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Introduction
Well-known for our in-depth understanding and solid experience in the market, we are sought out for being at the forefront of financial industry regulatory changes.
Our Corporate Practice Group provides expert legal advice to a diverse range of international and local corporates, financial sponsors and investment banks on their most significant and complex corporate transactions in all sectors and geographies.
Our coverage spans across the full spectrum of corporate work advising buyers, sellers and financial advisers on public takeovers, private M&A, equity capital markets, private equity, joint ventures and commercial partnerships, disposals, corporate restructurings, and board advisory issues including:
- Legal due diligence reports
- Issuing Legal Opinions
- Series financing transactions
- Cross border joint venture transactions
- Solvent group reorganizations via scheme of arrangement and share for share exchanges
- Acquisition and disposal of shares and business assets
- Re-domiciliation of corporate vehicles from other jurisdictions to the Cayman Islands the BVI
- Application for regulatory licenses relating to VASP, Captive Insurance and Securities Investment Business
- Migration of corporate vehicles from the Cayman Islands or the BVI to other jurisdictions
- Shareholders’ rights, including derivative actions and class actions
- Fiduciary issues for directors of Cayman companies/BVI companies and general partners of limited partnerships
- Equity Capital Markets
- Real estate structuring, acquisitions and disposals
News and Insights
Loeb Smith Attorneys acts as Cayman and BVI legal counsel to Hong Kong Listed Company CTF Services Limited in its Acquisition of a Substantial Shareholding in uSmart Inlet Group Ltd
Loeb Smith Attorneys acted as Cayman and BVI legal counsel to CTF Services Limited in its acquisition of a substantial shareholding in uSmart Inlet Group Ltd, a leading technology firm specializing in financial services across Hong Kong and Singapore, valued at US$130 million.
Loeb Smith Attorneys acts legal advisor to Grit Global Capital Group Limited on new share subscriptions and shareholders arrangements
Hong Kong January 28, 2025 Loeb Smith Attorneys, one of the leading offshore corporate law firms with a strong growing presence in the APAC region, has recently advised investment and securities trading group, Grit Global Capital Group Limited, among other clients, on their new share subscriptions and shareholders…
Loeb Smith Attorneys advises China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited, Yue Xiu Securities Holdings Limited and Park Capital Group on various financing, funds and corporate matters
Loeb Smith Attorneys advised China Aircraft Leasing Group, Yue Xiu Securities, and Park Capital Group on various financing, funds, and corporate matters, providing expert guidance on Cayman Islands and BVI law for complex transactions in the Asia-Pacific region.
Loeb Smith Attorneys Advises Alpha Technology Group Limited and Lion Group Holding Ltd in their Share Capital Restructuring
Hong Kong (January 9, 2025) Loeb Smith Attorneys, one of the leading offshore corporate law firms with a strong growing presence in the APAC region, has recently advised Alpha Technology Group Limited (Nasdaq: ATGL), a British Virgin Islands company, and Lion Group Holding Ltd (Nasdaq: LGHL), a Cayman…
Legal Insight: Avoiding BVI law and Cayman Islands law pitfalls in banking & finance and corporate transactions
There are certain notorious pitfalls to avoid in the context of British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and Cayman Islands banking & finance and corporate transactions. In this article, we examine five such pitfalls. While there are no “one size fits all” solutions to these issues, we set out some…
ESG In Finance Transactions and Investment Funds From An Offshore Law Perspective
Explore the role of ESG in finance transactions and investment funds from an offshore law perspective, focusing on BVI and Cayman Islands regulations for sustainable investments.
Key Trends in Cayman and the BVI for Investment Funds, M&A, and Finance Transactions in 2022
Explore key trends in investment funds, M&A, and finance transactions in the Cayman Islands and BVI, including the rise of digital asset M&A, technology-focused funds, SPACs, and increased compliance requirements for offshore investment structures.
Dissenting shareholders in public M&A in Cayman Islands: recent developments
The Cayman Islands has been the leading offshore jurisdiction for M&A activity over the last few years, with a steady flow of over US $77 billion in combined value of target companies for 2016 and 2017, and a peak of over US $115 billion in 2015. By way…
Public mergers and acquisitions in the Cayman Islands
In 2016 public M&A activity in the Cayman Islands continued to be marked by an increasing volume of take-private transactions involving Chinese companies previously listed on NASDAQ or NYSE. In this context, “Chinese companies” mean Cayman Islands-domicilled entities within a corporate structure (for example, as part of a…
Private Equity Multi-jurisdictional Guide: Introduction of the New ELP Law and the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Law 2014
Good News for Cayman Islands Domiciled Private Equity Funds! The legal landscape for Cayman Islands domiciled private equity and venture capital funds has changed significantly in 2014 as a result of the coming into force of two new laws in the Cayman Islands. Attached is an analysis article…
