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Maples Group

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Working collaboratively with team’s in the BVI, the Cayman Islands, London, Dubai and Dublin, Maples Group has a long-established reputation for servicing multinational clients on their investments in Asia, as well as Asia-based clients on their overseas investments. Providing the full spectrum of legal services, the practice is particularly well noted for its expertise advising on corporate, finance, insolvency, funds and investments, and dispute resolution issues. Michael Gagie is a leading figure and heads the BVI law practice, specialising in downstream PE, corporate, commercial, and banking and structured finance work. Head of the Asia corporate offering, Matt Roberts focuses on advising financial institutions, asset managers, and publicly listed and private companies. Nick Harrold is particularly adept regarding Japanese-related investments, while Iain Anderson caters to a broad range of PE and hedge funds, boutique managers, smaller start-up funds and investee companies.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘A top offshore firm.’

  • ‘Maples has a top-rate practice, particularly owing to an outstanding technical and commercial partner in Matt Roberts, who is peerless in his expertise and advice.'

  • 'Maples' bench is deep and they are able to seamlessly deliver advice and service across different practice groups.’

  • ‘Matt Roberts gives practical and actionable advice based off his deep technical knowhow and experience.’

  • 'Matt Roberts makes this practice unique; he stands out as a creative, solution and commercially-driven adviser. Definitely our go-to whenever we need more than cookie cutter advice.'

Key clients

  • Citigroup First Investment Management Limited
  • IQ EQ Fund Management (Ireland) Limited
  • Navis Asia Fund VIII, L.P.
  • DCP Capital
  • DPC Dash Ltd
  • HK Acquisition Corporation
  • Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. I and Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.
  • TechStar Acquisition Corporation
  • Aquilius Investment Partners

Work highlights

  • Advised Citigroup First Investment Management Limited on the launch of Citigroup Note.
  • Advised IQ EQ Fund Management (Ireland) Limited, on the launch of Daiwa Blackstone Private Credit Fund. The Fund, which is expected to launch on 31 May 2023, is structured as a Cayman Islands unit trust and is authorised for public offering in Japan. The Fund will be distributed by Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd.

Lawyers

Leading Individuals

Michael Gagie

Michael Gagie

Maples Group

Michael is Regional Managing Partner of Maples and Calder's Asia offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. He is also Global Head of the firm's British Virgin Islands ("BVI") practice.  His experience and areas of practice cover both BVI and Cayman Islands law and include a broad range of banking and structured finance work acting as lender counsel for international and regional banks and borrower work for funds and corporates.  In addition, Michael has significant corporate law experience (both public and private work) and regularly advises corporates and private equity funds on joint ventures, pre-IPO structures and downstream private equity acquisitions and disposals.

Matt Roberts

Matt Roberts

Maples Group

Matt is a partner and Head of Corporate, Asia of the Maples Group. He specialises in advising financial institutions, publicly listed and private companies, asset managers and promoters on mergers and acquisitions, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), private equity, joint ventures, reorganisations, corporate governance and capital markets (including initial public offerings, secondary offerings and preferred share financings).  Matt also has significant experience in advising on the establishment, structuring and restructuring of offshore investment funds at all stages of their life cycle.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Michael Gagie, Matt Roberts

Other key lawyers

Nick Harrold, Iain Anderson

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