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Stuarts Humphries Offices
Kensington House, 69 Dr. Roy’s Drive
P.0 Box 2510
Grand Cayman
KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
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Ms Megan Wright
Work Department
Corporate & Commercial
Position
Megan is a Partner and Head of the Corporate Practice Group at Stuarts Humphries. She is also a member of the specialist Investment Funds and Fintech Practice Groups.
Career
Megan advises clients on corporate, commercial, banking, finance, licensing, funds and fintech across a wide range of sectors including leading financial institutions, prominent US, European & South American banks, investment managers, Fortune 500 companies and several of the world’s largest insurance companies, predominantly in connection with a wide range of cross border commercial arrangements and international corporate transactions. Megan has recently acted for the issuer on a number of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) IPOs in the US and UK.
Megan routinely advises fund sponsors and other stakeholders on the structuring and formation of hedge and private equity funds; the day-to-day administration of funds from a Cayman Islands law perspective (including, for example, corporate governance and fiduciary duties, investor issues, matters pertaining to illiquid portfolios and portfolio transactions); the restructuring, wind-down and liquidation of funds; and the regulatory framework governing funds and their managers in the Cayman Islands. She advises on the use of companies, partnerships, special purpose acquisition vehicles and unit trusts in the context of investment funds and advises on ongoing transactional and restructuring issues relating to offshore investment funds. Her clients include institutional fund sponsors, boutique investment managers and private equity houses. Megan sat on the Cayman Islands industry advisory working group for the economic substance legislation.
Megan is a member of the digital, blockchain and fintech team and advises funds focusing on blockchain technology and other virtual asset strategies.
Megan joined the firm in 2019 having previously worked in the Corporate department of Michelmores LLP in the UK. Prior to her career as an Attorney, Megan worked in business development in private banking.
Memberships
Admissions
- Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
- Senior Courts of England and Wales (not practising)
Professional Associations
- The Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association
- A Member of 100 Women in Finance
Education
Education
- Bristol Institute of Legal Practice (Legal Practice Course)
- Bristol Institute of Legal Practice (Graduate Diploma in Law)
- Cardiff University, BSc (Hons) Business Management
Lawyer Rankings
Cayman Islands > Banking, finance and capital markets
Stuarts Humphries
is regularly sought out by banks, financial institutions and businesses for advice on all aspects of banking and finance matters, including assistance with secured and unsecured, domestic and multi-jurisdictional financing mandates, financial structuring transactions involving debt, equity and structured products, aircraft financings, and CDO issues. The group is jointly led by investment funds and fintech expert Chris Humphries and banking and regulatory practice head Jonathan McLean, and also includes corporate head Megan Wright, who regularly advises leading US, European and South American banks and investment managers, and has substantial knowledge of cryptocurrencies and fintech issues.
Cayman Islands > Corporate and commercial
(Next Generation Partners)Stuarts Humphries provides comprehensive advice to financial institutions, investment managers and US, European and South American banks on cross-border M&A, SPACs and restructurings. As head of the corporate practice, Megan Wright is sought out by a varied client roster for corporate, commercial, find, finance and fintech advice. Chris Humphries is a key player in corporate and commercial transactions, where he regularly acts for investment managers, promoters and international investors, while Jonathan McLean is noted for his expertise in cryptocurrency funds and digital asset structures.
Cayman Islands > Investment funds
With its boutique investment funds, corporate, fintech, litigation and regulatory offering, Stuarts Humphries is well placed to handle mandates at the intersection of these various areas of specialism; recently, the team has been actively involved with the registration of funds for blockchain, STOs, DAOs and cryptocurrencies. Chris Humphries is the key senior contact, and is ably supported by Jonathan McLean and Megan Wright.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Cayman Islands > Corporate and commercial
- Banking, finance and capital markets Cayman Islands
- Corporate and commercial Cayman Islands
- Investment funds Cayman Islands