Managers of Wealth Offshore

Former Irish rugby player in court over alleged theft of almost €600,000

He was accused of 15 offences between 2011 and 2013 and made no reply when charged.

Viberts Corporate team advises on sale of Omega to TEAM

Viberts partner Paul Wilson led the transaction and was assisted by Eleanor Colley and Irene Bloch.

Maples Group Expands London Funds Practice with Experienced Partner

Dan advises on the formation of both open-ended and private equity funds as well as the on-going legal and regulatory compliance and general maintenance of all kinds of alternative investment funds.

Change on “Loop” Structures Opens up Bermuda, BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey Wealth Structuring Options for South Africa Residents

In simple terms a “loop” structure was generally created when South African resident individuals, companies, trusts and private equity funds transferred funds or assets from South Africa into a foreign structure

Appleby named Official Law Firm of the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix

Working with the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA), the league’s Official Host Partner, SailGP will be a marquee event in the spring of 2022 and 2023.

Walkers Advises Apollo Strategic Growth Capital

The AmEx GBT and Apollo Strategic Growth Capital transaction will deliver gross proceeds of up to US$1.2 billion, including an US$335 million private investment in public equity, or PIPE.

Walkers Wins 'Best Law Firm' and 'Best Lawyer' Awards

These latest awards for Walkers come on the heels of the global law firm announcing in October that its European Insurance teams had been named the winner in the Legal Services category of the newly established European Captive Review Awards.

Ireland Update: Central Bank’s property fund proposals

The Central Bank is seeking feedback on the proposals set out in the Consultation Paper by 18 February 2022.

ICIJ releases new Pandora Papers data from two offshore service providers

With the addition of more than 15,000 companies, foundations and trusts, ICIJ’s Offshore Leaks database now has information on more than 800,000 entities registered in secrecy jurisdictions coming from five different investigations.

Carey Olsen supports blockchain security firm CertiK in US$80m funding round

The Carey Olsen team advising CertiK on the Cayman law aspects of the Series B2 comprised partner Nick Bullmore and counsel Dylan Wiltermuth.

Maples Advises Lakmore Partners

The fund, which successfully closed following strong investor demand, is one of the largest dedicated CLO control equity funds to close this year.

Carey Olsen advises RBS International

The facility structure is intended to be replicated across future Triton funds, providing a common set of strategic targets that will catalyse the delivery of Triton's overall sustainability goals and objectives.

Tracking Hackers: Court Considers Crypto Fraud

In addition to seeking the injunctions against the fraudsters, the claimants applied for disclosure orders, under the Bankers Trust and Norwich Pharmacal principles, against the Binance entities to discover the identity of the fraudsters.

Ogier ranked among Luxembourg's top law firms

In its 2022 edition, the international rating agency has also singled out eight individuals from Ogier for recognition: William Jean-Baptiste, François Pfister, Benoit Rose, Bertrand Geradin, Laurent Thailly, Daniel Richards, Jad Nader, Hél&

Supreme Court of Canada pronounces on application of Luxembourg/Canada Treaty

The profit was not taxable in Luxembourg and Alta Lux argued that Canada did not have the right to tax the profit due to the provisions under the Treaty.

Appleby's Hong Kong Office Named as One of the Top Asia-Related SPAC Legal Advisers

Appleby’s Hong Kong office has been named second in the recent league table of the “Top Asia-related SPAC Legal Advisers of 2020-21 – Offshore Firms” by Asia Business Law Journal.

History repeating: a trustee de son tort in Jersey

The dangers of getting the procedure wrong are exacerbated when the appointment of a new trustee is carried out in-house, so that there is no third party to review the procedure.

Take private transactions - a quick glance into the Cayman Islands mergers & acquisitions regimes

Another popular trend in the M&A world is the privatisation and delisting of Chinese companies listed on US securities exchanges.

Recent decisions in the highest courts in the UK and the Cayman Islands involving insolvent claimants

Recent decisions of the UK Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council have sought to clarify and restrict the application of what was previously known as the reflective loss rule.

Carey Olsen advises on first London SPAC under new listing rules

The proceeds will be used to acquire a controlling stake in a business operating in the technology-enabled sector in the UK, EEA or Switzerland.