Cains has advised on a range of corporate transactions on the Isle of Man, spanning public and private M&A, private equity investments, portfolio sales and market entries. The practice has a strong presence in the financial services, commercial real estate, digital assets and logistics sectors. Team lead Scott Leonard-Morgan‘s expertise spans acting as financial, transactional, and corporate counsel on multijurisdictional instructions, and Tristan Head brings broad corporate services and regulatory experience. Holly McGarrigle has an increasingly established seller-side transactional capability, Jess Whitley advises financial services groups on acquisitions, and the recently qualified Richard Kniveton is another key name. The firm was strengthened in May 2025 by the arrival of Kyle Sutherland, formerly of Appleby and with considerable experience in the shipping sector.
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Key clients
- Blackstone
- JT Group/CVC DIF
- KR1 plc
- Stonehage Fleming
- Valeas Capital Partners
- Sixth Street
- Welltower OP LLC
- Hacksaw AB
- IOMA Horizons Limited
- Sofina Foods
Work highlights
Advised Blackstone in connection with the £1.03bn sale of a logistics asset portfolio from Trot Holdings Limited to Tritax Big Box REIT PLC.
Acted for the JT Group and CVC DIF in connection with JT’s acquisition of Manx Telecom Group in a deal valued at £500m.
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Practice head
Scott Leonard-Morgan
Other key lawyers
Tristan Head; Holly McGarrigle; Jess Whitley; Richard Kniveton; Kyle Sutherland