Carey Olsen has one of the largest investment fund practices in the offshore world – advising clients on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey.
Our funds team comprises 22 partners and a total complement of 80 lawyers, many of whom trained and worked at leading international law firms before joining Carey Olsen.
We advise on all types of private, public, retail and listed funds, including open and closed-ended funds, limited partnerships, unit trusts and companies.
We have substantial experience in advising on the full spectrum of fund strategies and asset classes, including credit and debt funds, cleantech funds, real estate funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds, green funds, crypto funds and infrastructure funds.
Our clients include fund managers, investment banks and private banks, institutional investors, boutique investment firms, insurance groups, pension funds, private equity houses, sovereign wealth funds and family offices. Our lawyers understand the requirements and priorities of each interest group and we tailor our services accordingly.
We also have longstanding relationships with all of the leading international law firms who instruct us on a regular basis.
Recognised as the leading legal adviser to funds across the Channel Islands and with strong fund practices in the Caribbean and Asia, we represent more companies and funds listed on the London Stock Exchange than any other offshore law firm and regularly advise on listings on the NYSE and HKEx, Euronext, CSX and TISE.
Our credentials

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We advise nine of the world’s top 10 private equity firms

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We advise nine of the world’s top 10 banks

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We advise seven of the world’s top 10 private equity real estate firms

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We advised on the world’s largest ever investment fund – the SoftBank Vision Fund
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