Contents
Why choose Ogier? 3 Supporting the full fund lifecycle 4 Representative private
equity clients 5 A flavor of our experience 7 Your key contacts 8 Our locations 10
Why choose Ogier?
When you intend to do
business in the Cayman Islands
you need legal advice that is
on point, fast, and fairly priced.
Ogier in Cayman has been actively advising funds clients for over 20 years – we know every inch of the legal terrain and our longstanding partner team shaped some of it. Ogier acts for multi-billion dollar sponsors across the spectrum of private equity and closed-ended investment structures. The quality of our client stable reflects the excellence of our technical capability and client service. With fewer conflicts of interest than key rival funds firms in Cayman, we also have a developed LP advisory practice.
All funds – great and small
Our way of working is to leverage our resources quickly to your exact requirements, cutting through complexity to match tailored expertise with competitive fees. The union we offer of skill, attention and pricing is unique in Cayman and, in particular, makes us a natural selection for mid-market funds.
Evolving with experience
You don’t pay for a learning curve when you instruct us. We
understand the legal issues that arise in private equity funds - be it on fund formation, subsequent closings, secondary and
downstream transactions or wind down – and we get straight to it. Our experience in terms of both volume and complexity in all fund structures and their commercial objectives allows us to take a rounded view rather than a ‘make it fit’ approach.
A unique footprint
We are also the only law firm to offer advice on BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg laws, the latter three jurisdictions used in particular where there is a European nexus. With Guernsey and Jersey used both as domiciles for GPs and for funds themselves; Jersey and Luxembourg with a particularly strong tradition in real estate funds; and Luxembourg used extensively in downstream portfolio company acquisitions and disposals, we not only understand the structuring considerations driving our clients’ decision-making, but are able to advise and execute cohesively across our network.
They stand out for
their subject matter
expertise and ability
to think outside the
box.
Chambers Global,
Investment Funds,
Cayman Islands
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Supporting the full fund
lifecycle
We provide a one-stop shop for
private equity houses and their
advisers and counsel on the
following services:
Fund formation and ongoing fund operation, including regulatory advice
Management /carried interest structures
Portfolio company acquisitions and disposals
Secondary transactions
Listings: advice in relation to the listing of private equity
investments
Finance: advice in relation to borrowing by private equity, mezzanine and real estate funds Real estate: acquisitions and disposals by real estate funds Dispute resolution: advice in relation to management and investor disputes
Adaptability
Our Cayman private equity team forms part of our global
Investment Funds service line without being separated into a stand-alone group. In Cayman, we have eight Investment Funds partners who do significant volumes of private equity work in addition to advising on every type of hedge fund product and a further twelve senior Investment Funds lawyers who undertake private equity work as a material part of their practice. This inter-disciplinary expertise provides a particular advantage when advising on hybrid structures, limited liquidity funds for hedge fund clients, and other closed-ended funds with bespoke features.
Sought after for its
core funds expertise
by managers of
major fund
platforms in Asia.
Chambers Asia
Pacific, Offshore
2015
Representative private
equity clients
Clients for whom Ogier
regularly provides advice on
private equity and other
closed-ended funds include:
African Development Partners Angelo Gordon & Co
Ares
Blackstone Real Estate Asia Blakeney CapMan Group Centerbridge Partners CMS Asset Management (HK) Coller Capital Ethemba Capital
Gapstow Capital Partners Index Ventures
Intermediate Capital Group Leonard Green & Partners
Leopard Capital MetLife, Inc. Morgan Rio Capital Management
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Mid Europa Partners Orange Capital Partners Capital Quadriga Capital Solus Alternative Asset Management
Tourmalet Advisors
Valiance Asset Management Limited
Whiz Partners Inc X2 Resources
Ogier's 'funds team
remains very strong
and it fields a
high-quality, experienced
bench'.
Legal 500,
Caribbean Islands,
Investment Funds,
2015
Cayman Islands Private Equity
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Ogier named Offshore
Law Firm of the Year 2015
The Lawyer
Nick Rogers
A flavor of our experience
Coller International Partners VI, L.P.
