Jurisdiction: Cayman Islands
One of the world’s most successful offshore jurisdictions, the Cayman Islands leads the market in a number of financial sectors. It holds a dominant position in investment funds, with around 80% of the world’s offshore hedge funds registered in the jurisdiction, and its efficient and business-friendly reputation makes it an attractive base for cross-border financing structures, M&A and capital markets transactions. Cayman is also a centre of excellence for international insurance and the leading domicile for healthcare captives.
The sixth largest banking centre in the world, over 140 international banks hold assets totalling more than US$950 billion in the Cayman Islands, which is also recognised as a premier centre for trust administration and corporate services.
WHY CAYMAN?
- Political and economic stability
- Legal system based on English common law
- Regulatory regime that provides for efficiency and flexibility
- Tax-neutral
- Well-established and experienced financial and legal services sector
- Compliant with FATCA and an OECD ‘white-listed’ jurisdiction
Bermuda, BVI and Cayman:
Important contributors to the global economy
Providing neutral and business-friendly platforms for companies worldwide
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CONYERS IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
When seeking expert legal advice on Cayman Islands law, you are looking for a solutions-driven approach, responsive service, and an understanding of your market and business sector. Our lawyers work with clients from around the world, including Asia, Europe, North and South America and MENA, and are recognised for their expertise and commercial acumen. We are well-placed to provide you with the full suite of legal and corporate services from the jurisdiction, no matter what your needs or where you are based.
CORPORATE
Cayman is the world’s leading domicile for investment funds and is regarded as an efficient and effective jurisdiction for insurance and reinsurance, private equity, banking, finance, capital markets and public company registrations. Conyers acts on behalf of many of the world’s largest banks, insurance companies, asset management groups and high net worth individuals in relation to these and other matters.
Our lawyers have extensive specialist expertise in hedge funds, private equity and venture capital transactions. We advise major investment houses, private equity firms, corporations and financial institutions throughout Europe, the Americas, MENA, Asia and the ASEAN regions. Our responsiveness helps clients navigate this complex and fast evolving arena and manage the specialised issues relating to private equity throughout our network of global offices.
Capital markets and structured finance feature prominently in our Cayman corporate practice. We have advised on some of the region’s largest deals and continue to be a frontrunner in the industry.
Our team of highly respected insurance practitioners have extensive knowledge of the Cayman regulatory framework and provide clients with a range of services including advising on alternative risk transfer matters, including captives, catastrophe bonds and ILS, as well as insurance derivatives.
Conyers has robust aviation and shipping practices. Cayman entities are often used in cross-border financing structures for the financing of commercial aircraft. Our lawyers are at the forefront of financing work in this space and have advised on various types of asset financing structures, capital markets transactions, securitizations and acquisition finance matters.
LITIGATION & RESTRUCTURING
The litigation & restructuring team in our Cayman office is a recognised leader due to the reputation of our lawyers specialising in commercial litigation, trust litigation, asset tracing, shareholder disputes, insurance and insolvency & restructuring. Our lawyers have also been appointed to act as leading counsel, expert witnesses, arbitrators and mediators in many important cases before the courts.
PRIVATE CLIENT & TRUST
Our private client and trust lawyers receive numerous instructions on trust matters concerning inheritance structuring, private investment arrangements and inter-generational asset transfers, both at the local and international level.
CONYERS CLIENT SERVICES
Conyers Client Services provides corporate administration, specialised company management services and trustee services to a large number of Cayman entities.
