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Dillon Eustace
The Cayman Islands office, located on Grand Cayman, is one of four global locations, with headquarters in Dublin and additional offices in New York and Tokyo. The firm is committed to team development and delivering proactive, tailored services to clients. The Cayman office is largely dedicated to the investment funds practice, advising the managers, prime brokers, independent directors, etc. of hedge funds, private equity funds and a variety of other investment vehicles in the formation of international capital-raising funds.
Highlights
The firm advised on transactions showcasing deep expertise in complex fund structuring and cross-border financing. Notably, the team supported Blantyre Capital in launching a global special situations Irish regulated fund, featuring a multijurisdictional structure spanning Cayman, Ireland, and the UK. The fund design included feeder funds, intermediaries, and SPVs tailored for tax efficiency and marketability across the US, EU, and UK. The firm also led the expansion of Blantyre’s largest capital-raising platform to date, involving sixteen Cayman PE funds, ten sub-funds, and a dedicated US structure—all backed by major subscription financing from global lenders.
Key clients
Key clients include Crossroads Capital Management, Deutsche Bank, Intertrust, and UBS Fund Services.
Ogier
Ogier is a 1,100-strong global offshore law firm that has served clients for over 150 years. The firm operates in Guernsey and boasts a wide network of offices across the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dubai, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg. The Guernsey office has a deep bench of partners, with the likes of Bryon Rees and Tim Clipstone leading many of the firm's highlight corporate, investment funds and regulatory mandates, while Christopher Jones and Paul Chanter lead the office's banking and finance practice. The firm also hired an additional partner in Richard Sharp in early 2023.
Highlights
The firm advised on significant transactions in 2024including a standout cross-border engagement where the team guided the complex pre-closing restructuring of Alps, involving the creation of Cayman- exempted companies and a multi-jurisdictional merger process to support a Nasdaq listing. The firm’s expertise in structuring global investment vehicles, mergers, and fund governance reinforces its reputation for navigating high-stakes transactions with precision and regulatory fluency.
Key clients:
Colombier Acquisition Corp and Globalink Investment.
Travers Thorp Alberga is a boutique firm founded in the Cayman Islands in 1978. Since then, it has internationally expanded to offices in the British Virgin Islands, Canberra and Hong Kong.
With roots that can be traced back as far as the late 1890s, today full-service firm Appleby boasts 10 offices worldwide. The firm’s Caymans location is found in the island of Grand Cayman. The firm is noted for its involvement in capital markets, finance, investment funds, M&A and restructuring. In the capital markets space, the firm emphasises structured finance and securitisation dealings such as CLOs and securitisation. The capital markets team is also active in equity-side transactions, including IPOs, and maintains a presence in the derivatives space as well. In finance, the firm is active on both the lender and borrower sides in a variety of roles. The finance group is noted for its specialised knowledge of the aviation, shipping, road and rail sectors.
Founded in 1970, Campbells is an internationally recognised offshore firm. It maintains offices in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong. Its Caymans office is located on the island of Grand Cayman.
One of nine firm offices including Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Channel Islands, Singapore, South Africa, Hong Kong and UK outfits, Carey Olsen’s Cayman Islands office was opened in 2012 and is located on Grand Cayman. The firm’s activity is centered around offshore deals in the banking and finance, capital markets, investment funds and M&A practices. In banking and finance, the firm represents both lenders and borrowers in a wide variety of offshore deals including those related to acquisition and real estate finance in addition to representing clients from the aviation sector. In capital markets, the firm is involved in representing issuers and sponsors in share offer and IPO transactions.
Forbes Hare is an offshore law firm founded in 2005 with offices in British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, London and Singapore. Its Cayman office is in Grand Cayman. The firm is active in capital markets, finance, M&A, investment funds, project finance and restructuring. The firm’s capital markets involvement is debt-side focused, largely including IPO transactions. In finance, the firm represents both lenders and borrowers, including banks, corporations and financial institutions. In the project finance space, the firm focuses on representing banks as lenders on a variety of sophisticated development deals. The firm practices both British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law.
HSM, a full-service law firm founded in 2012 in the Cayman Islands, advises financial institutions and businesses operating locally. Specializing in business and regulatory licensing, the firm practices Cayman, BVI, Canada, Gibraltar, and UK law. Their extensive experience in local transactions provides a unique competitive edge, enabling them to handle complex, distinct transactions requiring deep local law knowledge. This expertise ensures a smooth, cohesive approach for clients, leading to highly successful transaction outcomes.
Loeb Smith’s Grand Cayman office is one of three locations for the offshore corporate firm. Fully committed to efficiently maximizing their client's commercial advantage while minimizing their risk, the firm specializes in banking and finance, capital markets, investment funds, and M&A. In banking and finance, it represents fund managers in acquisition and asset financing. The capital markets team handles both debt and equity representation, including bond and note issuances and IPOs. In investment funds, the firm advises on the formation and restructuring of various funds, particularly for blockchain and fintech clients. The M&A practice focuses on mergers and privatizations in the corporate and financial services sectors.
