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New regime to register the beneficial owners of Cayman Islands’ companies and LLCs takes effect on 1 July 2017
Insights | 29 June 2017

New regime to register the beneficial owners of Cayman Islands’ companies and LLCs takes effect on 1 July 2017

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) published a new Rule – Corporate Governance for Regulated Entities (“Rule”) and a new Statement of Guidance relating to Corporate Governance – Mutual Funds and Private Funds (“Statement of Guidance”) on 14 April 2023. In essence, both the Rule and the Statement…

Legal Developments and Recent Trends For The New Cayman LLC
Insights | 28 June 2017

Legal Developments and Recent Trends For The New Cayman LLC

What impact has the introduction of the new Cayman LLC had since it was introduced in 2016? The Limited Liability Companies Law, 2016 (the LLC Law) introduced a new Cayman Islands limited liability company (the Cayman LLC) in June 2016. Since then there has been an increasing number…

The New Cayman Islands Trademarks Regime
Insights | 15 June 2017

The New Cayman Islands Trademarks Regime

In the third issue of our series of legal insights on owning intellectual property (IP) through a Cayman Islands corporate structure, we discussed the new Cayman Islands Trade Marks Law published on 19th December 2016, pursuant to which a stand-alone comprehensive trademark protection regime was created in the…

Cayman Merger Law and Interim Payment Relief
Insights | 13 April 2017

Cayman Merger Law and Interim Payment Relief

New Developments Regarding Dissenters’ Rights under Cayman Merger Law In our recent publication Cayman Merger Take-Privates from NYSE and NASDAQ in 2016 – Year in Review, we discussed some developing trends and lessons that can be learned from merger take-private acquisitions from U.S. stock exchanges completed1 in 2016…

Public mergers and acquisitions in the Cayman Islands
Insights | 27 March 2017

Public mergers and acquisitions in the Cayman Islands

Learn about public mergers and acquisitions in the Cayman Islands, including deal structures, take-private transactions, and shareholder approval processes.

The New Cayman Islands Trademark Protection Rules
Insights | 03 February 2017

The New Cayman Islands Trademark Protection Rules

In the first two issues of our series of legal insights on owning intellectual property (IP) through a Cayman Islands structure, we discussed how the Cayman Islands aim to become an important offshore hub for the development and commercial exploitation of IP, some of the key benefits of…

Legal Developments and Recent Trends For Cayman Investment Fund Structures
Insights | 09 January 2017

Legal Developments and Recent Trends For Cayman Investment Fund Structures

What changes have been introduced recently in Cayman Islands law that you believe will enhance the jurisdiction’s offering in the investment funds industry? In June 2016 the Cayman Islands brought into effect The Limited Liability Companies Law, 2016 (the “LLC Law”) which introduces a new Cayman Islands limited…

Merger Regime
Insights | 01 January 2017

Merger Regime

The Cayman Islands (Cayman) has been the leading offshore jurisdiction for merger and acquisition (M&A) activity over the last three (3) years. In 2015, Cayman-incorporated companies were the target of 863 transactions worth a combined value of USD116.41bn. The value was more than twice the amount of the…