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Corporate and M&A
Hassans has recently strengthened its corporate team with the recruitment of high-profile partner Kenneth Bonavia, previously a corporate partner at DLA Piper’s Madrid office. Bonavia, a Spanish-qualified lawyer, brings a wealth of experience handling complex corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and joint ventures. According to market feedback, ‘Kenneth is an excellent corporate lawyer with a great commercial sense’. Observers highlight Hassans’ strengths in the online gaming sector, with some of its most prominent clients including PartyGaming and 888 Holdings. While senior partner James Levy QC attracts numerous commendations for his outstanding dedication and proficiency in this area, the ‘very capable’ Michael Castiel and the ‘client-oriented’ Peter Montegriffo also receive praise from clients.
Isolas’ senior partner Peter Isola ‘is an outstanding practitioner, clearly one of the best respected names in Gibraltar’. Isola is in charge of financial services, corporate and trust law and is strongly supported by real estate expert partner Elaine Bingham. The firm has advised on major transactions, spanning equity capital markets, including flotations and secondary offerings for Gibraltar registered corporations, corporate governance, regulation and domestic and cross-border mergers, as well as acquisitions in the public and private markets. Clients include international corporates, investment banks and private equity houses. Isolas’ company management business, Fiduciary Management, is the largest in Gibraltar.
Although smaller in size, Triay & Triay boasts an impressive experience across a wide range of corporate issues, including company formation and structuring, M&A (including management buy-ins and buy-outs), corporate finance and corporate restructurings. While the ‘extremely competent’ Javier Triay advises on all company and commercial issues, as well as private client matters, James Rammage is particularly experienced in the shipping sector.
Triay Stagnetto Neish fields a ‘powerful corporate and commercial team’. The firm has represented blue chip companies on a variety of matters, from global restructurings, to corporate financing, corporate governance, M&A and commercial contracts. Managing partner Louis B. Triay heads up the firm’s corporate and commercial and is lauded for his ‘sharp business sense’.
Attias & Levy’s ‘fine’ corporate and commercial practice is spearheaded by name partner Abraham Levy, regarded in the market as ‘a very skilled lawyer’. With a pre-eminent tax expertise, the firm acts for both private clients and international corporates on a wide range of tax-driven commercial work, from the creation of trusts to offshore company formations.
Charles A Gomez, Barrister-at-Law has advised foreign investors on company incorporation in Gibraltar, as well as setting up corporate structures, drafting shareholders agreements, employment contracts and share sale agreements. Name partner Charles Gomez is highly recommended.
Paul Borge, at Cruz & Co, receives praise as being ‘extremely pro-active and commercial-minded’. Borge acts for several international clients, from international banks and corporates to high-net-worth individuals with investments in Gibraltar.
Eric C Ellul & Co has represented an array of foreign clients on incorporation of companies in Gibraltar, tax planning and offshore structuring. Name partners Eric Ellul and Marc X Ellul are recommended.
At Massias & Partners, Isaac Massias stands out for his leading reputation in the market. The firm is regularly involved in setting up corporate structures and purchasing assets for foreign clients.
Stephen Bullock & Company advises on the full spectrum of commercial work, from incorporation of companies in Gibraltar, to M&A, corporate tax planning and shareholders agreements.