OVERVIEW
Philip is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He specialises in the structuring, formation and ongoing operation of Cayman Islands investment funds. He represents numerous private equity firms and fund managers on the establishment of fund structures, seed capital arrangements, restructurings, acquisitions and disposals, shareholder arrangements, joint ventures, downstream transactions and fund investment realisations. Philip also advises on compliance matters for the funds and their operators and managers.
BACKGROUND
Philip joined the Maples Group in 2012 and was elected as a partner in 2015. He was previously a senior counsel at another international law firm in the Cayman Islands. Before that, he worked for Clifford Chance and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in London, advising private equity firms, investment banks and corporate clients. He has been recognised as a leading lawyer in IFLR1000.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Philip is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BAR ADMISSIONS
2001 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2008 - Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
EDUCATION
Leeds University, LLB (Hons)
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KNOWLEDGE
- Chambers Global Practice Guide to Investment Funds 2021: Cayman Islands 25 February 2021
- Legal 500 Private Equity Country Comparative Guide: Cayman Islands 14 January 2021
- New CIMA Rules for Registered Private Funds 02 November 2020
- Amendments to the Cayman Islands Private Funds Law 2020 07 July 2020
- Chambers and Partners Investment Funds Guide 2020 17 March 2020
- Cayman Islands Private Funds Law 2020 10 February 2020
- Cayman Islands Private Funds Bill 2020 10 January 2020
- Cayman Islands Mutual Funds Amendment Bill 2020 10 January 2020
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Partners Named IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2023 29 November 2023
- Maples Group Advises JIP on the JIP-led Consortium for The Largest Take-Private Deal in Japan's History 23 November 2023
- Maples Group Advises Sunac on Landmark US$10.2 Billion Debt Restructuring 21 November 2023
- Maples Group's Multi-Jurisdictional Expertise Shines with Partners from Ireland, Cayman Islands and Hong Kong Making '50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds' List 14 November 2023
- Maples Group Wins at Hedgeweek European Emerging Manager Awards 09 November 2023