10/22/2014
Collas Crill lawyers on Who’s Who Legal Private Client list 2014
Four of Collas Crill's private client specialists have made the latest edition of Who's Who Legal's Private Client List.
10/21/2014
Walkers Advises Blackstone in Take Private of China's Pactera
Ropes & Gray LLP acted as instructing counsel for Blackstone and the date of completion was March 2014.
10/20/2014
Carey Olsen has been included in the 2014 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers report for a ground-breaking Jersey case involving a request for information under a tax information exchange agreement
10/20/2014
Following the sale, Friends Life intends to return the full £317 million to shareholders via a buy-back of Friends Life's shares.
10/19/2014
As part of the continued international focus on combatting cross-border tax evasion and other financial crimes, during the June 2013 Lough Erne Summit presided over by the United Kingdom (G8 Summit), the G8 countries agreed to a set of principles intended
10/17/2014
The Standard, the first of its type, introduces a new minimum benchmark for businesses administering international trusts and companies to follow. It was formally adopted at GIFCS’ Plenary meeting last month.
10/17/2014
The winners will be announced at an event held in London on 22 January 2015.
10/16/2014
The winners are chosen by an independent panel of judges
10/15/2014
The measure is undoubtedly a positive step for the UK fund industry.
10/15/2014
Ogier offers listings services on the CISE through its Jersey and Guernsey offices and acts as a sponsor in relation to the listings of debt securities, investment funds, trading company shares and other securities.
10/15/2014
Appleby acted as Cayman counsel for SDM Group Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 14 October 2014, with net proceeds of approximately HK$26.1 million.
10/15/2014
Jersey Finance's last quarterly report on the financial services industry in Jersey (for the period ended 30 June 2014) made extremely positive reading, showing an increase in the net asset value of funds under administration in Jersey, from £1
10/15/2014
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10/15/2014
Leading offshore law firm advises on Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd US$3.07 billion IPO and US$6.2 billion market capitalisation
Leading offshore law firm Mourant Ozannes has advised Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd (PSH) on all Guernsey-related aspects of its conversion from an open-ended to a closed-ended registered fund, an upsized placing to raise gross proceeds of US$2.73 billion
10/13/2014
This year’s research featured eight Appleby lawyers in the practice group from five of the Appleby’s offices
10/13/2014
The researchers could not find a single example of one company service provider in the Cayman Islands willing to set up an anonymous company but by contrast, it was easy to find a service provider in the UK who would do that.
10/12/2014
Former IRS Chief, Taxpayer Advocate Criticize FATCA
This week brings a wealth of news in the FATCA arena, which we summarize in today’s post.
10/12/2014
The prestigious recognition comes in the same month that The Legal 500 positioned Carey Olsen as the only offshore law firm to have top tier status across all its 16 practice categories in the Channel Islands
10/12/2014
A call to Caymanian students living in London, one law firm is looking for the best of the best.
10/11/2014
Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided Cayman legal advice to Giant Interactive Group on the $300m (£185m) privatisation by way of a merger with Giant Merger, a wholly owned subsidiary of Giant Investment.