Myers Fletcher & Gordon

Commercial Department

Professional Overview 

Simone Bowie Jones is a Partner in MF&G’s Commercial Department and a leading corporate transactions lawyer with extensive experience advising on high-value, complex local and cross-border deals. She is regularly entrusted with matters involving publicly listed companies, regulated entities and strategically significant restructurings. 

Practice Focus 

Commercial Law with a strong emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, corporate finance and regulated sectors including fintech, banking, securities and insurance. 

Key Experience & Matters 

• Lead counsel to National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited on the offer for sale of shares inTransJamaicanHighway Limited, a Main Market–listed company.
  • Lead counsel to PanJam Investment Limited on the amalgamation of its material business with Jamaica Producers Group Limited, including regulatory approvals and shareholder processes.
  • Advised majority shareholders of Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited on the sale of shares to A.S. Bryden & Sons Holdings Limited.
  • Lead counsel on the sale of shares in Key Insurance Company Limited, a regulated insurer and Junior Market–listed company.
  • Advised on the only “rescue operation” completed under the Junior Market Rules of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, involving Stocks and Securities Limited.
  • Acted for the Trustee in the bankruptcy estate of Jamaica Beverages Limited on the sale of assets. 

Professional Engagement 

• Ranked “Highly Regarded” by IFLR 1000.
  • Regularly engaged on transactions involving regulated industries and public markets.
  • Serves on boards of financial and investment-related companies, reflecting strong corporate governance expertise. 

• Certificate in Mediation Practice and Procedure – Dispute Resolution Foundation of Jamaica • Legal Education Certificate – Norman Manley Law School • LL.B. (Upper Second Class Honours) – University of the West Indies • Admitted to practice in Jamaica