Corsair-backed ZEDRA to acquire JP Integra Group
ZEDRA, a global provider of trust, corporate and fund services, has acquired JP Integra Group, the Cayman-based provider of fund, corporate and trustee services, which has assets under administration in excess of $6 billion.
Senior attorneys called to the bar of the Cayman Islands
Conyers Dill & Pearman employees Alan Dickson and Cora Miller have been called to the bar of the Cayman Islands.
ESMA publishes update to supervisory briefing on MiFID II
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated version of its supervisory briefing on MiFID II suitability requirements.
Intertrust’s MacKay joins AIMA’s global council
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global representative for the alternative investment management industry presented its new council, serving for the 2018–2020 term.
Bankers Association celebrates 40th anniversary
Five past presidents of the Cayman Islands Bankers Association joined current CIBA President Michael Halsey and members of the business community to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Association this month.
Conyers appoints Travers as head of Conyers FIG Cayman
Conyers has appointed Jarladth Travers as senior vice president and head of Conyers FIG (Cayman).
Cayman Islands tops offshore M&A activity
The Cayman Islands recorded more M&A transactions than any other offshore jurisdiction in the first half of 2018, while also seeing the total value of its deals increase by nearly 50 percent over the second half of 2017, according to a report by law firm Appleby.
New partner to lead Carey Olsen's trusts and private wealth teams in BVI and Cayman
Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has appointed Bernadette Carey to head up its trusts and private wealth practice across the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Cayman Islands – reflecting the ongoing growth of the firm's Caribbean offices.
Carey Olsen contributes to first edition of Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation
A cross-jurisdictional team of lawyers from Carey Olsen have contributed to Global Legal Insight's first edition of Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation.
Cayman court redemption ruling puts documents before industry practice
The issue of how redemptions by a feeder fund from a master fund are treated in a liquidation scenario has prompted a great deal of discussion in the Cayman Islands, after a notable ruling from the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, the world's biggest offshore fund centre, write Ronan Guilfoyle and Casey McDonald from fund governance firm Calderwood.
