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Loeb Smith Attorneys
5th Floor, Zephyr House, 122 Mary Street
George Town
Grand Cayman KY1 1206
Cayman Islands
5th Floor, Zephyr House, 122 Mary Street
George Town
Grand Cayman KY1 1206
Cayman Islands
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Loeb Smith Attorneys > The Legal 500 Rankings
Cayman Islands > Investment funds Tier 5
Under the leadership of Gary Smith, practitioners at Loeb Smith Attorneys capably advise on the gamut of matters related to offshore investment fund formations and launches involving all asset classes, including public securities, upper mid-market private equity, venture capital, cryptocurrency, and real estate. In team news, January 2023 saw the promotion of Robert Farrell to partner.Practice head(s):
Gary Smith
Other key lawyers:
Cayman Islands > Corporate and commercial
Led by Gary Smith, Loeb Smith Attorneys‘ corporate practice handles M&A, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, corporate finance work and private equity investments, with a focus on the blockchain, fintech and financial services sectors.
Loeb Smith Attorneys > Firm Profile
Loeb Smith is one of the leading offshore corporate law firms considered one of the most active and knowledgeable firms for advising on offshore investment funds formation and launch of all asset classes including public securities, private equity, venture capital, real estate and cryptocurrency. Other areas of strength are advising on M&A, Capital Markets, Finance, Corporate Restructurings, Regulatory Compliance and Investments.
Considered a leading Tech firm in the Fintech and Blockchain Technology space, Loeb Smith advises on token issuances, application for VASP licences for Web 3.0 businesses, Metaverse infrastructure and other virtual asset service providers, and utilising Cayman and BVI structures to develop virtual asset platorms for DAOs. Loeb Smith’s clients are investment managers, financial institutions, onshore counsels, and HNWIs who the firm advises on day-to-day legal issues and complex, strategic matters.
Our clients continue to retain and recommend our services as a result of our technical excellence, responsiveness, and creative solutions to their business issues.
Client feedback
“consistently excellent”
“fast in understanding the clients’ needs”
“experts in Cayman fund formation and operation”
“very responsive”
Recent transactional highlights
- Advising Prologium on its US$326m funding round from New Epoch Capital, Primavera Capital Group and SoftBank China Venture Capital, as well as an investment from Mercedes-Benz.
- Advising Cayman Islands company, Acorn International on its merger privatization from the New York Stock Exchange using the Cayman merger law regime.
- Advising China domiciled insurance company on the restructuring and exit of its US$350m investment in two Cayman private equity investment funds.
- Advising over fifty (50) investment funds structured as Cayman Islands segregated portfolio companies investing in multiple asset classes including public securities, and digital assets.
- Advising on the formation, registration, launch (and where applicable, licensing) of a number of token issuances, crypto exchanges and other projects related to digital assets.
Key transactional practices
Sector expertise
Press releases
Loeb Smith wins at the Private Equity Wire US Emerging Manager Awards for the second year in a row in the Best Law Firm – Funds Domicile 2024 category. https://awards.privateequitywire.co.uk/us-emerging-manager-awards
Loeb Smith has been recognised amongst Top 30 Asia’s Fastest Growing Law Firms in 2023 by Asian Legal Business. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7135936724395786240
Loeb Smith wins award for Best Law Firm: Fund Domicile at the Hedgeweek US Emerging Manager Awards 2023. https://www.loebsmith.com/legal/we-ve-won-again-/367/
Loeb Smith wins Private Equity Wire US Emerging Manager Award 2023: https://www.loebsmith.com/legal/loeb-smith-wins-us-emerging-manager-award/360/
Loeb Smith promotes Robert Farrell as Partner in Cayman Islands Corporate and Investment Funds Group: https://www.legal500.com/profiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/01/Press-release_-Robert-Farrell_Jan2023-1.pdf
Crypto Financial Services Firm, Blofin Raises US$50 Million from KuCoin, SIG and Matrix Partners: https://www.legal500.com/profiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/08/Crypto-Financial-Services-Firm-Blofin-Raises-US50-Million-from-KuCoin-SIG-and-Matrix-Partners.pdf
Recent publications:
Lexology: The Cayman Islands Chapter of the Panoramic Cryptoassets & Blockchain Guide https://www.lexology.com/panoramic/tool/workareas/report/cryptoassets-and-blockchain/chapter/cayman-islands
Technical Bulletin on Cayman Islands Funds https://www.loebsmith.com/legal/technical-brief-for-investment-funds-2023/378/
Lexology: Getting the Deal Through | Fund Management Chapter, Cayman Islands Jurisdiction authored by Loeb Smith Attorneys: https://www.legal500.com/profiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/08/2022-Fund-Management-Cayman-Islands1.pdf
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Corporate / Investment Funds | Gary Smith | gary.smith@loebsmith.com | +13457497590 |
Meet The Team(s)
Lawyer Profiles
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Cesare Bandini | Senior Associate | View Profile |
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Robert Farrell | Partner | View Profile |
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Faye Huang | Paralegal | View Profile |
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Elizabeth Kenny | Senior Associate | View Profile |
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Gary Smith | Partner | View Profile |
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Key transactional practices : • Investment Funds • Capital Markets • Restructuring and Corporate Recovery • Mergers and Acquisitions • Dispute Resolution • Corporate • Banking and Finance • Private Equity • Corporate and Liquidation • Blockchain / Fintech • Intellectual Property • Consulting • Entity Formation • Governance, Regulatory and Compliance Sector expertise : • Financial Services • Fintech, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Technology, and Web3 • Investment Funds • Private Equity • Private Wealth and Family Office • Restructuring and Corporate Recovery • Real estate/Energy • Sustainable Investing Loeb Smith's latest news and publications : https://www.loebsmith.com/newsPress Releases
Loeb Smith continues strengthening its Hong Kong office with the appointment of Ivy Wong as Senior Legal Director for its Corporate practice
6th February 2024 Loeb Smith is pleased to welcome Ivy Wong to the firm as Senior Legal Director for its Corporate practice in the Hong Kong office,Loeb Smith wins award for Best Law Firm: Fund Domicile at the Hedgeweek US Emerging Manager Awards 2023
15th January 2024 We are happy to share with you that for the second time in less than three (3) months Loeb Smith's Investment Funds team has been voted Best Law Firm: Fund Domicile at the Hedgeweek US Emerging Manager Awards 2023.Loeb Smith Investment Funds team’s deep expertise recognized for the second time this year by Private Equity Wire at US Awards
15th January 2024 We are pleased to share that Loeb Smith Attorneys has won Best Law Firm – Fund Domicile at the Private Equity Wire US Awards!Loeb Smith wins Private Equity Wire US Emerging Manager Award
15th January 2024 We’ve Won! Many thanks indeed to our clients and peers who voted Loeb Smith the Best Law Firm: Fund Domicile at the US Emerging Manager Awards 2023 organized by Private Equity Wire.Loeb Smith has been recognised amongst Top 30 Asia’s Fastest Growing Law Firms in 2023 by Asian Legal Business
15th January 2024 We are pleased to announce our firm’s recognition on The ALB Fast 30 list which reinforces the firm’s growth strategy in Asia by providing high quality technical legal advice and commercial solutions,- Investment funds