OVERVIEW
Heidi is Managing Partner of Maples and Calder, in the Maples Group's London office. Heidi works closely with hedge fund managers, private equity houses and their onshore counsel in the hedge fund and private equity sectors. She advises on both Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands law and specialises in the structuring, formation, ongoing maintenance and restructuring of hedge funds and private equity funds, representing large financial institutions as well as boutique and start-up managers.
BACKGROUND
Heidi joined the Maples Group in 2012. Prior to joining, she was a partner at an international law firm in the Cayman Islands. She has also worked in the mergers and acquisitions group at Linklaters in London and in the banking and finance group at Clayton Utz in Australia. Heidi has been recognised as a leading lawyer in Who's Who Legal, Chambers Global, Legal 500 and IFLR1000. She was also named as a leading practitioner by Legal Media Group's Expert Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law and as one of the 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds by the Hedge Fund Journal.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of the Advisory Board of the Cayman Islands Film Commission (CIFC)
Member of the Board of Trustees of The Homeless Film Festival
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Funds & Investment Management
Corporate
BAR ADMISSIONS
1996 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia
1997 - Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (does not practise as a barrister or solicitor in Australia)
2000 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (does not practise as an English solicitor)
2002 - Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
2005 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
Bond University, Australia, Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
Newcastle University, Australia, Bachelor of Commerce
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KNOWLEDGE
- BVI Regulatory Sandbox Launched to Support Innovative FinTech 22 January 2021
- BVI Approved Managers: Upcoming Deadline 18 January 2021
- EU Removes the Cayman Islands from Annex I 06 October 2020
- Amendments to the Cayman Islands Private Funds Law 2020 07 July 2020
- Ever More Success in Europe 10 June 2020
- British Virgin Islands Regulatory Obligations and Filing Deadlines 2020 10 June 2020
- Amendments to the BVI Regulatory Code 05 May 2020
- BVI CbCR Reporting System and FATCA CRS Deadlines Extended 05 May 2020
- New Regulatory Regime for Closed-Ended Funds in the British Virgin Islands 17 March 2020
- British Virgin Islands Update Valuation Policies and Procedures and Acceptable Accounting Standards 17 March 2020
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Proud to Support Barnardos UK and Barnardos Ireland 17 December 2020
- Maples Group Recognised at European Hedge Fund Services Awards for 10th Year Running 20 August 2020
- Maples Group European Expansion Continues With the Growth of Its London Office 18 August 2020
- COVID-19 What is Maples Group doing 20 March 2020
- Maples Group Announces Leadership Appointments 04 December 2019
- Three Maples Partners Named Among 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds 25 September 2019
- Maples Group Appoints New Managing Partner to its Law Firm in London 20 August 2019
- Update on the British Virgin Islands 14 September 2017
- Maples Fund Services Alternative Funds Roundtable 02 August 2016
- Enhancements to Maples and Calders Authorised Representative Services 01 March 2016