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Appleby Offices

7TH FLOOR, HAPPY WORLD HOUSE 37,
SIR WILLIAM NEWTON STREET
PORT LOUIS
11328
Mauritius
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Mauritius > Leading firms Tier 1
The team at Appleby assists with the full spectrum of Mauritian law as part of the firm's broader offshore law offering. The group’s expertise includes corporate, commercial and structured finance, with a separate dispute resolution practice mainly dealing with major shareholder disputes, fraud, asset tracing and regulatory work. Managing partner Malcolm Moller heads the corporate practice group, Yahia Nazroo leads the disputes group and Dushyant Ramdhur also handles commercial disputes, trust litigation and international arbitration.Practice head(s):
Malcom Moller; Yahia Nazroo
Other key lawyers:
Dushyant Ramdhur; Manisha Lallah; Sharmilla Bhima
Testimonials
‘Long-standing, excellent service.’
‘The team was great.’
‘Sharmilla Bhima is excellent.’
Key clients
Standard Bank Trust Company (Mauritius) Ltd
Cloud Innovation Ltd
Financial Services Commission
Stevenhills Ltd
IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd
Clifton Limited
India Green Energy Holdings
India Green Power Holdings
Barclays Bank Plc
West Indian Ocean Cable Company Ltd
Lesotho Communications Authority
Africore Energy Ltd
Renesis Financial Services Ltd
Appleby > Firm Profile
The firm: Appleby is a leading offshore law firm. The team of legal specialists advise global public and private companies, financial institutions and private individuals. Appleby is regularly recognised for its integrity and excellent client service, these are the values the firm prides itself on and are at the very core of its business.
Appleby’s global presence allows it to provide timely and comprehensive legal advice at the times that matter most to clients. Appleby is located in the key offshore jurisdictions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius, and the Seychelles, as well as the international financial centres of Hong Kong and Shanghai. Appleby works with clients to achieve practical solutions whether in a single location or across multiple jurisdictions. Appleby is a full service law firm providing expert advice across corporate, dispute resolution, property, regulatory and private client and trusts practice areas.
Principal areas of work
Mergers and acquisitions: Appleby’s mergers and acquisitions team regularly works with FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies around the globe to help them deploy strategic growth and restructuring initiatives, whether involving single jurisdictions or complex multi-jurisdictional, multi-disciplinary transactions. They actively monitor M&A trends through their half-yearly Offshore-i report and their unique global presence means that they are able to advise clients on complex, cross-border transactions involving the offshore jurisdictions.
Regulatory: Appleby’s regulatory and compliance team is one of the world’s largest offshore, comprised of experts who not only have first-hand knowledge of local regulation, but who have in many cases, helped to shape it. Their team are skilled at putting technical regulatory information and decision-making in a commercial context, and clients know that they can assemble the team to deliver an international service, quickly and seamlessly.
Technology and innovation: Appleby’s multi-disciplinary technology and innovation group comprises experts from each of their ten offices to help businesses meet the new challenges and support clients across a broad range of emerging technologies including blockchain, virtual currencies, ICOs, data protection and financial technologies.
Banking and finance: Appleby’s banking and asset finance team are experienced in all aspects of law relating to banking, ship and aircraft registration and finance, asset backed finance and project and infrastructure finance. They provide advice to major banks and financial institutions, ship and aircraft owners, lessors, and lessees and have deep and trusted relationships with numerous international law firms, shipping groups and financial institutions around the world.
Funds: Appleby’s fund finance team are experts in advising banks and finance providers in the development of sophisticated financing solutions. The team are globally recognized as leaders in the fund finance sector and have advised on a variety of different financing structures involving funds that have ranged from a hundred million to billions of dollars in subscribed investor commitments.
Insolvency and restructuring: Appleby’s insolvency and testructuring team advise directors, institutional lenders, creditors (secured or unsecured), borrowers, or insolvency practitioners in large insolvencies that have offshore or cross-border elements. The team has extensive insolvency and restructuring experience across a wide range of industries, including retail, hospitality and leisure, healthcare, financial services, real estate and manufacturing.
