Mourant‘s team provides corporate and investment funds advice on Cayman and BVI law. The team’s work includes the formation and structuring of private equity and hedge funds, downstream transactions, and advising on funds related to the Japanese market and the digital assets sector. The practice is led by Craig Luton, who focuses on fund formation and structuring for alternative asset managers.
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Testimonials
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- 'Enthusiastic, very responsive, positive energy.'
- 'Craig Luton displays positive energy in all communications.'
- 'Partner Craig Luton is commercially savvy and very easy to work with. I appreciate that he is proactive and pre-empts issues before they are a problem. He has driven the growth of the team in Singapore in admirable fashion.'
- 'Mourant has demonstrated a clear understanding of client needs and provides a personalised approach to service delivery which is harmonised across different Mourant teams to ensure continuity of advice.'
- 'Craig Luton has always made himself available to answer questions, he has exceptional knowledge of the products and services that I have contracted and explains in simple terms the pros and cons of different approaches to problem-solving.'
Key clients
- CBC Group
- Superscrypt
- Transcend Fund
Work highlights
Advised Superscrypt on the launch of their closed-ended early-stage crypto-native VC fund, which has Temasek and Republic as major investors.
Advised CBC Group in relation to their joint venture acquisition of UCB Pharma's mature business (neurology and allergy) in China for $680m.
Practice head
Craig Luton