Partner, Head of Cayman Islands Litigation & Restructuring
Cayman Islands
+1 345 814 7394
Partner, Head of Cayman & BVI Private Client & Trust
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands
+1 345 814 7360
Counsel and Head of Knowledge Management - Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
+1 345 814 7781
04 Dec 2020
Conyers advises Ronshine China Holdings Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate principal amount of US$150 million 5.25% senior notes due 2021
01 Dec 2020
Conyers advises the Joint Provisional Liquidators of Tailored Brands Worldwide Purchasing Co in connection with the Tailored Brands Group multi-billion dollar Chapter 11 restructuring
01 Dec 2020
Conyers advises Sunac China Holdings Limited in connection with the issue of 7.0% Senior Notes due 2025
20 Nov 2020
Conyers advises Redco Properties Group Limited in connection with its offer to purchase for cash its outstanding US$180 million 9.875% senior notes due 2021
18 Nov 2020
Conyers advises China Aoyuan Group Limited in connection with its issue of US$230 million 5.98% senior notes due 2025
18 Nov 2020
Conyers advises Yadong Group Holdings Limited in connection with its HK$126 million IPO
17 Nov 2020
Conyers advises Redco Properties Group Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate principal amount of US$266 million 9.9% senior notes due 2021
17 Nov 2020
Conyers advises Sunkwan Properties Group Limited in connection with its HK$ 1.1 billion IPO
12 Nov 2020
Conyers advises Jiayuan International Group Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate amount of US$100 million 12.5% senior notes due 2023
12 Nov 2020
Conyers advises Agile Group Holdings Limited in connection with its issue of US$183 million 6.05% Senior Notes due 2025 to be consolidated and form a single class with the US$300 million 6.05% senior notes due 2025 (the “Original Notes”) issued on 13 October 2020
09 Nov 2020
Conyers advises New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. in connection with its HK$10.13 billion (US$1.31 billion) global offering and secondary listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
04 Nov 2020
Conyers advise Bitauto Holdings Limited in connection with the privatization merger
03 Nov 2020
Conyers advises Lufax Holding Ltd in connection with its US$2.36 billion IPO on NYSE
02 Nov 2020
Conyers advises GDS Holdings Limited in connection with its HK$12,940.8 million IPO
30 Oct 2020
Conyers advises Jiayuan International Group Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate amount of US$200 million 12% senior notes due 2022
23 Oct 2020
Conyers advises Capxon International Electronic Company Limited in connection with its HK$150 million privatisation by Value Management Holding Limited by way of a scheme of arrangement
19 Oct 2020
Conyers advises Logan Group Company Limited in connection with its issue of up to US$300 million 5.25% Senior Notes due 2025
13 Oct 2020
Conyers advises Agile Group Holdings Limited in connection with its issue of US$300 million 6.05% Senior Notes due 2025
08 Oct 2020
Conyers advises Jiayuan International Group Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate amount of US$200 million 12.5% senior notes due 2023
06 Oct 2020
Conyers advises on the proposed merger between Chrysaor and London Stock Exchange listed Premier Oil plc
05 Oct 2020
Conyers advises on the privatisation of Jinmao (China) Hotel Investments and Management Limited and Jinmao Hotel by way of a scheme of arrangement
02 Oct 2020
Conyers advisers Yalla Group Limited in connection with its US$149 million IPO on NYSE
01 Oct 2020
Conyers advises Acesso Digital on its US$107.5 million funding round from General Atlantric and Softbank
28 Sep 2020
Conyers advises Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited its follow-on offering in the United States
25 Sep 2020
Conyers advises Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings Limited in connection with its HK$5.91 billion IPO
24 Sep 2020
Conyers advises China Aoyuan Group Limited in connection with its issue of US$350 million 6.20% senior notes due 2026
18 Sep 2020
Conyers advises the US$8.7 billion privatisation of 58.com Inc. by way of merger
17 Sep 2020
Conyers advises Logan Group Company Limited in connection with its issue of up to US$100 million 4.25% Senior Notes due 2024
11 Sep 2020
Conyers advises Macau E&M Holding Limited in connection with its HK$125 million IPO
08 Sep 2020
Conyers advises Modern Land (China) Co., Limited in connection with a tap issue of US$50 million 11.95% Green Senior Notes due 2024 and US$50 million 11.5% Green Senior Notes due 2022
28 Aug 2020
Conyers advises PCPD Capital Limited in connection with its Consent Solicitation to the holders of its outstanding US$700 million 4.75% Guaranteed Notes due 2022
21 Aug 2020
Conyers advises Despegar on US$200m of preferred share financings and Koin acquisition
20 Aug 2020
Conyers advises Redco Properties Group Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate principal amount of US$300 million 8.50% senior notes due 2021
17 Aug 2020
Conyers advises Sunac China Holdings Limited in connection with the issue of US$500 million 6.65% senior notes due 2024
13 Aug 2020
Conyers advises Central China Real Estate Limited in connection with its issue of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2024 with an aggregate principal amount of US$300 million
10 Aug 2020
Conyers advises KWG Group Holdings Limited in connection with its international offering of US$200 million 5.95% senior notes due 2025
07 Aug 2020
Conyers advises Stonegate Pub Company in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of an aggregate amount of US$1.57 billion senior secured fixed rate notes due 2025.
