OVERVIEW
Ruairi is a partner of Maples and Calder's Corporate and Funds & Investment Management teams in the Maples Group's British Virgin Islands office. He advises on a wide range of corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, stock exchange listings, private equity structures, private placements, corporate restructuring and reorganisation transactions and the formation of joint ventures. On the finance side, Ruairi advises on acquisition, real estate, ship and aircraft finance transactions. He also has significant experience in capital markets transactions, both equity and debt.
BACKGROUND
Ruairi joined the Maples Group in 2012 and was elected as a partner in 2017. He previously trained and practised as a corporate lawyer at William Fry in Dublin. Ruairi has been recognised as a leading lawyer by IFLR1000, Chambers Global and the Legal 500. He is a past Secretary of the BVI Bar Association.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Ruairi is a British Virgin Islands Notary Public.AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Corporate
Funds & Investment Management
BAR ADMISSIONS
2007 - Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland (not practising)
2010 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2012 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
Trinity College Dublin, MA
European Institute of Public Administration, Luxembourg, Master of European Legal Studies
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KNOWLEDGE
- British Virgin Islands Economic Substance Requirements July 2020 Update and Deadlines 06 July 2020
- Luxembourg Extension of Reporting Deadlines for DAC 6 and FATCA and CRS 02 July 2020
- Expanding Use of Segregated Portfolio Companies in the BVI 12 December 2018
- BVI Companies- Urgent Action Required to Avoid Potential Strike Off 25 September 2018
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Advises on US47B Take Private of China Biologic Products 06 May 2021
- Maples Group Launches Irish Asset Finance Offering in Singapore 04 May 2021
- Maples Group Maintains Top Spot as Listing Agent on Cayman Islands Stock Exchange 03 May 2021
- Maples Advises Cayman Islands Government on First Public-Private Partnership 29 April 2021
- Maples Group Supports Falko on Inaugural ABS Transaction 28 April 2021