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Key contacts
Partner, Head of Investment Funds Management and Corporate Group: Gary Smith
Quick facts
Network memberships

HFA, IBLC, Chamber of Commerce

Languages

English, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, German, Swedish

Offices

British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong

Key practice areas
Financial and corporate
Investment funds
Firm overview

Loeb Smith is a specialist offshore corporate law firm considered one of the most active and knowledgeable firms for advising on offshore investment funds formation and launch of all asset classes including public securities, private equity, venture capital, and cryptocurrency. Other areas of strength are advising on M&A, Capital Markets, Finance, Corporate Restructurings, Regulatory Compliance and Investments. Considered a leading Tech firm in the Fintech and Blockchain Technology space, it advises on token issuances, Web 3.0, Metaverse infrastructure, and utilising Cayman and BVI structures for DAOs. Loeb Smith’s clients are managers, financial institutions, onshore counsels, and HNWIs who the firm advises on day-to-day legal issues and complex, strategic matters.

Key transactional practices
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Hedge funds
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • Trade finance
Tel:+1 345 749 7591 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.loebsmith.com
2026 Edition
Financial and corporate
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Investment funds
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

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.

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Acorn International Inc - M&A
2021-01-31
Loeb Smith Attorneys
Cayman Islands
M&A
Gary Smith
Acorn International Inc
Merger party
Gauss Investment Fund - M&A
2021-12-31
Loeb Smith Attorneys
Cayman Islands
M&A
Gary Smith
Gauss Investment Fund
Merger party
Feibai Education Corp - Fund raising
2020-08-31
Loeb Smith Attorneys
Cayman Islands
Fund raising
Gary Smith
Feibai Education Corp
Fund manager
Acorn International Inc. - M&A
2021-01-31
Loeb Smith Attorneys
Cayman Islands
M&A
Judie Ng Shortell
Acorn International Inc.
Merger party
ProLogium Holding Inc - Fund raising
2022-02-24
Loeb Smith Attorneys
Cayman Islands
Fund raising
Peter Vas
ProLogium Holding Inc
Fund manager
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