Demand for full-range offshore legal services in the ASEAN region and in Asia more broadly is strong. Conyers lawyers on the ground advise clients on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands across industries including aviation, banking and finance, commercial property, health care, investment funds, shipping and natural resources.
Debt and Equity Capital Markets for ASEAN Companies
Our corporate lawyers advise on IPOs, bonds and high yield note offerings. The team takes a pragmatic approach from inception and structuring of the capital raising exercise through to preparation and issue of the offering memorandum, launch of the deal (road show and book building stages), pricing and closing. Our team has over two decades of experience and offers specialist advice and assistance to both long-standing and new clients as their businesses evolve.
Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm
Mergers & Acquisitions are major milestones in the life of your business, requiring deep understanding of your strategic objectives and skillful handling on the part of your legal team. Conyers brings the experience you need, from early structuring to successful closing, our lawyers advise on all aspects of your deal.
Legal Services to Establish your Investment Fund Offshore
We act as offshore legal advisers for international and Asia-based fund managers. We provide clients with commercial and innovative advice and solutions, from initial structuring through all aspects of continuing operations and long-term business and regulatory requirements.
Exempted Cayman Islands Investment Funds Vehicles
A Cayman Islands investment fund may follow one of the structures set out below.
- Exempted Limited Partnership (ELP)
- Exempted Company
- Segregated Portfolio Company
- Cayman Islands Unit Trust
With extensive expertise and understanding of the Asian market, our team can advise on the most appropriate structure for fund matters, including the application of the regulatory regimes for investment funds in our jurisdictions.
Corporate Services for ASEAN Companies
Our team of experienced company secretaries and corporate managers work together regularly to assist clients seeking to list on the Singapore Stock Exchange, facilitating incorporations, share issuances, share registrar services, certification of documents and filings with governmental authorities in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands or the Cayman Islands, as well as arranging apostilles and legalisation of documents. Our jurisdictions provide the ideal platform for company formations and are the vehicles of choice for international investors looking to invest in Asia-based businesses.
Trusts & Estates Attorneys for HNWI and UHNWI in the ASEAN Region
The team also collaborates with our Private Client and Trust practice to provide advisory service to family businesses, HNWIs and UHNWIs in protecting their wealth.
Latest Thinking
The Use of Offshore Structures in the Hong Kong Family Office Tax Concession Scheme
Never content to be left out of the competition for wealth management of ultra-high-net-worth families from Singapore and Dubai, Hong Kong recently enacted a new tax concession regime (Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions for Family-owned Investment Holding Vehicles) Ordinance 2023) for qualifying single family offices (SFOs) to exempt its family-owned investment holding vehicles (FIHV) and […]
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Guide to Establishing Private Equity, Venture Capital and Real Estate Funds in the Cayman Islands
There’s a reason that the Cayman Islands is one of the world’s biggest and most attractive hubs for offshore financial businesses. Not only does it provide a stable, tax-neutral platform but also offers a sound legislative and judicial system, confidentiality, a leading banking sector and legal and financial professional and support services.
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