Loeb Smith: Premier Cayman Islands Law Firm

Background

Cayman Islands

u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eLoeb Smith Cayman Islands office provides comprehensive legal advice on the laws of the Cayman Islands.u003c/pu003ernu003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eWe regularly advise on the high value cases and deals in the Cayman Islands. For near a decade our Cayman Islands office has provided a full range of the Cayman Islands commercial legal services in the broad areas of investment funds, private equity, corporate and Mu0026amp;A, banking and finance, capital markets, blockchain technology, fintech u0026amp; cryptocurrency transactions, private wealth and family office, disputes resolution, intellectual property, restructuring and insolvency.u003c/pu003ernu003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eRegulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, apart from legal services, we also provide regulatory and compliance, entity formation and managed services as well as consulting services. Our clients are both local and international and comprise private clients, large financial institutions and local Cayman Islands businesses. We also service a strong base of clients in the US, UK, Canada and throughout Europe.u003c/pu003e

Fifth Floor, Zephyr House, 122 Mary Street, George Town, PO Box 31493, Grand Cayman, KY1-1206, Cayman Islands

(Postal Address: P.O. Box 31493, Grand Cayman KY1-1206, Cayman Islands)
info@loebsmith.com
+1 (345) 749 7591

Why the Cayman Islands?

u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eCayman has established itself as a mature, sophisticated international financial services centre. Its competitive strength lies in its ability to provide an effective and cost-efficient tax-neutral platform for international capital flows. Cayman offers a one-stop-shop for clients, supported by an excellent professional infrastructure in an environment of economic and political stability.u003c/pu003ernu003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eThis stability also highlights the Cayman Islands’ diligence in ensuring adherence to recognised and relevant international standards in regulation, tax information exchange and prevention of financial crime under the leadership of the country’s principal financial regulator, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. It is a leading jurisdiction for the formation of investment funds and structured finance issuers, and a popular choice for Cayman companies to be listed on worldwide’s stock exchanges n matters of Cayman Islands law in the following practice areasu003c/pu003e

u003cp style=u0022text-align: center;u0022u003eLoeb Smith is an offshore corporate law firm with a wealth of experience of providing expert advice and guidance on Cayman Islands Law.u003c/pu003e

Practice Areas

u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eIncluding complex group financings and corporate debt refinancing, including syndicated loan agreements, private placements and inter-creditor agreements and debt subordination issues; registration of security and enforceability of security documentation, parent and sister company guarantees and first demand guarantees; asset-backed and receivable financing.u003c/pu003e
Including token offerings, ICOs, establishing crypto exchanges.
Including company incorporations, formation of limited partnerships, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs.
Enforcement of security, asset tracing, schemes of arrangement and other Court driven restructurings, and voluntary liquidations.
u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eOur investment funds group has extensive experience in advising on the formation, structuring and launch of a broad range of investment funds in the Cayman Islands, including the following asset classes: -u003c/spanu003ernu003culu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eHedge Fundsu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePrivate Equity Fundsu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eVenture Capitalu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eInfrastructure Project Fundsu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCryptocurrency Fundsu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eOpen-ended Fundsu003c/spanu003ernu003culu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00222u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eRegistered Fundsu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00222u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAdministration Fundsu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00222u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLimited Investoru003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00222u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eListed Fundsu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAnd more ….u003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eOver the past few years, there have been dramatic changes in the way high-net-worth (HNW) families in Hong Kong, Singapore and Asia Pacific. Cayman Islands have a wide variety of succession planning options that a HNW family will consider attractive, including: -u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003ernrnu003culu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eIPO planning u003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eStructuring u003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eFamily office set up and governanceu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eTrust Advisory and establishmentu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eDeveloping Policies and Procedures and Best Practicesu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eRegistration of Intellectual Property u003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eBusiness succession planningu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLegacyu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAnd much more….u003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eOur compliance and governance team is comprised of experienced professionals in advising clients on all aspects of offshore compliance. Our team has a range of regulatory and compliance solutions to support clients and to ease the regulatory burden by providing clients with practical assistance to meeting their compliance and regulatory obligations. Our team can assist with both regulated corporates and non-regulated corporates: -u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003ernrnu003culu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eManuals with prevention policies and procedures draft and reviewu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eEconomic Substance compliance health checksu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eOutsourcing resourcesu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eFormation and liquidation supportu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eBeneficial ownership compliance health checku003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCompliance monitoring from FATCA, CRS and AML/KYCu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022 aria-level=u00221u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAnd much more…u003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e