Maples Group > London, England > Firm Profile
Maples Group Offices
11TH FLOOR, 200 ALDERSGATE STREET
LONDON
EC1A 4HD
England
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Maples Group‘s BVI-focused practice is led by finance and corporate specialist Matthew Gilbert, with the support of Heidi de Vries, who advises on both Cayman and BVI law and specialises in the structuring, formation, ongoing maintenance and restructuring of hedge funds and private equity funds. ‘Powerhouse of a lawyer‘ Harjit Kaur is a trusted practitioner for alternative investment funds in the Cayman Islands. Finance and capital markets expert Jonathan Caulton assists both borrowers and large bank syndicates with lending transactions and all types of secured transactions. Joanna Russell, Robert Hughes, Alex Way and Jack Marriott are noted for their expertise in finance, funds, private client and corporate work, respectively.Practice head(s):
Heidi De Vries; Harjit Kaur; Jonathan Caulton; Jack Marriott; Matthew Gilbert; Alex Way
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Market-leading investment funds practice for offshore matters, deep ties with the regulator and the government in the Cayman Islands.’
‘Harjit Kaur – powerhouse of a lawyer. Excellent on the technical front, absolutely charming to deal with. Very precise in delivering her advice and strong understanding of business requirements.’
‘Jack Marriott in the Maples London office is the key source of Cayman law knowledge for us. We’ve built a long and productive relationship with Jack; he’s always commercial but makes sure that we are well protected when it comes to Cayman law and other regulatory matters. His assistance is invaluable.’
‘Maples’ has a market-leading position in hedge fund structuring. They see more Cayman, Irish and BVI structures than anyone else.’
‘Joanna Russell is a pleasure to work with and makes every effort to be flexible, available and helpful. She also has extensive experience acting on BVI-related matters and spots legal issues before they arise.’
‘Matthew Gilbert is very attentive and has a razor-sharp legal mind.’
Key clients
Linklease Finance plc
Ocean Outdoor Limited
Liberty Costa Rica Secured Finance
Work highlights
- Acted as Cayman Islands counsel to the issuer Liberty Costa Rica Senior Secured Finance in relation to the $400m sustainability-linked senior secured notes due 2031.
- Advised Ocean Outdoor on the BVI and Jersey aspects of its $580m takeover by Atairos, a New York-based independent strategic investment company.
- Advised Linklease Finance, in its capacity as issuer, on the listing of separate series of bonds, including the latest series in the amount of $50m under the medium-term note bond programme on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.
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Maples Group > Firm Profile
The Maples Group’s London offices provide full service legal advice on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland and Jersey. In addition, the Maples Group provides a range of fiduciary services to UK companies, limited liability partnerships and structured finance vehicles as well as UK facilities agent services to Irish and Luxembourg UCITS. We also offer process agency services for clients requiring a process agent in the United Kingdom.
Through our Irish Desk, our London office offers clients in the region access to our market leading Irish legal advice from a more convenient time zone.
Lawyer Profiles
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Jonathan Caulton | Jonathan is head of Maples and Calder’s Finance team in the Maples… | View Profile | |
Ray Davern | Ray is head of Maples and Calder’s London-based Trusts & Private Client… | View Profile | |
Heidi De Vries | Heidi is Managing Partner of Maples and Calder, in the Maples Group’s… | View Profile | |
Matthew Gilbert | Matthew is a partner in the Maples Group’s London office and chairs… | View Profile | |
Robert Hughes | Rob is a partner in Maples and Calder’s Funds & Investment Management… | View Profile | |
Harjit Kaur | Harjit is head of Maples and Calder’s Funds & Investment Management team… | View Profile | |
Jack Marriott | Jack is head of Maples and Calder’s Corporate team in the Maples… | View Profile |
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Comparative Guides
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