Offshore Britain - Isle Of Man

Humphrey & Helfrich

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The corporate and commercial department at Humphrey & Helfrich acts for some of the market’s leading corporate service providers, as well as clients active in the emerging fields of fintech and blockchain technology. The team is led by the ‘brilliant, kind, professional at all times’ Matthew Kinrade, who is particularly experienced in cross-border M&A matters and matters relating to the establishment of technology businesses.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Matt Kinrade was very helpful throughout the whole process and it was obvious from the start that he was very knowledgeable in his field. He was very easy to communicate with and provided constant updates. If ever I was unsure of something or needed help, I was confident that he could help and would answer quickly.’

  • ‘A commercially focused practice with fast turnaround and approachable people.’

  • ‘On commercial transactions, Matt Kinrade and Mark Humphrey provide timely, clear and pragmatic advice.’

  • ‘Matt Kinrade was brilliant, kind, professional at all times.'

  • ‘Each department is extremely helpful The management structure is very good The staff are trained well and hopefully they can then some day take over the practice’

  • ‘Very responsive team with a keen interest in serving their clients best interests.

  • ‘Matt Kinrade has a calm and assured approach to his commercial work'

Key clients

  • Aedifica UK Limited
  • Affinity (Isle of Man) Limited
  • Cavendish Trust Company Limited
  • Celtic Associates Limited
  • Conister Bank Limited
  • eSim Go Limited
  • Funfair Technologies
  • Handlesbanken PLC
  • Horizonte Minerals PLC
  • Manx Financial Group PLC
  • Proximity Data Centres Limited
  • Sterling Trust Limited

Work highlights

  • Acted for the sellers in the £20M sale of an Isle of Man based, UK care home operator to a leading UK care group
  • Advised AIM-listed Horizonte Minerals plc in connection with $346M syndicated project financing and corporate governance
  • Advising leading software and ventures business Funfair Technologies in relation to its portfolio of start-up and early-stage investments, including in stable-coin providers, games studios and metaverse builders.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Matthew Kinrade

Other key lawyers

Mark Humphrey