Under Cayman Islands beneficial ownership legislation1 (the Legislation), certain Cayman Islands companies are required to maintain details of their beneficial owners and relevant legal entities...

This Q&A on the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) laws and regulations applicable in the Cayman Islands provides an overview of the main themes and issues impacting M&A activity in the jurisdiction.

The Cayman Islands have long been recognised as a leading jurisdiction for the administration of investment funds.

Maples and Calder advised Sapphire Aviation Finance I Limited, as issuer, and Avolon Aerospace Leasing Limited, as seller, as to Cayman Islands and Irish law in connection with a US$768.4 million offering...

The Channel Islands Stock Exchange, which is based in Guernsey, commenced operations in October 1998, since when it has approved over 4,914 securities for listing with a total market capitalisation of over US$290 billion.

Over the last 40 years the Cayman Islands has matured into one of the world's largest international financial centers, providing institutionally-focused, specialized services to a global client base.

The Cayman Islands have become the leading offshore jurisdiction in the funds industry and are currently home to more than 6,500 registered open-ended funds and many unregulated closed-ended or exempted funds.

The genesis for the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (‘CSX’) was the Cayman Islands’ strength in the mutual fund and structured finance sectors. In fact, with over 8,000 mutual funds and 155 mutual funds administrators, the Cayman Islands dominate the offshore mutual fund industry.

Offshore vehicles or companies incorporated in international financial centres (IFCs), including Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Guernsey have long been a popular choice for listing vehicles.

The Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act 2023 (Act) was passed by the Cayman Islands Parliament on 23 November 2023 and was effective as at 31 July 2024.

On 30 August 2023 the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Bill, 2023 was gazetted (the "Bill"). The Bill has been the subject of extensive consultation with industry stakeholders, members of the public...

Maples and Calder advised WAVE 2017-1 Limited (the "Cayman Issuer") and WAVE 2017-1 LLC (the "US Issuer"), on the Cayman Islands legal aspects of the US$578.4 million portfolio finance transaction...

Nicholas Pattman talks to Lawyer Monthly to give an overview of the benefits of listing investment funds and the process for listing them on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.

Tina Meigh, Julian Ashworth and Kerry Ann Phillips give a comprehensive overview of ESG issues and law including principal sources of ESG pressure, integration of ESG into business operations and planning, finance and the impact of COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands.

Capital Markets Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Cayman Islands, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

The Cayman Islands do not currently impose ESG-related obligations on financial services industry participants. As such, there are no prescribed ESG-related...

Last month, Bermuda partners Tammy Richardson-Augustus and Matthew Ebbs-Brewer shared their thoughts on the use of "poison pill."

The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (the "CSX") commenced operations in July 1997 and currently lists more than 1,000 issues with aggregate capitalisation in excess of US$80bn, including investment funds, specialist debt and derivative warrants.

Segregated portfolio companies (collectively, "SPCs" and individually, an "SPC") are commonly used in the Cayman Islands as fund vehicles for umbrella funds.