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Legal ServicesInvestment FundsCayman Islands
Very pleasant towork with, proactive, accurateand fast. Theytruly are atrusted advisor.Legal 500 Caribbean, Cayman Islands,Investment Funds, 2021
Legal ServicesCayman funds,no learning curveWhen you set up a Caymanfund you need legal advicethat is expert, fast, andfairly priced.Ogier in Cayman has been activelyadvising clients on the wholelifecycle of their funds for over 25years. We advise on the full rangeof work across a number of fundproducts including:Private EquityAn experienced teamOur longstanding team providesexperience gained from operatingin this market for over 25 years,forging strong links with managersand with funds partners at leadinglaw firms in key onshore financialcentres.HedgeHybridVenture CapitalReal EstateInfrastructureInvestment ManagementMarket-leading experienceYou don’t pay for a learning curvewhen you instruct us. We are one ofthe few Cayman firms that had amature funds practice when the2008 crisis hit. We were successfulin steering a number of large clientsthrough the crisis and therebygained unparalleled experience.We have been focusing on fundssince the beginnings of the industryin Cayman and we have played aformative role in the developmentof market practice. Many of thefeatures we introduced into ourdocumentation are nowacknowledged industry standard.The global head of Ogier’sinvestment funds team is based inCayman. Partners in our Caymanoffice have on the groundexperience of working in Asia forboth international and local clientsalongside our Asia-based partners.The team’s diverse backgroundsinclude strong connections withNorth and South America,particularly Brazil, UK, Canada,New Zealand and Australia.A knowledgeable,approachable andresponsive team. All ofthe team members areenthusiastic, quick and goto the extra mile to behelpful.Legal 500 Caribbean,Cayman Islands,Investment Funds, 2021Ogier is a firm focused onclients, which translatesinto excellent service.They are perfectlyupdated on local andinternational laws andregulations, and theyhave a very proactiveapproach when lookingfor answers and solutionsfor the client.Chambers Global,Cayman Islands,Investment Funds, 2020Investment Funds 3
Legal ServicesFollowing internationalcapital flowsBest Offshore Law FirmUS Hedgeweek Awards2020Law Firm of the Year Hong Kong and SingaporeCitywealth IFC Awards2020Offshore Law Firm of theYearThe Legal 500 UK Awards2020Offshore Law Firm of theYearAsian Legal Business HongKong Awards 2019Offshore Law Firm of theYearThe Lawyer Awards 2019Offshore Law Firm of theYearLegal Business Awards20194 Investment FundsOur investment funds specialistslocated in the Cayman Islands areable to draw on dedicated fundsteams in other Ogier offices: BVI,Guernsey, Jersey, and Luxembourg.We are the only offshore firm withan onshore capability inLuxembourg. We also have athriving office in Hong Kong andunmatched insights into Asiathrough our Shanghai and Tokyooffices.Scalability of resourceOur team of investment fundslawyers is one of the largest in theCayman Islands. Ogier holdsaround a 20% market Share of theCayman Islands registered fundsmarket and acts for about 25% ofinstitutional top 100 managers.Together with Maples and Calderand Walkers, we are responsible forapproximately 90% of allinvestment funds work done inCayman.Responsive, partner-led teamWhile we allocate teams asappropriate based on complexity,our responsive service delivery ismarked out by the availability andvisibility of our partners.Our established partner teamenables us to quickly leverage ourresources and bring into play ourvaried experience and longstandingregulatory relationships to simplifythe complex for our clients.Streamlined pricing structureWe recognise that the currentmarket is challenging. With ourlong experience with Caymanfunds, we have extensive internalknowledge and have invested indeveloping sophisticated, detailedprecedents.This allows us to provide a superiorlevel of consistency and efficiency indelivering our services and enablesus in most cases to quote verycompetitive fixed fees, which wewould be happy to provide to youupon request.Our cohesive partner team alsoallows us to set our pricing toensure consistency across the firm.When you receive a quote from oneof our partners, you can be sure it isthe very best offer we are able tomake across the firm. Thiscohesiveness extends across to theconsistent positions we take on theinterpretation of Cayman laws andregulations.
