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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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Mr Chris Humphries
Work Department
Position
Chris is the Managing Director and Head of Funds at Stuarts Humphries; specialising in investment funds, corporate and commercial, insurance, banking, regulatory and compliance.
Career
Chris is the Managing Director of Stuarts. He joined in 2004 as one of the founding directors, from the London office of Kendall Freeman (now Locke Lord LLP), where he specialised in the financial services industry and regulatory related matters.
As head of the specialist investment funds team at Stuarts Humphries, Chris is a recognised leader in his field with over 20 years’ experience and he has registered several hundred mutual funds with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and routinely advises on regulatory and compliance issues involving funds, investment managers and fund administrators.
Chris advises on the strategic restructuring of funds, the delay in redemption payments and other redemption restrictions as well as the use of side pockets or special purpose vehicles for illiquid assets and investor communications and disputes. Chris is an experienced independent director and sits on the board of several registered funds, private equity funds and investment vehicles.
Chris establishes investment managers and fund administrators in the Cayman Islands and advises on their respective regulatory regimes. He has extensive experience in all types of fund structures including master-feeder and fund of fund structures as well as the establishment of complex fund platforms using exempted companies and/or partnerships and the use of segregated portfolio companies.
Chris advises on the use of side letters as well as other class rights related issues. As listing agent to the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (“CSX”) Chris has listed several investment funds on the CSX.
Chris heads the digital, blockchain and fintech team and advises funds focusing on blockchain technology, bitcoin or other crypto-currency strategies; and has a wide range of experience with corporate and commercial transactions for private and listed clients, including mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, corporate finance, commercial agreements and insurance securitizations.
Admissions
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
- Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
- Supreme Court of the British Virgin Islands
Memberships
The Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association
Education
- University of London
- College of Law
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
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
(Leading individuals)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
- Leading individuals Cayman Islands > Investment funds
- Banking, finance and capital markets Cayman Islands
- Corporate and commercial Cayman Islands
- Investment funds Cayman Islands