It has been a full year since the introduction of the Private Funds Act in the Cayman Islands which requires that close-ended funds be subject to registration with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.

2021 was a bumper year for public and private M&A activity regionally and we expect that 2022 will follow suit. On the public front, a further increase in private equity-backed privatisation activity...

Matthew Gardner, Matthew Gilbert and Michael Johns provide a brief overview of cash shells and their recent usage.

With the race for alpha becoming tighter, investors have been drawn to less liquid strategies, better implemented via closed-ended investment fund structures, which include private equity, private credit, venture capital and real estate, among others.

Walkers Professional Services can provide two solutions to problem assets holding up the orderly wind-down of a fund: illiquidate the trust or a special purpose equity disposal vehicle.

Nick Evans and Suzanne Correy provide an analysis of the laws and regulations of mergers and acquisitions in the Cayman Islands. Their contribution formed part of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Mergers & Acquisitions 2016, which provides a broad overview of mergers and acquisitions law in 55 jurisdictions.

The key talking points from a regulatory perspective revolve around new legislation expected across our key jurisdictions and impacting investment funds, virtual assets and corporates.

Pursuant to s.238 of the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2016 Revision), shareholders who are dissatisfied with the price they receive for their shares in a merger are often entitled to dissent...

Nick Evans, Suzanne Correy and Louise Cowley provide an analysis of the laws and regulations on mergers and acquisitions in the Cayman Islands.

Nick Evans and Suzanne Correy provide an analysis of the laws and regulations of mergers and acquisitions in the Cayman Islands.

Expert legal commentary on the key issues for businesses involved in the private equity sector in the Cayman Islands.

Walkers partner Caroline Williams and associate Theo Lefkos have recently provided Cayman Islands law advice for the 2016 IFLR Mergers and Acquisitions Report.

Certain statutory steps must be taken within prescribed timeframes in order for dissenters to avail themselves of their entitlement to be paid fair value for their former shareholdings under section 238.

Ingrid Pierce and Matthew Goucke assess the private funds landscape in the Cayman Islands in relation to the global market.

On 27th April 2016 the Cayman Islands passed legislation introducing a Limited Liability Company regime.

A comprehensive overview of private equity law in the Cayman Islands.

While analyzing current trends within the industry, two areas in particular stand out: the increasing complexity of side letters and the increased reliance on 3rd party valuation firms for complex...assets.

At the end of 2020 our clients in the private equity ("PE") space in Asia could largely be characterized as looking forward with guarded optimism.

Increased regulatory scrutiny in China and stricter listing requirements in the US have resulted in a reduction in the number of listings of Chinese companies...

Miotal, a strategic metals platform controlling substantial inventories of technology-grade materials including ultrafine copper powder, nickel wire and rare earth metals, is set to list on NASDAQ through a merger with Fifth Era Acquisition Corp. I. The transaction, advised by Appleby's Band 1-ranked Corporate team, positions Miotal to monetize critical inputs across defense, semiconductor, energy and healthcare industries.