Clinton Hempel
Carey OlsenClients of Carey Olsen‘s banking and finance team are appreciative of its ’tailor-made approach‘ to matters that include asset finance, real estate finance and refinancing transactions. The department assists both lenders and borrowers, and is jointly led by Clinton Hempel and Elizabeth Killeen. Hempel is the firm’s global head of the BVI corporate practice and is often engaged in cross-border joint ventures, M&A, corporate reorganisations and stock exchange listings. Killeen is ’a mainstay of the corporate legal world in the BVI‘ and has over 15 years of experience in the jurisdiction. Katrina Lindsay is the more junior contact to note.
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‘Carey Olsen ensures a tailor-made approach and understand the complexities of the cross-border nature of the transactions we work on together. For any work with a British and Virgin Islands law scope, we are sure to recommend them to our clients.’
‘Katrina Lindsay continues to be an immense help on our transactions and navigating the relevant local law requirements to our transaction.’
‘Extremely responsive and have people on the ground in the BVI with the knowledge and experience to deliver quality advice in a timely manner.’
‘Elizabeth Killeen - a mainstay of the corporate legal world in the BVI. Very experienced with a commercial outlook.’
Key clients
- BDO Capital & Investment Corporation
- Dragonfly Fund III
- Placeholder Fund III, LP
- Socket Technologies Limited
- TMF Group
- Virgin Active International Investments Limited
Work highlights
- Assisted BDO Capital & Investment Corporation with a 100 billion pesos (PHP) loan to be made available to SMC Mass Rail Transit 7 Inc.
- Advised TMF Group - Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, on a secured $330m syndicated loan to a vehicle of Inicia.
- Advised Virgin Active International Investments Limited on a corporate matter involving extensive discussions with its investors as well as the preparation of bespoke subscription agreements.
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Clinton Hempel, Elizabeth Killeen