Company description

Appleby is a leading provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services. Uniquely positioned in the key offshore jurisdictions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Mauritius, as well as the international financial centres of London, Hong Kong and Zurich, the group has over 700 lawyers and professional specialists. Our industry-leading Investment Funds and Fund Disputes teams act for a wide range of parties involved in fund-related matters, including private and public listed companies, boutiques, office-holders, directors, auditors, investment managers, shareholders and creditors. Our Investment Funds team regularly advises in relation to: * Establishing investment vehicles in all of our offshore jurisdictions, particularly for equity funds, bond funds, commodities and option funds, index funds, real property funds (closed ended), hedge funds, alternative investment funds, private equity funds and guaranteed funds. * Mergers and acquisitions and changes to the domicile of mutual funds. * Preparing and advising on disclosure and filing requirements. * Listings of investment funds on the Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Channel Islands Stock Exchanges. * Offerings by Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Mauritius funds. * Preparing and negotiating contractual documentation. * Optimal structure. * Workouts. * Repackaging investment products. Our Fund Disputes team regularly advises in relation to: * Redemption issues. * Shareholder’s rights. * Directors’ liabilities. * Enforceability of side letters. * Disputes between service providers. * Valuation issues. * Fraud and mismanagement of fund assets. * Restructuring distressed funds. * Winding up and dissolution of insolvent funds.