James Bergstrom“Wide breadth ofexperience”Chambers Global,2020Angus Davison"The best offshorelawyer that you willever deal with"Client feedbackJoanne Huckle"Always on top of things"Legal 500 Caribbean,2021Bradley Kruger“Responsive andattentive to details”Chambers Global, 2020Nick Rogers"Highly sought-after byhedge fund managersand private equitysponsors"Who’s Who Legal, 2021Justin Savage"Valued for hisprofessionalism andpracticality"Legal 500 Caribbean,2020Giorgio Subiotto"Very, very sharp lawyerwho is calm, practicaland long term oriented"Chambers Global, 2020Nick Plowman"Very positive and a niceperson to work with"Chambers AsiaPacific, 2021Kate Hodson“One of the best lawyersI have ever worked with”IFLR 1000, 2020
Legal ServicesKey contactsJames BergstromPartner 1 345 815 1855james.bergstrom@ogier.comJames is the principal architect of Ogier’s Cayman funds practice and hasoperated in this market since 1991, forging strong links with managers andwith funds partners at leading law firms in key onshore financial centres. Healso has extensive experience in all types of general corporate law includingthe laws relating to large infrastructure projects in the Cayman Islands.He is currently the Chairman of the Health Appeals Tribunal and is amember of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple of England andWales as well as a Notary Public in the Cayman Islands.James is a Registered Foreign Lawyer regulated by the Law Society of HongKong.Tim ConePartner 1 345 815 1767tim.cone@ogier.comTim is a senior member of Ogier's Latin American practice team with aparticular focus on the Brazilian market, advising a broad range of clients inrelation to both inward and outward investments. He has extensiveexperience working with sponsors, asset managers, family offices and theironshore counsel advising on the establishment, regulation, corporategovernance and ongoing operation of investment funds.Angus DavisonPartner 1 345 815 1788angus.davison@ogier.comAngus has extensive experience providing advice on corporate and financetransactions involving Cayman Islands vehicles. Angus’ clients include anumber of local and international financial institutions, investors andborrowers requiring advice on secured lending, fund financing, Islamicfinance and restructuring transactions.Angus is involved in a wide range of international corporate M&A, capitalmarkets, joint venture, restructuring and commercial transactions. Recenttransactions include advice on mergers, reverse takeovers and othersignificant transactions for listed Cayman Islands companies, trustcertificate issuance programmes, and acquisitions of Cayman Islandscompanies.6 Investment Funds
Legal ServicesKey contactsJoanne HucklePartner 1 345 815 1895joanne.huckle@ogier.comJoanne advises hedge funds, hybrid funds and private equity funds, top tierinvestment managers, PE sponsors, spin-off and start-up managers, fundadministrators and the full range of fund service providers on fund launches,ongoing legal and regulatory compliance and termination. She also hasextensive experience advising on a broad range of international corporatetransactions including mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, rights issues, privateplacements, downstream private equity investments and restructurings.Joanne is a funds regulatory expert, with a particular specialism in theCayman Islands anti-money laundering regime; Joanne is a member ofCayman Finance's AML specialist body.Bradley KrugerPartner 1 345 815 1877bradley.kruger@ogier.comBradley Kruger is the lead partner of Ogier's Corporate team in the CaymanIslands. He advises on IPOs, SPACs and M&A transactions, start-upbusinesses and fund formations. He is a member of the firm's Digital,Blockchain and Fintech group, working with blockchain companies, tokenissuers, technology companies and cryptocurrency fund managers on aregular basis.Nick RogersPartner 1 345 815 1844nick.rogers@ogier.comNick has been practising Cayman law since 2001 and specialises in privateequity funds, hedge funds, cryptocurrency work and venture capitaltransactions. Nick is part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Private Equity teamand advises private equity sponsors and investors. Nick has particularexpertise in advising hedge funds and hedge fund managers on structuring,regulation and governance.Investment Funds 7
