOs, joint ventures, corporate structuring and regulatory matters. The firm's finance group is especially active, assisting with acquisition, fund, real estate and asset finance. The firm represents an impressive number of global financial institutions and clients from a large variety of sectors.
  3. Conyers
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    Conyers
    Corporate & Finance
    2023 | Band 3 | 21 Years Ranked
    Conyers' Cayman office houses a prominent team with strong experience in M&A, finance, corporate restructurings, private equity and capital markets. It regularly advises on asset finance, with a particular emphasis on the aviation sector. The team offers further expertise in insurance, venture capital and structured finance.
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Band 4
  1. Harney Westwood & Riegels
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    Harney Westwood & Riegels
    Corporate & Finance
    2023 | Band 4 | 15 Years Ranked
    Harneys has a well-regarded Cayman Islands office which possesses noteworthy strengths in M&A mandates, debt capital markets issuances and IPOs. The team is also very active on fund finance mandates and is an increasingly significant force in subscription finance. It regularly acts for US banks and financial institutions as well as private equity and real estate clients.
  2. Travers Thorp Alberga Attorneys-at-Law
    Corporate & Finance
    2023 | Band 4