![James Bergstrom](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/07/james-bergstrom.jpg)
Investment funds
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
![James Bergstrom](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/07/james-bergstrom.jpg)
Carey Olsen
Jarrod is a partner in Carey Olsen's Cayman Islands office. He advises on all corporate and commercial aspects of Cayman Islands law and regulation, with a particular emphasis on investment funds.
Jarrod has considerable experience of advising on the establishment of both regulated and unregulated investment funds in the Cayman Islands and of advising investment funds and other vehicles on transactional, financing and compliance matters, including local business licensing.
![Jonathan Green](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/06/Jonathan-Green-JVG.jpg)
Maples Group
Jonathan is the Global Managing Partner of Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm. He advises on all aspects of investment funds, specialising in private equity and hedge fund formation. Jonathan has extensive experience in corporate, partnership and trust structures, establishing and operating fund platforms, advising on fund regulatory matters, structuring downstream transactions and advising funds on matters arising throughout their life cycle.
![Joanne Huckle](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/07/Joanne-Huckle.jpg)
![Chris Humphries](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/02/2-new.png)
![Iain McMurdo](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/06/Iain-McMurdo-IZM.jpg)
Maples Group
Iain is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He is also global head of Private Equity specialising in the formation of private equity funds and advising on their resulting downstream transactions. He also works extensively with hedge fund managers and their onshore counsel, advising on the structuring and ongoing maintenance of hedge funds. Iain represents large financial institutions and investment managers, including well-known sponsors of private equity and hedge funds, as well as boutique and start-up investment managers.
![Michael Richardson](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/06/Michael-Richardson-MXR.jpg)
Maples Group
Michael is head of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He advises a wide range of financial institutions and investment managers on all aspects of the establishment and maintenance of offshore hedge funds, private equity funds and investment fund platforms. Michael also has extensive experience advising on ongoing transactional and restructuring issues relating to offshore investment funds.
![Nick Rogers](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/07/Nick-Rogers-informal-430.jpg)
![Justin Savage](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/11/justin-savage.jpg)
![Giorgio Subiotto](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/07/giorgio-subiotto.jpg)
Mourant
Hayden has significant experience advising a broad range of clients on the formation of all variations of investment funds as well as advising on private equity fund downstream transactions.Hayden's corporate and commercial experience includes advising on joint venture arrangements and other corporate deals, such as SPACs. He also has experience in structured finance transactions, including CLOs, and advising on fund finance, acquisition finance and general lending matters.
Mourant
Neal has extensive experience advising clients on the establishment and restructuring of Cayman Islands hedge funds and private equity funds. His wide-ranging corporate and commercial experience includes advising on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity capital markets, debt capital markets, SPACs and Cayman Islands Stock Exchange listings.
Mourant
Catherine regularly advises private equity sponsors, investment banks and investment managers on the structuring, formation, regulation and governance of investment fund structures (across a broad range of asset classes), their downstream transactions (including finance transactions) and exit mechanisms. She also advises institutional, strategic and seed investors in connection with their investments into investment funds. Catherine is regularly involved in the structuring and implementation of a wide range of corporate transactions, including SPACs, joint venture arrangements, acquisitions and corporate restructurings.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
![Jeremy Bomford](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/06/Jeremy-Bomford-JUB.jpg)
Maples Group
Jeremy is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He specialises in the establishment, launch, ongoing maintenance and restructuring of all types of investment funds, particularly hedge funds and private equity funds, and acts for a diverse portfolio of clients in the asset management industry, ranging from start-ups to major financial institutions. He also regularly advises clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions.
![Tim Coak](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/06/Tim-Coak-TWC.jpg)
Maples Group
Tim is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He advises private equity funds, hedge funds and investment managers on investment fund formation, restructuring and fund transactions. He also advises on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters.
![Lee Davis](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/06/Lee-Davis-LRD.jpg)
Maples Group
Lee is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He advises hedge and private equity funds on their establishment and ongoing legal and regulatory compliance in the Cayman Islands. He also advises on general corporate and commercial matters.
![Theo Lefkos](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/11/2023-09-people-lefkos-theo.png)
![Emma Sutherland](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/02/emma-sutherland.jpg)
![Stephen Watler](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/06/Stephen-Watler-SXW.jpg)
Maples Group
Stephen is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He advises on the formation and maintenance of all types of investment funds, including private equity funds and hedge funds. Stephen also has extensive experience advising Asian clients on Unit Trusts, SPCs and other investment fund structures as well as providing advice on general corporate and commercial matters.
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
![Gemma Cowan](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/06/gemma-cowan.jpg)
![Barry McEwan](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/08/barry-mcewan.jpg)