Stuarts Humphries
Headquartered on Grand Cayman, Stuart Humphries is a notable offshore firm and founding member of The Alternative Investment Management Association Limited, as well as a listing agent for the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. This client-oriented legal practice offers integrated corporate and commercial legal advice from experienced attorneys. The firm emphasizes financial, corporate, and investment fund matters, including M&A deals, restructuring, and various financings. Additionally, Stuarts Humphries is involved in traditional fund formations and those related to fintech and cryptocurrency.
Highlight
Stuarts demonstrated excellence in sovereign finance, regulatory structuring, and fund formation throughout 2024. The firm played a pivotal role in Jamaica’s pioneering securitization of airport revenues—a first-of-its-kind transaction that set a national precedent and reinforced Cayman’s standing in global financial innovation. Additional mandates included ongoing counsel to Petrobras on group restructurings and compliance, formation of Cayman SPAC vehicles, and cross-border structuring of investment platforms in wealth and real estate. These highlights reflect the firm’s strength in navigating complex, multi-jurisdictional legal frameworks.
While Bedell Cristin’s Cayman Islands office is found on Grand Cayman, the firm boasts additional offices in the British Virgin Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, London and Singapore.
International law firm Conyers was founded in Bermuda in 1928 as the country’s first offshore law firm. It has since expanded to the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, London and Singapore. Its Caymans office is located in George Town on the island of Grand Cayman and is best known for its financial and corporate practice. The firm deals in a range of practices including capital markets, finance, M&A and restructuring, in addition to maintaining a notable presence in investment funds. Conyers’ clientele is constituted largely of corporate entities, financial institutions and private equity firms. The firm’s capital markets involvement centralises equity-side transactions such as IPOs and secondary share offerings. The capital markets group also advises on securitisation deals. In addition to Cayman Islands law, Conyers is also able to advise on BVI and Bermuda law.
International offshore firm Mourant opened its Cayman Islands office in 1992 on the island of Grand Cayman. Founded in Guernsey, the firm features additional locations in the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Jersey and the UK. The firm is noted for its involvement in capital markets, finance, investment funds, M&A and restructuring. The firm’s capital markets practice handles transactions on both the debt and equity sides, attending to a high volume of IPOs and bond issuances. In finance, the firm is active on the lender and borrower side, representing corporate clients and banks in a variety of roles. In the investment funds space, the firm is noted for its representation of private equity and hedge fund managers in formations.
International law firm Walkers’ Cayman Islands office was founded in 1964 on Grand Cayman and has since become one of the Cayman Islands’ leading firms in financial and corporate law. The firm maintains 10 offices globally in Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Dubai, Dublin, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, London and Singapore. The firm boasts specialised knowledge of the aviation sector and is known widely for its proficiency in the practice areas of capital markets, finance, investment funds, M&A, project finance and restructuring. In capital markets, the firm represents debt-side clients in such transactions as green bond issuances and notes programmes, in addition to attending to structured finance deals including CDOs and CLOs In the finance space, the firm is particularly active in securing leveraged and aircraft financing, though it is also active in general corporate asset finance.
Harneys is an offshore law firm founded in 1960 in British Virgin Islands. It has since expanded to other locations across the world including Hong Kong, London, Montevideo and Singapore. Its Cayman office is found on Grand Cayman. The firm is active in capital markets, finance, M&A, project finance, real estate and restructuring. The capital markets group focuses on the debt side, specialising in IPOs. In finance, the firm is noted for its experience in securing acquisition financing. The firm’s services run the gamut of public and private deal types in the M&A space, advising on both the acquirer and seller side. It emphasises, however, advising partners on cross-border joint venture deals. In the real estate space, the firm is active in securing financing for development projects. In restructuring, the firm focuses on representing corporate debtors.
Dillon Eustace Cayman provides the full range of client-focused Cayman legal services associated with an established firm operating in the world’s leading offshore jurisdiction, with experience of both offshore and onshore expertise. Our clients include some of the leading international banks, investment managers, venture capital firms, investment advisors, family offices, insurers, trustees, administrators, custodians and other financial service providers.
Our DE (Cayman) Limited (DECL) subsidiary is a leading provider of formation agency, registered office and registered agent services to companies and partnerships in the Cayman Islands.
Dillon Eustace also has international offices in New York and Dublin.
Stuarts Humphries (“Stuarts”) is a leading offshore legal practice, offering fully integrated corporate and commercial advice from a team of experienced, award-winning attorneys. Stuarts has a proven track-record in advising leading international law firms, investment managers, investment companies and high-net-worth individuals.
The firm offers bespoke, specialised legal advice on Investment Funds, Corporate, Fintech, Litigation and Regulatory.
Stuarts provides timely, exceptional legal advice and representation to its clients in connection with their commercial transactions, structures, liabilities, and obligations and are known for their pragmatism, solution-oriented and deep knowledge of their markets.
