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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…