Kevin C. Butler

Overview

Kevin Butler is a Partner and Head of the Cayman Islands office of Conyers. Kevin joined Conyers in 1997 in Bermuda and moved to the Cayman Islands in 2004. His practice includes all aspects of corporate and commercial law.

Kevin focuses on structuring, formation and management of private equity funds and he represents a broad range of investment managers from the well-established to start-up managers. He also has extensive experience with project financing, aviation finance, mergers and acquisitions, private placements and public offerings. Kevin is well versed in insurance, reinsurance and alternative risk transfer including captives and insurance linked securities.

Kevin has been consistently ranked in Chambers Global since 2013. Clients highlight him as “someone who understands the client’s needs and delivers practical advice.” Kevin is also ranked in IFRL1000, Who’s Who Legal and Legal 500 Caribbean.

Kevin is a Director of LIFE (Literacy is for Everyone) and an Alternate Director of Cayman Finance.

Experience

Experience Highlights

Advising EIG Global Energy Partners with respect to various funds, corporate structures and IPOs.
Providing advice to Cayman Hotel Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of Five Mile Capital Partners LLC pertaining to the US$130 million refinancing of the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman property.
Advising Western Digital Corporation on the acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, the original credit facility and refinancing of original debt.
Advising MetLife with respect to creation and redomiciling various captives into and out of the Cayman Islands.
Advising First Risk Advisors on the incorporation and procurement of a broker licence for PGH Global (Cayman) Limited.
Advising a large insurance group on licensing issues and the IPO of its parent holding company.
Advising on the reorganisation of a multi-layered, cross-border fund structure, as well as the restructuring of intra-group lending arrangements.

Qualifications

Professional Background

Conyers, Bermuda
Stikeman Elliott, Vancouver

Education

University of British Columbia, LLB, 1993
University of Western Ontario, BA Economics, 1987

Bar Admissions

Cayman Islands, Attorney-at-Law, 2004
Bermuda, Attorney-at-Law, 1998
British Columbia, Attorney-at-Law, 1994 (not currently practising)

Awards & Accolades

Recognised in the 2021 edition of Legal 500 Caribbean (investment funds, corporate and commercial)
Recognised in the 2021 edition (and since 2010) of IFLR1000 (investment funds, financial and corporate)
Recognised in the 2021 edition (and since 2013) of Chambers Global (corporate and finance)
Recognised in the 2021 edition (and since 2017) of Chambers Global (investment funds)
Recognised in the 2020 edition (and since 2011) of Legal 500 Caribbean (corporate and commercial, insurance/reinsurance and investment funds)
Recognised in the 2020 edition (and since 2018) of Legal 500 Caribbean (banking, finance and capital markets)
Recognised in the 2015 edition (and since 2012) of Who’s Who Legal (project finance)
Recognised in the 2015 edition of Who’s Who Legal (corporate governance)
Recognised in the 2013 edition (and since 2012) of Who's Who Legal (insurance and reinsurance)
Recognised in the 2012 edition of Latin Lawyer 250

Associations

Director, LIFE (Literacy is for Everyone)
Alternate Director, Cayman Finance

Publications

Insurance Bulletin Spring 2021

Insurance Bulletin Spring 2020

Corporate Digest: Notable Deals and Transactions – Winter 2020

Corporate Digest: Notable Deals and Transactions – Autumn 2019

Corporate Digest: Notable Deals and Transactions - Spring 2019

Global IPO Report – July 2018

2017 Global Corporate Year in Review, January 2018

Cayman Asia M&A Report H2 2017, January 2018

Cayman Asia M&A Report H1 2017, September 2017

Special report: Offshore - The Cayman Islands - The Lawyer, 21 July 2014

Area(s) of Expertise

Legal Services

Capital Markets
Cayman Islands Investment Funds
Corporate
Finance
Insurance & Reinsurance
Investment Funds
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Securitization & Structured Finance

Client Services

Corporate Services

Featured Content

What a year it has been since our last Insurance Bulletin in March 2020. Although the full impact of Covid-19 on the re/insurance industry remains unclear, the need to retain capital to meet potential losses has contributed to a general hardening of the market after 15 years of soft market conditions characterised by excess capacity, low prices and more relaxed policy terms.

Partner, Head of Cayman Islands Office