Capital Markets Advice

Our attorneys provide creative, efficient solutions that meet our clients' specific goals in capital markets. We have advised on the initial public offering by Cayman companies of securities on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the KOSDAQ market of the Korea Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, and on secondary offerings.

Our attorneys provide nuanced insight and strategic advice as to matters of Cayman Islands law on shareholder activism and the exercise of dissenting rights in relation to the merger take-private of Cayman companies listed on NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange.

Our attorneys have also advised issuers, arrangers, underwriters, lead managers, investment managers, trustees and agents in transactions involving a wide range of international debt offerings, including:
- Medium-term note programs
- High-yield bonds
- Convertible and exchangeable bonds
- Tender offers
- Asset-backed, mortgage-backed and esoteric securitizations
- Structured products (including collateralized loan obligations, collateralized debt obligations, and other credit- and equity-linked notes)
- Sovereign debt offerings
- Loan participation notes
- Variable funding notes

Related Publications

27 Jun 2019 Cayman Economic Substance and Its Impact on Fund Managers The Securities and Investment Business (Amendment) Law 2019 (the "SIB Amendment Law") and the Directors Registration and Licensing (Amendment) Law, 2019 were both passed by the Cayman Islands Government on 18th June 2018. Read More

30 Jan 2019 Legal Alert - Economic Substance requirements for Cayman Islands companies Economic Substance requirements for Cayman Islands companies Read More

25 Jan 2019 Legal Alert - Offshore Investment Funds: GDPR vs. Cayman Islandsâ€™ Data Protection Law The Cayman Islands Data Protection Law ("DPL"), which will regulate the future processing of all personal data, is intended to come into effect in January 2019. Read More

12 Nov 2018 Legal Update - Renewal of Director Registration for 2019 Guidance for Directors registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority under The Directors Registration and Licensing Law Read More

15 Jun 2017 The New Cayman Islands Trademarks Regime The Trade Marks Regulations, 2017 were finally published on 26th May 2017, and the new regime is now scheduled to become effective 1st August 2017. This article is a brief overview of the new process. Read More

25 May 2017 New regime to register the beneficial owners of Cayman Islandsâ€™ companies and LLCs The introduction of a regime to register the beneficial owners of Cayman Islandsâ€™ companies and LLCs takes effect on 1 July 2017 Read More

24 Apr 2017 New Listing Rules for Cayman Islands Stock Exchange New listing rules published by the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (the "CSX") in April 2017 will enable an easier listing of pre-IPO and early stage growth companies as "Specialist Companies" Read More

13 Apr 2017 Cayman Merger Law and Interim Payment Relief In this first issue of our legal insights series regarding the Cayman Merger Law, we take a closer look at the first decision delivered by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands regarding one of the 2016 merger take-privates Read More