Advised Coller Investment
Management Limited in relation to the establishment of Coller International Partners VI (CIP VI). Coller Capital, the leading global investor in private equity
secondaries, announced the final closing of CIP VI with
commitments of $5.5 billion. CIP VI is a Guernsey authorised closed-ended investment scheme, comprised of Guernsey, Cayman Islands and other vehicles, and has been established primarily to pursue privately negotiated investments in the secondary market worldwide.
Truman Capital Holdings Fund 1, LLC
Advised Truman Capital Holdings on the establishment of a private equity master-feeder structure investing in residential mortgage loans and real estate property. The master fund was a Cayman exempted limited partnership and the feeder fund, a Cayman exempted company. The transaction involved significant negotiations with a strategic investor who was entering at the master fund level and was seeking aggregate capital commitments of $750,000,000 by the final closing.
Centerbridge Partners, LP
Acted as counsel to Centerbridge Partners, LP on its acquisition of a 40% interest in, and the related recapitalisation of, syncreon Ireland B.V. Ogier formed the holding company through which Centerbridge, GenNx360 Capital Partners, L.P. and various other vehicles held their interests. syncreon Global Holdings Limited is a leading global provider of customised supply chain services.
GMEF GP, LLC (Gray Ghost Funds)
Advised on the establishment of two Cayman Islands exempted limited partnerships in a private equity master-feeder structure, another Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership to act as their general partner and a Cayman Islands exempted company to act as investment manager to the funds. The transaction used all exempted limited partnerships in the fund structure and involved making private equity investments in microfinance institutions with the objective of achieving both capital appreciation and a positive social impact.
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Your key contacts
Cayman Islands
James Bergstrom Partner +1 345 815 1855 james.bergstrom@ogier.com Angus Davison Partner +1 345 815 1788 +1 345 516 2008 angus.davison@ogier.com Shameer Jasani Partner +1 345 815 1802 shameer.jasani@ogier.com Bradley Kruger Partner +1 345 815 1877 bradley.kruger@ogier.com Nick Rogers Partner +1 345 815 1844 nick.rogers@ogier.com Giorgio Subiotto Partner +1 345 815 1872 giorgio.subiotto@ogier.comHong Kong
Kate Hodson Partner +852 3656 6049 kate.hodson@ogier.com Nicholas Plowman Partner +852 3656 6014 +852 6390 5664 nicholas.plowman@ogier.comTokyo
Skip Hashimoto Managing Director +81 3 6430 9500 skip.hashimoto@ogier.comLegal Services
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Our locations
British Virgin IslandsRitter House Wickhams Cay II PO Box 3170 Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands VG1110 T +1 284 852 7300
F +1 284 852 7450
Cayman Islands
89 Nexus Way Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands KY1-9009 T +1 345 949 9876 F +1 345 949 9877 Guernsey Redwood House St Julian's Avenue St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 1WA Channel Islands T +44 1481 721672 F +44 1481 721575
Hong Kong
11th Floor Central Tower 28 Queen's Road Central Central Hong Kong T +852 3656 6000 F +852 3656 6001 Jersey 44 Esplanade St Helier Jersey JE4 9WG Channel Islands T +44 1534 514000 F +44 1534 514444 Luxembourg
2-4 rue Eugène Ruppert PO Box 2078 L-1020 Luxembourg T +352 2712 2000 F +352 2712 2001 Shanghai Room 904B 21st Century Tower No.210 Century Avenue Pudong New Area Shanghai 200120 China
T +86 21 6075 6525 F +86 21 6075 6529
Tokyo
Holland Hills Mori Tower RoP Suite 803
5-11-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-0001 Japan T +81 3 6430 9500 F +81 3 6430 9501
Legal services in:
British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Guernsey Hong Kong Jersey Luxembourg Shanghai Tokyo
Ogier provides practical advice on British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg law through our global network of offices. Ours is the only firm to advise on these five laws. We regularly win awards for the quality of our client service, our work and our people. Regulatory information can be found at ogier.com
