Recently bolstered by its London office expansion, Mourant is geared to handle corporate, litigation, and insolvency matters across the BVI and Cayman Islands. In London, Alex Last is a strong choice for fund sponsors on the establishment of investment funds, and he is supported by senior associate Rejonté Rivers. Working out of Hong Kong, Simon Lawrenson and Danielle Roman are vastly experienced banking and finance lawyers, while Paul Christopher leads the corporate and investment funds team. In Singapore, other key team members include Craig Luton, who handles the maintenance of private equity funds.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Mourant is top of my list when working on matters requiring offshore jurisdiction expertise, particularly British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law. They pride themselves on responsiveness and providing support above and beyond the requirements of the transaction. They operate as genuine transaction partners, not just local counsel.’
- ‘They are responsive and user-friendly, with a commercial and pragmatic approach.’
- ‘They are my first port of call for offshore support on any fund financing. I have consistently had a positive experience when working with the team based in Hong Kong.’
- ‘One thing that stands out with Mourant Hong Kong is that they very much feel like one team with the offshore offices they work with. There is none of the internal competition one sometimes sees. We can set a piece of work in motion in Cayman, knowing it will be passed overnight to Hong Kong and continued without any break. The firm is also excellent at allocating different tasks on single matters to different offices.’
- ‘Danielle Roman and Simon Lawrenson are dedicated and responsive partners who drive a “can-do” attitude across the whole financing team. Their people work just as hard as onshore lawyers.’
- ‘Danielle Roman really stands out as a passionate lawyer who focuses not just on relationships and networking but also on execution and the quality of advice. She is dedicated to her clients and contributes massively to the Asia-Pacific fund finance industry.’
Key clients
- HPS Investment Partners LLC
- CBRE Investment Management
- GHO Capital
- MUFG
- Crédit Agricole CIB
- China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC)
- Natixis
- CBC Group
- Superscrypt
- Prenetics Global Limited
- LakeShore Biopharma Co Ltd
- Wavemaker Partners
Work highlights
Advised CBRE on the establishment of a Global Real Estate Fund for CBRE to facilitate investment by a large Japanese institutional investor.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Leading associates
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Rejonté Rivers
Practice head
Alex Last; Simon Lawrenson; Danielle Roman; Paul Christopher; Craig Luton
Other key lawyers
Rejonté Rivers