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International law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman was founded in Bermuda in 1928 as the country’s first offshore law firm. Since then, it has expanded to offices in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, London and Singapore. The firm’s Bermuda office is in Hamilton. The firm is highly regarded for its financial and corporate practice which advises on high value deals. The firm also acts for private equity and strategic companies in all matters in the financial and corporate practice including acquisitions – both buy and sell side, mergers, share offerings, private equity investments, restructurings, bond issuances, securitizations, corporate financing, IPOs and fund formations. In addition to Bermuda law, the firm is also able to advise on BVI and Cayman Islands law.
Full-service offshore law firm Carey Olsen was founded in 1898. Its Bermuda office opened in Hamilton in 2017. It also has locations in BVI, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Cape Town, Hong Kong, London and Singapore. In 2021 the firm expanded to an improved office space in the Rosebank Centre. In financial and corporate law, the firm advises clients in acquisition financing, general corporate financing, private equity and strategic acquisitions. In addition to Bermuda law, the firm can also practice under BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law.
MJM is a Hamilton, Bermuda-based law firm that provides commercial and regulatory legal advice to domestic and international clients. Known for its expertise in shipping finance, the firm is active across a diversity of practices including capital markets, finance, M&A and restructuring. The firm’s capital markets involvement encompasses both debt and equity-side transactions, though it emphasizes IPOs. The finance team, representing both lenders and borrowers, is noted for its secured lending specialization and is also active in the acquisition, real estate and project finance spaces.
Cox Hallett Wilkinson is a top tier commercial firm headquartered in Hamilton. It has an international presence through its membership in Meritas. Ernest Morrison is managing director of the firm.
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Financial and corporate law is where the firm excels. It is a leading firm in its market for financing, restructuring, capital markets and M&A.
Headquartered in Hamilton, Wakefield Quin is a notable Bermudan firm. Nicholas Hoskins serves as managing director.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is proficient in financial and corporate work. It serves both local and international clients in financing, M&A and restructuring matters. It is experienced in advising investment funds.
Founded in Bermuda in 1898, Appleby boasts 10 offices across the globe. Its original Bermuda office is located in Hamilton. The firm provides a range of financial and corporate legal services with specialized expertise in insurance, banking, technology and funds. In finance, the firm advises prominent banks and financial institutions on syndicated loan facilities and asset financing. In the investment funds space, the firm provides exhaustive representation on all types of fund structuring. In M&A, the firm advises on a variety of cross-border transactions.
Founded in 1964, Walkers is an international firm with locations in Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, England, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, Singapore and United Arab Emirates. The firm advises on a broad range of practice areas including banking and finance, capital markets, M&A and investment funds. In the finance space, the firm represents both lenders and borrowers on a wide range of deal types including maritime and aviation asset financing, acquisition financing, bilateral loans, collateral arrangements, secured lending and syndicated loans. The firm’s capital markets practice is active on the equity side, as well as in the derivatives and structured finance and securitization spheres. The team advises on CLOs, IPOs, ISDAs and secondary share offerings.
