Ogier acts in Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd IPO – China’s biggest IPO in year
Ogier’s Hong Kong team have acted as counsel in connection with Foxconn Industrial Internet’s RMB 27 billion (US$ 4.3 billion) initial public offering (IPO) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Partner and Head of Corporate for Asia Nathan Powell and Senior…
Cayman Islands: Ogier recognised with two awards for Ocean Rig restructuring
The restructuring of Ocean Rig – the Cayman Islands’ largest ever successful restructuring, in which Ogier acted for the joint provisional liquidators – has won two industry awards. The case has been named Energy Deal of the Year and Restructuring…
OGIER: Funds specialist Justin Savage promoted to partner in Ogier’s Cayman team
Funds specialist Justin Savage has been promoted to partner in Ogier’s Cayman Investment Funds team. Justin, who joined Ogier in 2013, advises some of the firm’s largest investment fund clients on the full life-cycle of open-ended and closed-ended investment funds…
Caribbean farmers and agriculture officers learn sustainable agricultural practices and technologies in Japan
From Barbados & the OECS More than twenty agricultural practitioners across eleven Caribbean countries have concluded a two-week study tour to Japan. The study tour, supported by the United Nations Development Programme’s Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (UNDP J-CCCP), held a…
100 Women in Finance event tackles ten years of change in investment funds
Ogier and KPMG are teaming up as 100 Women In Finance co-hosts later this month. Ogier investment funds partner Joanne Huckle is moderating a panel on the new funds era, examining the radical change facing the alternative investment industry. Joanne…
Crypto exchange Binance ordered to suspend operations in Japan
By Adam Samson in London and Leo Lewis in Tokyo From Financial Times YESTERDAY Binance, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrencies exchanges, has been ordered by the financial services agency in Tokyo to suspend its operations in Japan. Japan’s Financial…
Starbucks Chinese gourmet
Starbucks opened a super-sized gourmet location in China — here’s what it looks like By Kate Taylor From Business Insider Starbucks has opened a stunning location in China that is 300 times bigger than the average coffee shop. On Tuesday,…
Get cheeky at Paris’ first naked restaurant, where diners eat escargot in the buff
BY SHANNON CONNELLAN From Mashable Why someone would want to risk dropping hot soup in their lap without a pants barrier is beyond me, but yet, the world continues to enjoy nude dining. Naked restaurants, where folks are invited to…
Cayman Islands’ new Foundation Company offers innovative, flexible and unique alternative
From Ogier Cayman’s first of its kind hybrid Foundation Company is likely to appeal as a holding vehicle, SPV and succession planning option, says Ogier trusts partner Anthony Partridge. Anthony says that the new structure – introduced by the enactment…
Ogier wins International Legal Team of the Year at STEP Private Client Awards
Ogier was named International Legal Team of the Year at the prestigious STEP Private Client Awards last night. The firm scooped the award in the mid-sized law firm category at an industry event at the Westminster Plaza Park Hotel in…