Trust disputes: As family arrangements become more complex, trustees and beneficiaries are frequently being drawn into disputes which lead to court proceedings. Appleby’s talented, experienced and solution driven trust disputes team is committed to delivering the highest possible level of client service and regularly work together across their global locations to provide expert multi-jurisdictional advice.
Employment: Appleby’s specialist employment team provides advice on employment and immigration law to a range of global clients, including banks, financial services businesses, companies and directors, as well as their onshore legal advisers. With close ties to local governments, they are often consulted on, and help to share, new laws brought into force across the jurisdictions in which they operate.
Fraud and asset tracing: Appleby’s fraud and asset tracing team are experts in helping clients to trace and recover assets across international jurisdictions, regardless of where proceedings originate. Their clients include major financial institutions, multinational corporations, government agencies, state-owned corporations and high net worth individuals, who have been defrauded or have received the proceeds of fraud. They also advise directors and officers, and other service providers caught in the fallout of fraudulent activities.
Property: Appleby are a leading provider of property services in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Isle of Man and Jersey. Their property team provides expert legal advice on all aspects of commercial and residential property, including sales and purchases, leasing, development and property finance transactions. They are frequently recognised for their experience and excellent client service and are consistently ranked in the top tiers for property work. They regularly work directly with developers, investors, business occupiers, banking institutions and private individuals.
PC&T: Appleby’s private client and trust team provide trust and foundation services to private individuals, families, and fiduciary companies. They advise on all aspects of trust law, including the establishment, administration, restructuring and termination of private, charitable, and commercial trusts and foundations. They act in a personal capacity as Protector, Enforcer and Director (of Private Trust Companies) for a number of discretionary trusts and are frequently instructed by blue-chip trust institutions.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Group Managing Partner | Malcolm Moller | ||
Corporate & Dispute Resolution | Yahia Nazroo | ||
Corporate & Dispute Resolution | Sharmilla Bhima | ||
Dispute Resolution | Dushyant Ramdhur |
Staff Figures
Number of partners : 4 Number of other fee earners : 10Languages
English FrenchOther
Main Contact : Malcolm Moller, Office managing partner Other offices : Bermuda Other offices : British Virgin Islands Other offices : Cayman Islands Other offices : Guernsey Other offices : Hong Kong Other offices : Isle of Man Other offices : Jersey Other offices : ShanghaiComparative Guides
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Isle of Man: Mergers & Acquisitions
Published: April 2022
Authors: Juan Thornley
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Mergers & Acquisitions laws and regulations that may occur in Isle of Man.
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Mauritius: Mergers & Acquisitions
Published: April 2022
Authors: Sharmilla Bhima
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Mergers & Acquisitions laws and regulations that may occur in Mauritius.
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Cayman Islands: Mergers & Acquisitions
Published: April 2022
Authors: Jacob MacAdam Dean Bennett
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Mergers & Acquisitions laws and regulations that may occur in Cayman Islands.
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Guernsey: Mergers & Acquisitions
Published: April 2022
Authors: Stuart Tyler
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Mergers & Acquisitions laws and regulations that may occur in Guernsey.
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British Virgin Islands: Mergers & Acquisitions
Published: April 2022
Authors: David Clark Shana Simmonds
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Mergers & Acquisitions laws and regulations that may occur in British Virgin Islands.
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Bermuda: Mergers & Acquisitions
Published: April 2022
Authors: Matthew Ebbs-Brewer Katie Blundy
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Mergers & Acquisitions laws and regulations that may occur in Bermuda.
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Isle of Man: Insurance & Reinsurance
Published: May 2022
Authors: Juan Thornley
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Insurance & Reinsurance laws and regulations that may occur in Isle of Man.
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Cayman Islands: Real Estate
Published: January 2023
Authors: Norman Klein
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Real Estate laws and regulations that may occur in Cayman Islands.
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Isle of Man: Litigation
Published: June 2022
Authors: Caren Pegg
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Litigation laws and regulations that may occur in Isle of Man.
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