OVERVIEW
Sheryl is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. She specialises in private equity fund structures and investments and represents a wide range of sponsors, from large institutions to boutique and start up investment managers, advising on the structuring, formation and operation of private funds and advising on downstream transactions and portfolio investments. Sheryl advises sponsors on their carry allocation and management vehicles. She also works on a number of related corporate transactions, including consortium deals and joint ventures, co-investments, buy-outs and restructurings.
BACKGROUND
Sheryl joined the Maples Group in 2012, having been a partner at an international law firm in the Cayman Islands. Prior to her move to the Cayman Islands, she worked in the corporate and M&A teams at Slaughter and May and Gibson Dunn, respectively, in London. Sheryl began her legal career in the corporate team of Russell McVeagh in New Zealand. Identified as a leading lawyer, she has been featured in Who's Who Legal publications and ranked by IFLR1000, Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Sheryl is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association and 100 Women in Finance.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BAR ADMISSIONS
1999 - Admitted as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand (not practising)
2004 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2006 - Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
EDUCATION
University of Otago, New Zealand, LLB (Hons)
University of Otago, New Zealand, BCom (Finance)
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KNOWLEDGE
- Obligations and Filing Deadlines for Registered Cayman Islands Investment Funds 12 June 2023
- The Private Equity Law Review 2023: Cayman Islands 11 May 2023
- The Private Equity Law Review 2022: Cayman Islands 02 September 2022
- Cayman Islands Update: FAR Form – Related Fund Entity Form Released 13 September 2021
- Cayman Islands: Private Funds Fund Annual Return Form Released 10 August 2021
- Cayman Islands: Economic Substance Regime Extended to Partnerships 05 August 2021
- New CIMA Rules for Registered Private Funds 02 November 2020
- EU Removes the Cayman Islands from Annex I 06 October 2020
- Further Amendments to the Cayman Islands Companies Law LLC Law and SIBL 29 September 2020
- Amendments to the Cayman Islands Private Funds Law 2020 07 July 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