With offices in key jurisdictions, the Maples Group is a key player in corporate, commercial, finance, and investment funds, and houses a specialised team advising on an array of issues, spanning asset finance work, banking issues, structured and fund financings, and insurance-linked securities. Global finance head Scott Macdonald is particularly active in CLOs, structured funds and fund derivative products, while finance team lead Tina Meigh is an expert in the fund finance space. Alongside her specialism in repackaging and structured finance transactions, Wanda Ebanks also handles ship and aircraft finance and registration issues, and regularly works with European and Latin American export credit agencies. Both asset finance co-chair Jonathon Meloy and debt capital markets specialist Anthony Philp are noted for their expertise in aircraft financing and corporate finance transactions. James Reeve‘s focus is on structured finance transactions, while head of the CSX-listing practice Amanda Lazier is a specialist in the CLO space.

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'Maples is the biggest and the best. They are on top of latest developments.'
'The Cayman Islands office of Maples continues to be at the forefront of market practices and developments. They are unquestionably most clients' first choice. The teams are experienced, sophisticated, and understand client needs.'
'Tina Meigh continues to maintain her stellar reputation with company and financial institution clients. She is responsive, always well informed, and knowledgeable of the marketplace and its trends.'
'Jonathan Meloy and Anthony Philp are both truly outstanding Cayman lawyers who have a deep understanding of local law.'
‘Very responsive. They work with us extensively to address our needs promptly.’
‘Wanda Ebanks is particularly helpful and a great partner to have on a transaction.’
‘Excellent in depth knowledge, fast speed of response and very personable team.’
‘Robin Harding - Partner - extremely responsive, in-depth knowledge and very effective at summarising the key issues and requirements.’

Key clients

Ares Management
Avolon
Bain Capital
Blackstone
Goldman Sachs
Goshawk Aviation
KKR
Octagon
Prudential
TPG

Work highlights

Advised TPG Rise Climate Fund in relation to a financing facility associated with its $7.3bn fund.
Advised KKR/Altavair in relation to its $1.15bn commitment to expand its global portfolio of leased commercial aircraft in partnership with Altavair.
Advised KoBold Metals in relation to its investment to develop the Mingomba copper mine in Zambia.

Lawyers

Leading partners

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

Scott Macdonald

Scott is global head of Maples and Calder's Finance team and is based in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He has extensive experience in CLOs and other structured finance transactions, including repack programmes, structured funds and fund derivative products. He also advises on fund financing, and is head of the CSX listing group in Cayman. Scott is a lead partner of the FATCA/CRS team, with a specific focus on the structured finance sector.

Tina Meigh

Tina is head of Maples and Calder's Finance team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. She leads the Fund Finance practice and also has extensive experience in all aspects of banking, derivatives and securitisations. Tina represents hedge funds, private equity funds and banks on fund finance and other lending transactions, bank products, deal structures and on all types of secured transactions. She advises a large number of international associations and financial institutions on derivatives and issues surrounding related collateral packages in the context of insolvency in the Cayman Islands. She also has significant experience of general corporate and commercial matters and the establishment of offshore investment funds.

Jonathon Meloy

Jonathon is co-head of the Asset Finance practice in the Cayman Islands and has extensive experience of international capital markets and corporate finance transactions. He advises on all types of aircraft finance structures, with a particular focus on aircraft portfolio securitisations, large leasing platform establishments (including partnerships with fund sponsor investors), and on- and off-balance sheet commercial aircraft finance and leasing. In addition, Jonathon regularly acts on fund finance transactions (for both lenders and borrowers, including capital commitment subscription financing), as well as structured finance matters including CLOs and debt funds. Jonathon also advises on a wide range of general corporate and commercial deals, including restructurings, joint ventures and M&A transactions, and debt and equity listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Anthony Philp

Anthony is a partner of Maples and Calder's Finance team in the Maples and Calder's Cayman Islands office. Anthony has an extensive and broad range of experience in debt capital markets, corporate financing and asset financing. He regularly advises hedge funds, private equity funds and banks on capital commitment fund financing as well as borrowers and lenders on aircraft financing. He also advises on CLO and structured product transactions and secured and unsecured banking transactions, in addition to regulatory, general corporate and commercial matters and all types of listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.

James Reeve

James is a partner of Maples and Calder's Finance team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He advises on structured finance transactions (in particular CLO transactions, related risk retention structures and catastrophe bonds), fund financing matters (acting for both lenders and borrowers) and general banking and financing work. James also has experience advising on asset finance transactions (particularly off-balance sheet commercial aircraft financing and leasing) and general corporate and commercial transactions, along with restructurings and securities listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.

Amanda Lazier

Amanda is a partner of Maples and Calder's Finance team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. Amanda has significant experience advising clients on structured finance transactions, particularly CLOs, securitizations, repackagings, credit funds and other CLO investment structures; as well as on fund finance and banking transactions, in which she represents hedge funds, private equity funds and banks on lending transactions, bank products, deal structures and on all types of secured transactions. Amanda also has extensive experience in obtaining listings for clients on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.

Wanda Ebanks

Wanda is a partner of Maples and Calder's Finance team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. She specialises in repackagings and structured finance transactions. Her area of practice also includes general corporate and commercial matters, with particular emphasis on local licencing and registration. Wanda also has experience in ship and aircraft finance and registration, licensing and equity formation, as well as local immigration, employment, trade and business and special economic zone registrations. She has experience working with export credit agencies in Europe and Latin America, and with airlines globally in the set-up and operation of Cayman Islands special purpose vehicles to participate in the acquisition, finance and leasing of aircraft.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tina Meigh, Scott Macdonald

Other key lawyers

Jonathon Meloy, Wanda Ebanks, Anthony Philp, James Reeve, Amanda Lazier, Robin Harding

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