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As a reminder, we have recently issued a variety of updates and alerts highlighting some of the key regulatory changes here in the Cayman Islands (click on headings below for further details).

Maples and Calder has advised Western Digital Corporation ("Western Digital") on the Cayman Islands law corporate and financing aspects of the acquisition by its wholly-owned subsidiary Western Digital Technologies, Inc. of SanDisk Corporation ("SanDisk"),

The European Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR"), which replaced and extended the existing market abuse regime, prohibits insider dealing, market manipulation and unlawful disclosure of inside information...

With deals valued at over USD 60 billion in the first half of 2018 alone and Cayman Islands companies being the target of 421 transactions, the Cayman Islands, by deal volume, ranks as the number one offshore jurisdiction for M&A transactions.

The Ministry of Commerce has awarded a contract for the hosting of small business workshops to the Chamber of Commerce.

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has introduced new enforceable Rules on anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance, effective September 18, 2026. These Rules transform previous guidance into directly enforceable requirements, establishing clear obligations for regulated entities including mandatory annual training for governing bodies, independent audit requirements, and enhanced AMLCO independence standards.

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands' recent judgment in Re Porton Capital Inc and Porton Capital Limited provides useful guidance on the Court's jurisdiction...

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has issued a new Statement of Guidance on Nature, Accessibility, and Retention of Records (Guidance) which aims to ensure that regulated entities...

The "Cayman sandwich" has emerged as the preferred corporate structure for international venture capital, combining a Cayman Islands parent company, Delaware LLC, and local operating subsidiaries. This three-tiered framework delivers tax efficiency, legal certainty, and strategic flexibility that appeals to founders and investors worldwide, particularly in Latin American markets where it has become the market standard for cross-border investments.

In all substantive respects the provisions of the law will be familiar to English lawyers.

In this episode, we discuss the latest on FATF, rules and corporate governance and internal controls (COGS), proposed new bills and data protection.

What a difference a year makes. In the space of the past 12 months, the Cayman Islands and its plans for a searchable beneficial ownership platform, instead of a central register of beneficial ownership information, has gone from an impasse with the UK and the focal point of attacks by politicians across the G20 to being an accepted industry partner

Despite the media portrayal of offshore jurisdictions, not all offshore companies are vehicles of fraud. However, there are undoubtedly cases where offshore companies are used to...

If fraud or misconduct is discovered, it can have debilitating effects on a company; on its profits, consumer confidence, increased costs including legal costs, and in severe cases its reputation and the cutting of its workforce.

The Ministry of Financial Services is inviting public comments on its proposals to reshape Cayman's beneficial ownership legislation, including by creating a single act to make the legislation more effective in fighting crime.

Following a Cayman Finance statement issued on 10 July 2015, Cayman Finance is pleased to see yesterday's release from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ..

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has issued a Statement of Guidance which provides the regulator's views on assessing...

In our latest Cayman Islands regulatory alert, we discuss the complaints handling survey recently circulated to SIB licensees by CIMA and its approaching submission deadline.