Kim Paiva is a group partner in Carey Olsen's Guernsey office with more than 17 years’ experience advising on banking and finance matters under Guernsey law. She acts for lenders and borrowers across a broad range of transactions, including asset finance, corporate finance, including leveraged and acquisition finance, real estate finance, and non-contentious restructuring and security enforcement matters.

She advises financial institutions, alternative lenders, private credit funds, private equity sponsors and corporate clients. She is widely recognised for her expertise in aviation finance and regularly advises lenders, borrowers and leasing companies on aircraft registered, or to be registered, on Guernsey’s aircraft registry, 2-REG.

Kim established the Guernsey Aviation Working Group in collaboration with 2-REG and continues to play an active role in promoting Guernsey’s aviation offering internationally.

Career

Prior to relocating to Guernsey in 2009, Kim practised in the corporate team at one of Africa’s largest law firms. She joined an offshore law firm in Guernsey in 2009 and later became a group partner and co-head of the Guernsey banking and finance team at another offshore law firm in Guernsey in 2020.

Kim qualified as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2006 after completing her training contract in South Africa.