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Rankings published in 2026
Financial and corporate
Tier 1
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Appleby
2 practice areas
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Conyers Dill & Pearman
2 practice areas
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Harneys
2 practice areas
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Maples Group
2 practice areas
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Ogier
2 practice areas
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Walkers
2 practice areas
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Tier 2

Mourant
2 practice areas
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Tier 3

Campbells
2 practice areas
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Carey Olsen
3 practice areas
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Dentons
2 practice areas
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Tier 4

Collas Crill
2 practice areas
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Forbes Hare
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O'Neal Webster
2 practice areas
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Notable

Travers Thorp Alberga
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Untitled Strategic Legal Consulting
1 practice area
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Investment funds
Tier 1
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Conyers Dill & Pearman
2 practice areas
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Harneys
2 practice areas
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Maples Group
2 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ogier
2 practice areas
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Walkers
2 practice areas
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Tier 3

Appleby
2 practice areas
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Campbells
2 practice areas
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Tier 4

Carey Olsen
3 practice areas
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Collas Crill
2 practice areas
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Mourant
2 practice areas
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O'Neal Webster
2 practice areas
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Notable

Forbes Hare
2 practice areas
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Travers Thorp Alberga
2 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Leading offshore firm Maples Group opened its British Virgin Islands (BVI) branch in Tortola in 2004. Globally the Cayman Islands headquartered firm has 16 offices spanning three continents. 

  

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm advises on acquisition, IPOs, restructuring, public offerings, financing and other general corporate matters. It also has a top-tier investment funds practice. 

The firm largely focuses on real estate, banking and financial services, technology and life sciences sector work. 

 

Key Clients 

Large hedge fund groups such as Ares Capital Management, Alliance Bernstein, Egerton Capital, Farallon Capital Management and Winton Capital make up a substantial portion of the firm’s clientele. 

 

Research period review: 32nd edition (2021 / 2022) 

Over the research period the firm was active in financial and corporate and investment funds. 

The firm’s financial and corporate work includes equity and debt capital markets transactions, as well as M&A transactions. Most notably, the firm advised on complex, cross-border mergers, acquisitions and an IPO. 

The investment funds team advised on the launches of cross-border private equity funds and provided regulatory counsel to various clients. 

 

Deal highlights: 32nd edition (2021 / 2022) 

Alpha Exploration Limited TSXV IPO 

Gerdau Trade/GTL Trade Finance $700 million bond buyback 

Satellogic/CF Acquisition Corporation $850 million merger 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2021 / 2022) 

Financial services regulatory 

"Efficient - speedy and easy to work with." 

 

Guy Williamson 

"Friendly, approachable, easy to work with and very professional." 

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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
New Metro Global Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Maples Group
British Virgin Islands
Bond issue
New Metro Global Ltd
Issuer
Sino-Ocean Group - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Maples Group
British Virgin Islands
Bond issue
Sino-Ocean Group
Issuer
Hualu International Finance (BVI) Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Maples Group
British Virgin Islands
Bond issue
Hualu International Finance (BVI) Ltd
Issuer
Zhuji Development Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Maples Group
British Virgin Islands
Bond issue
Zhuji Development Ltd
Issuer
Taishan Finance International Business Co., Ltd. - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Maples Group
British Virgin Islands
Bond issue
Taishan Finance International Business Co., Ltd.
Issuer
Sun Hung Kai Properties - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Maples Group
British Virgin Islands
Bond issue
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Issuer
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