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Elizabeth Kenny
Partner
- Cayman Islands
Overview
Liz is a Partner in the Corporate and Funds Group. Prior to joining Loeb Smith she worked as a Corporate Attorney (M&A and Restructuring) in England specializing in cross-border and domestic M&A at DLA Piper and then advised on large scale corporate restructurings at KPMG Legal. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience in advising Cayman Islands and BVI Investment Funds of all asset types (private equity, hedge, venture capital, real estate, and crypto) on formation and launch, regulatory compliance, restructuring, and wind downs. She also advises corporate transactions including joint ventures, privatisations, equity incentives and group re-organisations. Liz has authored many articles in relation to Cayman Islands legal and regulatory issues in publications such as Asia Business Law Journal.
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INSIGHTS | 15 September 2025
Corporate Rescue in the British Virgin Islands
In the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”), there are three main ways that a company can restructure or reorganize. These are…
INSIGHTS | 28 August 2025
What are the key laws and rules that govern Cayman Islands’ investment funds?
The Mutual Funds Act (for open-ended funds) and the Private Funds Act (for closed-ended funds) are the two main statutes relevant to the regulation of investment funds in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) is the regulatory body responsible for compliance with these laws and…
INSIGHTS | 27 August 2025
Beneficial Ownership requirements in the British Virgin Islands: Registration and “legitimate interest” access
The registration of beneficial ownership information in respect of British Virgin Islands (the “BVI”) companies and the potential for that information to be disclosed subsequently has long been the subject of speculation and understandable concern by owners of companies and other relevant entities in the BVI.
INSIGHTS | 20 August 2025
An overview of remedies in British Virgin Islands crypto asset disputes
The rapid development of the digital assets space and Web 3.0 ecosystem over the last 10 years has meant that courts around the world have been faced with an ever-increasing number of disputes in this space. This includes the courts in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”). The cases…
INSIGHTS | 28 July 2025
STAR Trusts and Foundation Companies – Developing uses in the Digital Asset space
By way of an update on our recent publication (which can be found here) that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had determined that the Cayman Islands has substantively fulfilled its action plan, and following completion of a recent on-site visit by the FATF, the Cayman Islands has…
