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 9/10 of the world’s largest private equity firms

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We advise 10/10 of the world’s largest banks.

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We advise 8/10 of the world’s largest private equity real estate firms

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We advised on the world’s largest ever investment fund – the SoftBank Vision Fund
News and Deals
26 May 2023 | News
Carey Olsen named Offshore Law Firm of the Year by Chambers Europe
22 May 2023 | News
Carey Olsen shortlisted in the 2023 Legal Business Awards
11 May 2023 | News
Carey Olsen advises on the successful launch of the Marunouchi Climate Tech Growth Fund L.P.
27 April 2023 | News
Carey Olsen shortlisted twice in Hedgeweek's European Digital Assets Awards
03 March 2023 | News
Carey Olsen advises Brydell Partners on latest real estate fund
28 February 2023 | News
Carey Olsen shortlisted for offshore law firm of the year in Asia Legal Awards
Briefings and Articles
03 May 2023 | Briefing
Cayman Islands investment funds
17 April 2023 | Briefing
Recent changes to Jersey's AML/CFT regime – a user-friendly summary and FAQs
17 April 2023 | Briefing
Online tool to determine if the recent changes to Jersey's AML/CFT regime applies to an entity
06 April 2023 | Briefing
Jersey limited partnerships
05 April 2023 | Briefing
Jersey Expert Funds
05 April 2023 | Briefing