Legal ServicesKey contactsJustin SavagePartner 1 345 815 1816justin.savage@ogier.comJustin specialises in the establishment of open-ended and closed-endedhedge funds and advises on a wide range of structuring, formation,regulatory, corporate governance and ongoing operational matters.Justin joined Ogier in 2013 from the corporate team of Herbert SmithFreehills in London where he specialised in Cross-Border Mergers &Acquisitions. During his time at Herbert Smith Freehills, Justin spent threeyears working in the firm’s Tokyo office and was seconded to the legaldepartment of the Japanese trading corporation Mitsui & Co Ltd.Dave SherwinPartner 1 345 815 1827dave.sherwin@ogier.comDave advises financial institutions, investment managers, administratorsand other service providers on the regulatory aspects of the formation,operation and termination of all types of investment vehicles in the CaymanIslands. Dave has established a reputation for providing clear, concise andpractical advice on complex regulatory matters pertaining to the formation,ongoing operation and termination of all types of open-ended and closedended mutual funds, equity funds, hybrid funds and other investmententities domiciled in the Cayman Islands.Giorgio SubiottoPartner 1 345 815 1872giorgio.subiotto@ogier.comGiorgio Subiotto is Head of Ogier's Global Latin American practice and hasbeen a partner at Ogier since 2006.His investment funds practice focuses on the establishment of, and ongoing advice to, offshore hedge funds and private equity funds for a rangeof investment managers and financial institutions. His over fifteen years ofexperience in the Cayman Islands funds market spans the whole spectrumof fund structures, strategies, and situations. Giorgio also representsinstitutional investors in their investment in Cayman Islands funds.He is fluent in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.8 Investment Funds
Legal ServicesKey contactsEmma SutherlandPartner 1 345 815 1789emma.sutherland@ogier.comEmma specialises in Cayman Islands investment funds and has broadexperience advising on all aspects of hedge and private equity structures.Emma is part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Private Equity team and advises arange of private equity sponsors and investors. She also has extensiveexperience advising hedge fund managers, major financial institutions,investors and their onshore counsel on the establishment, regulation,corporate governance and ongoing operation and regulatory compliance ofCayman investment funds.Kate HodsonPartner and Head of ESG Funds, Hong Kong 852 3656 6049kate.hodson@ogier.comKate advises GPs and fund managers on the establishment and structuringof private equity funds and hedge funds as well as advising LPs on their fundinvestments. Her experiences covers a broad range of strategies andindustries, including impact funds and sustainable investment funds, realestate, credit funds, venture capital, infrastructure funds and cryptocurrencyfunds. Kate is also one of a small group of offshore lawyers with a significantJapan practice, advising Japanese managers on establishing CaymanIslands unit trust fund structures and GP/LP closed ended fund structures.Her clients include some of the largest investment houses and prominentfund managers in Japan. Kate also acts for a number of family offices in theset-up of private fund structures for HNWIs.Nicholas PlowmanPartner, Hong Kong 852 3656 6014nicholas.plowman@ogier.comNick is the Practice Partner of Ogier in Hong Kong and the Head of Ogier'sInvestment Funds team in Asia. He acts for a wide variety of Asian fundmanagers in the private equity, long only and hedge fund space. His clientsrepresent some of the more sophisticated and respected fund managers inAsia. Nick has been named as one to the top ten offshore lawyers in Asia byAsian Legal Business for four consecutive years and has also been ranked asone of the "World's Leading Investment Funds Lawyers" in the last foureditions of Euromoney's Expert Guides.Nick received his Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Asian EconomicHistory (First Class)) from the University of Auckland.Investment Funds 9
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