06 Aug 2020
Conyers advises Huijing Holdings Company Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate principal amount of US$110 million 12.50% Senior Notes due 2021
06 Aug 2020
Conyers advises Redco Properties Group Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate principal amount of US$220 million 11.0% senior notes due 2022
05 Aug 2020
Conyers advises Ronshine China Holdings Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate principal amount of US$200 million 6.75% senior notes due 2024
30 Jul 2020
Conyers advises DaFa Properties Group Limited in connection with the issue by the Company of up to US$150 million 12.375% senior notes due 2022
28 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Fantasia Holdings Group Co., Limited in connection with the issue of US$350 million 9.25% Senior Notes due 2023
27 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Golden Wheel Tiandi Holdings Company Limited in connection with its offer to purchase for cash its outstanding US$296 million 7.00% senior notes due 2021
24 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Golden Wheel Tiandi Holdings Company Limited in connection with its international offering of US$170 million principal amount of 14.25% senior notes due 2023
23 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Hygieia Group Limited in connection with its HK$125 million IPO
21 Jul 2020
Conyers advises New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. in connection with its issue of an aggregate amount of US$300 million 2.125% bonds due 2025
21 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Jiayuan International Group Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate amount of US$30 million 11.75% senior notes due 2021
17 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Superland Group Holdings Limited on its HK$126 million listing of shares
16 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation on its RMB46.2 billion initial public offering of RMB shares to investors in China and listing of the A Shares on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange
15 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Sino-Entertainment Technology Holdings Limited in connection with HK$187 million global offering and IPO on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
15 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Dashan Education Holdings Limited in connection with its HK$250 million IPO
14 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Smoore International Holdings Limited in connection with its HK$7.12 billion IPO
09 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Sunac China Holdings Limited in connection with the issue of an aggregate principal amount of US$600 million 6.5% senior notes due 2023
09 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Agile Group Holdings Limited in connection with its issue of US$500 million 5.75% Senior Notes due 2025
08 Jul 2020
Conyers advises BlueCity Holdings Limited in connection with its US$85 million IPO on Nasdaq Global Market
02 Jul 2020
Conyers advises Ronshine China Holdings Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate principal amount of US$160 million 7.35% senior notes due 2023
30 Jun 2020
Conyers advises Ebang International Holdings Inc. in connection with its initial public offering in the United States of Class A Ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market
24 Jun 2020
Conyers advises Jiayuan International Group Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate amount of US$120 million 11.75% senior notes due 2021
24 Jun 2020
Conyers advises Agile Group Holdings Limited in connection with its HK$3.242 billion term loan facility
18 Jun 2020
Conyers advises Sinic Holdings (Group) Company Limited in connection with its aggregate principal amount of US$210 million 10.5% senior notes due 2022
15 Jun 2020
Conyers advises Ronshine China Holdings Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate principal amount of US$250 million 7.35% senior notes due 2023
15 Jun 2020
Conyers advises Central China Real Estate Limited in connection with the issue of US$400 million 7.65% senior notes due 2023
01 Jun 2020
Conyers advises Fantasia Holdings Group Co., Limited in connection with the issue of US$300 million 11.875% senior notes due 2023
28 May 2020
Privatisation of On-Bright Electronics Incorporated by way of merger
27 May 2020
Conyers advises Redco Properties Group Limited in connection with its offer to purchase for cash its outstanding US$310.4 million 11.0% senior notes due 2020
27 May 2020
Conyers advises Redco Properties Group Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate principal amount of US$150 million 13.0% senior notes due 2023
22 May 2020
Conyers advises Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited in connection with its HK$1 billion IPO
