Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited is well-positioned to advise a wide array of clients on cross-border transactions. This offering encompasses advice on creating new commercial structures, M&A deals, private equity investments, restructurings, shareholder agreements, and corporate governance mandates. The team is jointly led by (re)insurance expert Gavin Woods, whose client base includes local, exempted, and permit and segregated account companies, Steven Rees Davies, who is highly experienced in corporate governance and regulation matters, and Matthew Grigg, who is skilled in work surrounding equity issuances and mandates relating to digital asset businesses. Michael FrithCharissa Ball, and Michelle Falcucci are also key members of the team.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The Corporate and Commercial practice of Carey Olsen Bermuda has professional, pleasant to work with and highly engaged, smart individuals. The team is incredibly responsive and has a wide depth and breadth of knowledge across many different corporate and commercial matters.'

  • 'The people are lovely to talk to and engage with, always providing their genuine thoughts and considerations and communicating clearly response times and when deliverables will be received.'

  • 'Carey Olsen seem to be very in touch with the market and their needs and have hosted a few events for clients specifically in-house, who don't often get to attend industry events or connect with other colleagues.’

  • ‘Michelle Falcucci is an absolute stand out and we were so pleased to see her promoted to Partner recently. Michelle is diligent and hardworking, seems to manage her team with ease, whilst also managing a very busy practice. Michelle exudes confidence and her time onshore in London sets her well ahead most of her peers within the market.'

  • 'Michelle Falcucci is an absolute pleasure to work with and we can always rely on Michelle to work through our legal matters in a sound and timely manner.'

Key clients

  • GIC Private
  • Hamilton Insurance Group
  • Paratus Energy Services
  • XBTO Global
  • Hamilton Insurance Group
  • Sega Sammy Creation
  • TriFi Bermuda
  • Mountain Holdings
  • BF&M
  • One Communications

Work highlights

  • Advised GIC Private Limited, a global institutional investor, on its acquisition of shares held by Cinven, the private equity firm, in the Miller Group, a leading independent specialist (re)insurance broker.
  • Advised Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., an insurance group regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, on its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Advised XBTO Global on its dual acquisition of Bermuda licensed digital asset businesses Stablehouse Ltd and XBTO International Ltd.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Gavin Woods, Steven Rees Davies, Matthew Grigg

Other key lawyers

Michael Frith, Charissa Ball, Alexander Collis, Michelle Falcucci