Harneys‘ Cayman Islands office is a key component of its global offshore group that acts on a number of big-ticket transactions, including public and private M&A, SPACs and joint ventures. Christopher Hall heads the department and is a funds specialist, while Matt Taber is highly experienced across numerous transaction types. James Smith continues to broaden his commercial experience and scope, and both Josh McVey and Louise Hayward are heavily involved across the spectrum of matters handled.

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Key clients

  • AAG Energy Holdings Limited
  • Metatech Holdings (trading as Nonco)
  • P2P Staking
  • Finfront Holding Company (BitFuFu)
  • Maiyue Technology Limited
  • Coral Capital

Work highlights

  • Acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel to AAG Energy Holdings Limited on its take-private transaction valued at approximately $347m.
  • Acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel to Finfront and Bitfufu on Bitfufu’s de-SPAC business combination with blank-check company Arisz Acquisition Corp.
  • Represented digital asset firm Nonco in a $10m seed capital fund raising.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christopher Hall

Other key lawyers

Matt Taber, James Smith, Josh McVey, Louise Hayward