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Eight Holland & Knight Georgia Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers

The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

Moneyval report - Guernsey highly successful

The key recommendations relate to money laundering investigations and prosecutions, suspicious activity reports, and the GFSC's financial crime supervisory process.

Harneys assists Polaris Renewable Energy with US$225 million bond transaction

The green bonds will include a tap feature, allowing access to an additional US$50 million in funding for potential future uses.

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Chemist Warehouse on its A$34 billion merger with Sigma Healthcare

This deal represents one of the largest mergers and capital markets transactions in Australia for many years.

Linklaters advises on the first Additional Tier 1 capital issuance by a Singapore insurance company

The perpetual capital securities were issued pursuant to Great Eastern Life’s S$2bn EMTN Programme, which was established in 2024 together with Great Eastern Holdings.

Linklaters advises on doValue’s pivotal high yield bond financing

The Linklaters team advising on the U.S. and New York law aspects of the high yield bond issuance was led by high yield partner Giacomo Reali

Macfarlanes advises Legal & General on £370m buy-in with the TUI Group UK Pension Trust

The Macfarlanes team was led by Insurance Partner Andrew Barton and Senior Counsel Madison Kaur.

Unrecognised Foreign Judgments and Awards and Liquidation Proceedings in the British Virgin Islands

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the court of final appeal for the Member States and Territories.

Setting a Precedent: Jersey's First Wrongful Trading Order

By this time, proceedings had been successfully pursued against the Company by a creditor in the Petty Debts Court.

Carey Olsen Bermuda achieves top rankings in Chambers Global 2025

Carey Olsen's top-tier Dispute Resolution team was praised for being "very technical and very capable.

Norton Rose Fulbright advises JP Morgan on American Axle’s £1.16 billion cash and shares combination with Dowlais

Dowlais is a specialist engineering group focused on the automotive sector

Appleby Advised New Global Reinsurer Mereo

Mereo has received full regulatory approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority for a Class 3B insurer, and has earned an A- credit rating from AM Best.

Focus on anti-money laundering: tackling the issue of "money mules"

In particular, we set out what payment services firms should be focusing on to reduce the impact of money mules cross-industry.

Maples Group Luxembourg Assists Kamco Invest in Strategic European Joint Venture

Kamco Invest is a regional non-banking financial powerhouse headquartered in Kuwait with offices in key regional financial markets

Securing the BVI’s first recorded personal bankruptcy orders

The trustees in bankruptcy are appointed to take possession of the respective estates, including all the assets belonging to or vested in the bankrupts.

Mayer Brown advises JOST on the acquisition of hydraulics supplier HYVA

After approval by the relevant antitrust and foreign direct investment authorities in a total of seven countries, the transaction was completed on January 31, 2025.

Latham & Watkins Advises Hess Midstream in Private Offering of Senior Notes

A Texas-based team represents the midstream company in the offering.

Cayman Islands Segregated portfolio companies

The assets and liabilities of each segregated portfolio are legally separate from those of the other segregated portfolios.

The use of AI tools in Cayman Islands legal proceedings – warnings for litigants and attorneys

For instance, the Defendant's submissions repeatedly referred to procedural rules and cited reported cases which did not exist.

Withers represents FC32 in acquisition of football club Spezia Calcio

Through the investment in Spezia Calcio, FC32 consolidates its multi-club project with the aim of creating an international ecosystem for the development of football talent.

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