The Cayman Islands is the leading domicile for the establishment of institutional and hedge funds. There are currently 9,800 regulated funds registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and many more unregulated funds.
Ogier's investment funds team provides offshore advice on fund structures, fund formation, fund regulation, restructuring and corporate transactions with an investment fund element. We advise sponsors, seeders, investors and a wide variety of managers (from the largest institutional asset managers to new start ups) pursuing the full spectrum of strategies. Our funds practice includes Private Equity, Hybrid and Structured Funds, in addition to Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds.
Ogier Cayman focuses on the North American and Brazilian markets, but we have clients located worldwide and we work closely with the Cayman funds lawyers in our London and Hong Kong offices to provide global coverage.
Our investment funds practice has won numerous awards, including "Top Offshore Law Firm" (Alpha Awards), "Best Offshore Law Firm" (HFM Week US Service Provider Awards), "Best Cayman Legal Advisers" (Hedgeweek), "Best Offshore Law Firm" (ILO Client Choice Award), "Private Funds Law Firm of the Year" (Lawyers World Law Annual Winner). We are consistently ranked as a leading practice in industry directories with a number of our partners and associates recognised as leaders in this field.
Funds may be established for all categories of investor but the Cayman Islands is particularly well suited for private placement funds intended for institutional or sophisticated high net worth investors. Ogier is a listing agent for the Cayman Cayman Islands Stock Exchange and frequently advises Cayman funds listing on other exchanges, such as the Irish Stock Exchange.