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Conyers

Conyers boasts offices in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore that are well-equipped to service clients regarding the laws of Bermuda, BVI, and the Cayman Islands. In London, Conyers’ office is chaired by 'outstanding counsel' and managing partner Eric Flaye, who is skilled in private investment funds, M&A transactions, and joint ventures. The London offering is notable for its work in M&A, general corporate matters, investment funds, fin-tech-related transactions, and asset and structured financing. Also in London, Nicholas Pattman is notable for his expertise in venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds. Conyers’ Singapore office is led by Preetha Pillai, and sectors of strength for the team include commercial property, healthcare, natural resources, aviation, and shipping. Pillai frequently advises clients on direct investments, and equity and debt issues. Conyers‘ Hong Kong offering services international and Asia-based corporates, financial institutions, and entrepreneurs, and is headed up by Christopher Bickley, who specialise in corporate finance mandates, as well as IPOs and the listing of shares. Piers Alexander is the firm’s global head of investment funds, and Mark Yeadon leads the Hong Kong-based disputes and restructuring department. Corporate finance expert Richard Hall, commercial litigator and 'outstanding practitioner' Norman Hau, who is experienced in restructuring and insolvency and shareholder disputes, and Lilian Woo, with notable expertise in global equity offerings, are all key members of the Hong Kong team. Project and structured finance expert Vivien Fung, with a focus on the Cayman Islands, and M&A lawyer David Lamb, are also recommended.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Conyers provides a comprehensive offshore legal advice, and they did it in a very practical manner. They do not just give the clients a book, but to carry out the services in a professional and friendly way.’
‘Eric Flaye is an outstanding counsel and one of the most valuable assets Conyers has in BVI. His business oriented approach and problem solving skills make him one of the best assets I've found when dealing with offshore entities.’
‘Due to time difference, it is not always easy to work with offshore counsel. Conyers however is able to work around the clock and provide timely assistance to us and clients. They are also very pragmatic and provide sound and practical legal solutions.’
‘They never complained about the time and venue of the meeting and could provide constructive legal advice based on its familiarity with various jurisdictions such as China Mainland, BVI and Cayman.’
‘Norman Hau is an outstanding practitioner in the offshore disputes space. His trilingual capabilities and responsiveness make it extremely easy to recommend him to clients.’
‘Conyers team consists of most experienced and knowledgeable lawyers which continuously deliver quality work and right on the point solutions to the clients.’
‘Their services are human and approachable. We contacted them through their local members who will relay our queries to their overseas colleague with the necessary expertise and knowledge to help resolving clients' problem in a timely and efficient manner.’
‘The point of our contact is Anna Lin (for contentious matters) who is able to deliver her services with efficiency, quality and professionalism.'

Key clients

Seadrill Limited
TPG Rise Climate
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.
Macquarie AirFinance Limited
Digicel Limited
Valaris Limited
Weatherford International Ltd
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, LLC
Tembici
Mottu
HSBC
Crédit Agricole CIB
Deutsche Bank DBS
ING
Morgan Stanley
MUFG
Amer Sports Inc.
PCCW Limited
BCPE Chivalry Bidco Limited
K Cash Corporation Limited
I-Tiger Global Investment Management Limited

Work highlights

Acted as legal counsel to Amer Sports, Inc. in its USD1.37bn initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Acted for Agricole CIB and Deutsche Bank, and the mandated lead arrangers, including DBS, ING, Morgan Stanley, and MUFG, in connection with the AUD4.6bn multi-currency sustainability-linked loan of the AirTrunk group of companies, a leading provider of hyper-scale data centres in the Asia-Pacific and Japan.
Advised Macquarie AirFinance Limited on its USD2.2bn acquisition of a portfolio of aircraft from ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company K.S.C.P, including advising on the transfer of four Cayman Islands aircraft owning SPVs and the entry by Macquarie and the SPVs into replacement financing and security arrangements.