ASW Law Limited expertly handles a range of corporate finance transactions, and the team has a strength in the (re)insurance industry in particular, as well as advising companies that are active in the technology, agricultural, and oil and gas industries. Corporate lawyer Neil Horner is a noble name in the team, with expertise in funds and finance law, having also been involved in large corporate transactions in the insurance industry, as has Canadian-qualified Kim Willey. UK-qualified Hanno Tolhurst is skilled in financing matters, as well as debt raising transactions.

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Key clients

  • Nordic Trustee AS
  • Altor Capital Management as trustee for Alt Fi Income Fund
  • Macquarie Bank Limited
  • Group Unicomer
  • Canterbury Insurance Company Limited
  • F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
  • Hudson Structured Capital Management Limited
  • Bayerische Landersbank
  • Royal Bank of Scotland plc

Work highlights

  • Advised Nordic Trustee AS as bond trustee and security agent on all Bermuda legal aspects of Floatel's USD350m bond issuance.
  • Advised Macquarie Bank Limited, acting as lender, on all Bermuda aspects of a credit facility with Pipeline Investments Limited, guaranteed by Sociedad Portuaria Puerto Bahía S.A, Fronte Bahía Holding Ltd, and Frontera ODL Holding Corp.
  • Advised F&G Annuities & Life, Inc on all Bermuda legal aspects of the public offering by F&G of USD550m 6.5% senior notes due 2029.

Other key lawyers

Neil Horner, Kehinde George, Kim Willey, Hanno Tolhurst, Nikhil Lawton-Misra, Sangheetaa Phary