Cayman Islands Law/BVI Law Investment Funds Advice
Our Investment funds group has extensive experience in advising investment managers on the formation, structuring and launch of a broad range of investment funds in the Cayman Islands and in the British Virgin Islands.
-
Loeb Smith advises on a comprehensive set of investment fund areas including:
- Hedge Funds
- Private Equity Funds
- Venture Capital
- Infrastructure Project Funds
- Cryptocurrency Funds
- Tokenized Funds
- Real Estate Funds
- Distressed Funds
- Other Asset Classes
Loeb Smith attorneys are experts in advising on the formation, structuring, launch, re-organisation and on-going issues relating to Cayman Islands investment funds and BVI domiciled investment funds.
Recent client representations have included:
The structuring, formation and launch of several private equity funds structured as segregated portfolio companies targeting private equity opportunities across several emerging Latin America and Asian markets. The structuring, formation and launch of a private equity fund structured as segregated portfolio company (with two of its segregated portfolios making a Shariah compliant offering) targeting private equity opportunities across the MENA region.
Advising a US institutional investor on the subscription terms, redemption terms, imposition of redemption restrictions, and the enforceability of its side letter with the fund and its manager in connection with its seed capital investment in a large multi-strategy hedge fund. Advising on the soft wind down of a number of Distressed Funds and the sale of a number of their Madoff related claims on the secondary market.
Related Publications
Cayman Islands: The need to focus on Corporate Governance
Corporate governance in the Cayman Islands primarily follows international standards and best practices,
influenced by various factors including legal frameworks, regulatory bodies like the Cayman Islands Monetary
Authority
Read More
Shareholder Disputes: A comparison between the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands
In the prevailing economic conditions shareholders in offshore companies, including companies which carry on business as investment funds, need to consider their rights against directors who mismanage the company's affairs
Read More
Aubit International: Guidance on the Appointment of Restructuring Officers in the Cayman Islands
In August 2022, the Cayman Islands introduced the restructuring officer regime (the “Regime”) by amending the Cayman Islands Companies Act (the “Act”).
Read More
Cayman Islands: an overview of Foundation Companies
The Foundation Companies Act 2017 (the “Act”) introduced a novel corporate vehicle to the Cayman Islands – the “Foundation Company”.
Read More
Cayman Islands removed from FATF Grey list
By way of an update on our recent publication the Financial Action Task Force had determined that the Cayman Islands has substantively fulfilled its action plan, and the Cayman Islands has now been de-listed from the so-called “Grey list”.
Read More
Cayman Islands: Key dates to terminate a Cayman company to avoid unnecessary fees for 2024.
If you are considering terminating a Cayman company by way of voluntary liquidation or strike-off, it is crucial to adhere to specific deadlines and procedures to avoid unnecessary fees for the year 2024.
Read More
Cayman Islands: Proposed Legislation to expand Cayman Islands’ beneficial ownership framework
The Beneficial Ownership Transparency Bill, 2023 (the “Bill”), which aims to streamline the Cayman Islands’ beneficial ownership framework and to enhance transparency.
Read More
British Virgin Islands: BVI REMOVED FROM EU LIST OF NON-COOPERATIVE JURISDICTIONS FOR TAX PURPOSES
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been removed from the European Union (EU) list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.
Read More
Legal Expertise
Our Investment funds group has extensive experience in advising investment managers on the formation, structuring and launch of a broad range of investment funds in the Cayman Islands and in the British Virgin Islands.
-
Loeb Smith advises on a comprehensive set of investment fund areas including:
- Hedge Funds
- Private Equity Funds
- Venture Capital
- Infrastructure Project Funds
- Cryptocurrency Funds
- Tokenized Funds
- Real Estate Funds
- Distressed Funds
- Other Asset Classes
Loeb Smith attorneys are experts in advising on the formation, structuring, launch, re-organisation and on-going issues relating to Cayman Islands investment funds and BVI domiciled investment funds.
Recent client representations have included:
The structuring, formation and launch of several private equity funds structured as segregated portfolio companies targeting private equity opportunities across several emerging Latin America and Asian markets. The structuring, formation and launch of a private equity fund structured as segregated portfolio company (with two of its segregated portfolios making a Shariah compliant offering) targeting private equity opportunities across the MENA region.
Advising a US institutional investor on the subscription terms, redemption terms, imposition of redemption restrictions, and the enforceability of its side letter with the fund and its manager in connection with its seed capital investment in a large multi-strategy hedge fund. Advising on the soft wind down of a number of Distressed Funds and the sale of a number of their Madoff related claims on the secondary market.
