Maples and Calder is pleased to announce the recruitment of Nicola Bashforth, who will be joining the Finance team as Counsel. Ms Bashforth, who is currently with Appleby, is expected to commence employment in April 2013 subject to immigration permits and her existing contractual arrangements.

“We are delighted to welcome Nicola to our market-leading Finance team, and particularly our CLO practice,” said Mark Matthews, partner and head of the CLO team at Maples and Calder. “She is a highly regarded structured finance lawyer with eleven years post qualification experience and her CLO expertise will serve to reinforce our position as Cayman’s premier service provider in this space.”

Alasdair Robertson, Global Head of Finance, said “Nicola’s addition to our CLO practice further strengthens our team and enables us to continue providing the high level of service our clients expect at a time of significant growth in this market. We are delighted that she has chosen to join us.”

Members of the Maples and Calder Finance team will be attending the American Securitization Forum taking place in Las Vegas from 27-30 January.

About Maples and Calder

Maples and Calder is a leading international law firm advising financial, institutional and business clients around the world on the laws of the Cayman Islands, Ireland and the British Virgin Islands. Maples and Calder has offices in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, London and Singapore.

With a reputation as an innovative, entrepreneurial firm, Maples and Calder is known worldwide as a market leader with highly qualified lawyers who are specialists in their respective practice areas.

MaplesFS is a leading specialised fiduciary and fund services provider. MaplesFS has offices in the Cayman Islands, Delaware, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Montreal and New York. 

MaplesFS is led by a team of experienced professionals and is committed to providing a high level of service tailored to specific client requirements.