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Corporate and commercial
Appleby 'offers a good, timely service'. The team advised Balfour Beatty Capital in connection with its partnering with local construction firm D&J Construction for the redevelopment of the existing KEMH Memorial Hospital in Bermuda, marking the first PPP proposed for the Bermuda market. It also assisted HSBC with the Government of Bermuda's offering of $500m aggregate principal amount of 5.603% senior notes. Corporate headd Judith Collis is recommended; Tammy Richardson-Augustus specialises in asset finance, securities, funds and partnerships; and Alison Dyer-Fagundo's practice includes advising on private and public offerings, M&A, and the structuring and capitalisation of private telecommunications holding and operating companies. The 'excellent' Dyer-Fagundo is 'extremely responsive and practical'.
A 'truly excellent firm with great lawyers and great people', Conyers Dill & Pearman's 'level of service is outstanding'. The practice advised Kosmos Energy on its IPO of up to $500m of its shares as it sought to capitalise on the success of one of the biggest oil discoveries of the past decade. The team also acted for Petrobank Energy and Resources and Petrominerales in connection with their corporate reorganisation, and the firm assisted Oslo-listed shipping company Stolt-Nielsen on its redomiciliation to Bermuda from Luxembourg. The practice also advised Aircastle in connection with the delivery of new Airbus Model A330-200 aircraft to South-African Airways to support South African Airways' fleet modernisation program. Team leader John Collis 'has a very quick and commercial mind, as well as being creative'. Anthony Whaley is noted for securities law, funds, hedge funds, corporate restructurings and corporate finance; David Cooke is recommended for asset financing and M&A; Graham Collis is experienced in financings, securities, insurance and corporate restructurings; Marcello Ausenda acts in financings, public companies, securities, partnerships, insurance and corporate restructuring; and James Macdonald is recommended for insurance and M&A matters.
Cox Hallett Wilkinson 'knows how to apply legal knowledge in a practical manner to an operating business'. The team advised UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo (Paris Branch) in relation to an ECA facility agreement for UTair Aviation JSC, a domestic Russian airline, to finance its acquisition of a fleet of 20 new ATR 72-500 regional aircraft, and acted for Cable & Wireless Communications in connection with the sale of its Bermuda operations. The firm assisted Intoll in relation to its AUS$3.4bn acquisition by The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. Ernest Morrison heads the team. Jonathan Betts 'is commercial and knows his stuff', and Natalie Town is also a key contact.
Widely rated, Mello Jones & Martin's key practice areas include aviation and ship finance, corporate borrowing and bank finance, M&A, joint ventures and shareholder agreements, mutual funds, hedge funds and investment partnerships, the establishment of investment businesses, brokerages and advisors, IPOs, reinsurance and captive insurance, and solvent schemes of arrangement and corporate reconstructions. Peter Martin leads the international corporate practice group.
Attride-Stirling & Woloniecki acts on issues of general corporate law and in relation to transactional work and industry-related issues, including aircraft registration and finance, banking and finance, funds, incorporations, insurance and reinsurance, and telecommunications and technology. Neil Horner heads the team.
Praised by its international peers, Wakefield Quin is experienced in a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions including mergers, company acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships, corporate finance, international IPOs, real estate, financial services and securities, IT and telecommunications. Senior counsels Nicholas Hoskins, Rod Forrest, Ian Stone are principal contacts.
Marshall Diel & Myers regularly assists clients in M&A transactions, corporate finance, and the establishment of investment funds. The practice also provides ongoing support to insurance and reinsurance companies, and acts on the resolution of issues with local regulators. Through affiliated entities Charter Corporate Services and Offshore Fund Administration Services, the firm provides clients with a full range of corporate and fund administrative services, including arrangements for annual meetings, directorships and the required statutory filings. Georgia Marshall is a key contact.
Providing 'decent industry knowledge', Trott & Duncan works for a wide range of corporate and individual clients, including multinationals, financial institutions, SMEs and high-net-worth individuals. Highlights included advising on the development of a medical centre. The team also acted on the merger between two of Bermuda's leading financial service providers, Capital G and First Bermuda Group, which created one of the strongest players in the financial services sector in Bermuda. The practice has been appointed to HSBC's official panel of lawyers in Bermuda. Perry Trott heads the corporate team.