With offices located in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore, Carey Olsen is very well-positioned to advise on a wide range of Caribbean-based matters surrounding Bermuda, BVI, and Cayman law. In Carey Olsen LLP’s London office, managing partner Jasmine Amaria is notable for her expertise in the BVI and Cayman law aspects of corporate, finance, and investment funds matters, including fund formation, M&A transactions, and joint ventures. Richard Brown, also in London, focuses his BVI practice on dispute resolution, litigation, and insolvency-related cases, which includes complex fraud and asset tracing cases. Carey Olsen Hong Kong LLP's practice is home to managing partner Michael Padarin, who is notably active in the formation, operation, and restructuring of private equity and venture capital funds, while Jeremy Lightfoot leads the disputes team, which also includes Tim Haynes and Matthew Watson. Haynes is particularly skilled in representing Asia-based clients in commercial disputes, while Watson is a Bermuda law specialist. In Carey Olsen Singapore LLP, managing partner Anthony McKenzie leads the corporate group for Asia with notable expertise in Cayman Islands, BVI, and Bermuda law, frequently handling corporate, investment funds, and finance transactions. James Noble sits at the helm of the litigation, insolvency, and restructuring department, and head of funds Tom Katsaros is another notable presence in the team, as is litigation specialist Helen Wang.
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Key clients

  • Ad Hoc Group of bondholders in Luckin Coffee Inc.
  • Arrowcrest Limited
  • Attestor Value Master Fund LP
  • AXA Investment Managers
  • Babel Holding Limited
  • Bank of China
  • Block.one
  • Boris Kaufman
  • Caldicott Worldwide Ltd
  • Carbon Growth Partners

Work highlights

  • Acting for Oasis Investments II Master Fund Limited & Attestor Value Master Fund LP in Bermuda's largest ever fair value appraisal action arising out of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited purchase of the minority shareholdings of Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited via a UD$5.5bn amalgamation.
  • Acting for Babel Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands company, in the restructuring of its debts worth USD766m.
  • Acting as Cayman legal counsel to Grand Centrex Limited (the GCL Group), one of Asia’s leading video game distributors and publishers, in connection with its announced business combination with RF Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Jasmine Amaria
Richard Brown
Jeremy Lightfoot
Anthony McKenzie
James Noble
Michael Padarin

Next generation partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Matthew Watson

Practice head

Jasmine Amaria; Michael Padarin; Anthony McKenzie

Other key lawyers

Jeremy Lightfoot; Tim Haynes; Matthew Watson; James Noble; Tom Katsaros; Helen Wang; Richard Brown