Maples and Calder

ESTABLISHED IN 1967 (Cayman Islands), 1995 (Hong Kong), 2012 (Singapore)

Total number of professionals: 48 in Hong Kong and Singapore (21 partners)
Principal office: Cayman Islands
Other offices: Hong Kong, Singapore, British Virgin Islands, Dubai, Dublin, Jersey, London, Leeds, Luxembourg

Key practice areas

Corporate: In Asia, we are regularly involved in the largest and most complex corporate transactions involving Cayman Islands, Irish and British Virgin Islands (BVI) companies, with extensive experience in equity capital markets, M&A, private equity, restructuring and corporate advisory.

Finance: Clients repeatedly return to our qualified finance lawyers to handle a variety of complex matters relating to acquisition and leveraged financing, asset finance, banking, debt capital markets, derivatives, fund finance, insurance-linked products, Islamic finance, repackaging and structured finance.

Funds and investment management: Recognised as a market leader in providing legal services to investment funds, investment managers, investors and/or providers of fund financing, our global funds and investment management team provides expert legal advice on every aspect of the life cycle of an investment fund, including set up, management and investment across a broad range of fund structures and management entities.

Dispute resolution and insolvency: Advising on the laws of the BVI, the Cayman Islands and Ireland, our global dispute resolution and insolvency team provides expert legal advice on cross-border litigation and contentious and non-contentious restructuring. Our team offers a broad range of dispute resolution and insolvency services, acts for both plaintiffs and defendants and debtors and creditors, allowing us to provide a 360 view on strategy. Our lawyers are experienced advocates and appear at all levels of the court system and arbitration processes.

Our services

The Maples Group, through its leading international law firm Maples and Calder, advises global financial, institutional, business and private clients on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg. With 30 years of on-the-ground experience in Asia, the Maples Group remains committed to providing clients with comprehensive legal, fiduciary, fund, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management services.

With offices in key jurisdictions around the world, the Maples Group has specific strengths in areas of corporate commercial, finance, investment funds, litigation and trusts. Our global network of more than 2,000 lawyers and industry professionals are strategically located in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East to ensure that clients gain immediate access to expert advice and bespoke support within convenient time zones.