15 May 2020
Conyers advises Central China New Life Limited in connection with its HK$2 billion IPO
12 May 2020
Conyers advises Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited in connection with its initial public offering of American depositary shares, or ADSs representing ordinary shares of the Company on the Nasdaq Global Select Market
12 May 2020
Conyers advises Huazhu Group Limited in connection with its issue of the aggregate principal amount of US$500 million 3.00% convertible senior notes due 2026
07 May 2020
Conyers advises Raffles Interior Limited in connection with its HK$125 million IPO
07 May 2020
Conyers advises Jiayao Global Investments Limited and guarantors in connection the issue of US$203 million 6.875% guaranteed bonds due 2021
29 Apr 2020
Conyers advises Kingsoft Corporation Limited in connection with the issue of convertible bonds due 2025
29 Apr 2020
Conyers advise Union Asia Enterprise Holdings Limited in connection with the share capital reorganisation, share offer and creditors’ scheme of arrangement
20 Apr 2020
Conyers advises Asia-express Logistics Holdings Limited in connection with its HK$60 million IPO
17 Apr 2020
Conyers advises BBI Life Sciences Corporation in connection with its HK$1.96 billion privatisation by LJ Future Ltd. by way of a scheme of arrangement and its delisting
17 Apr 2020
Conyers advises Changyou.com Limited on its privatisation
15 Apr 2020
Conyers advises MOG Holdings Limited in connection with its HK$150 million IPO
14 Apr 2020
Conyers advises Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation in connection with its RMB1.5 billion second tranche super short term notes
14 Apr 2020
Conyers advises Jumei International Holding Limited on its privatisation
30 Mar 2020
Conyers advises Meten International Education Group in connection with a merger transaction involving EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. and a related private placement to institutional investors
27 Mar 2020
Conyers advises Yida China Holdings Limited in connection with its Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation relating to the outstanding 6.95% senior notes due 2020
26 Mar 2020
Conyers advises Modern Land (China) Co., Limited in connection with its offer to purchase for cash up to an aggregate amount of US$100 million of its outstanding 15.5% Senior Notes due 2020
18 Mar 2020
Conyers advises Kidztech Holdings Limited in connection with its HK$129 million IPO
17 Mar 2020
Conyers advises Jiu Zun Digital Interactive Entertainment Group Company Limited in connection with its HK$170 million IPO
17 Mar 2020
Conyers advises Sang Hing Holdings (International) Limited in connection with its HK$157 million IPO
12 Mar 2020
Conyers advises Wei Yuan Holdings Limited in connection with its HK$159.6 million IPO
11 Mar 2020
Conyers advises Sinic Holdings (Group) Company Limited in connection with its aggregate principal amount of US$280 million 11.75% senior notes due 2021
11 Mar 2020
Conyers advises Modern Land (China) Co., Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate amount of US$150 million 11.95% Senior Notes due 2022
10 Mar 2020
Conyers advises JY Grandmark Holdings Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate amount of US$150 million 7.5% senior notes due 2021
09 Mar 2020
Conyers advises Xingye Wulian Service Group Co. Ltd. in connection with its HK$200 million IPO
04 Mar 2020
Conyers advises China Aoyuan Group Limited in connection with its issue of US$460 million 6.35% senior notes due 2024
27 Feb 2020
Conyers advises China Resources Microelectronics Limited on its pioneering red-chip listing on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, or SSE STAR Market
27 Feb 2020
Conyers advises Springland International Holdings Limited in connection with its HK$4.5 billion privatisation by Octopus (China) Holdings Limited by way of a scheme of arrangement and its delisting
27 Feb 2020
Conyers advises Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation in connection with its issuance of US$600 million 2.693% bonds due 2025
26 Feb 2020
Conyers advises Modern Land (China) Co., Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate amount of US$200 million 11.8% Senior Notes due 2022
26 Feb 2020
Conyers advises Modern Land (China) Co., Limited in connection with its offer to purchase for cash up to an aggregate amount of US$100 million of its outstanding US$350 million 15.5% Senior Notes due 2020
24 Feb 2020
Conyers advises Jiayuan International Group Limited in connection with its issue of an aggregate amount of US$67.5 million 13.75% senior notes due 2022
22 Feb 2020
Conyers advises I-Mab in connection with its US$103 million IPO on Nasdaq Global Market
21 Feb 2020
Conyers advises China Aoyuan Group Limited in connection with its issue of US$188 million 4.8% senior notes due 2021