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Appleby Advises Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd
Appleby acted as Bermuda and Cayman counsel to Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries in connection with the formation of Höegh LNG Partners LP, a Marshall Islands limited partnership [MLP] and the MLP’s initial public offering of 11,040,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the MLP at USD 20.00 per unit. The common... Read more of this article
Appleby’s 2014 Scholarship & Bursary Recipients
Appleby today announced its 2014 scholarship and bursary recipients, with the firm’s Legal Education Scholarship, valued at $30,000, awarded to Korin Knights [pictured], currently studying at the University of Wales via Kaplan Holborn College in London to pursue an LLB. Mr Knights is also a summer law student intern at Appleby, gaining experience... Read more of this article
“Team St. George’s” Wins Appleby Fundraiser
Appleby’s Bermuda employees doubled the funds raised this year during the firm’s second annual pre-Cup Match charity fundraiser benefiting two local charities. Appleby staff participated in several July fundraising activities to support their favourite Cup Match team. Team St. George’s supporters raised funds for The Sunshine League and Team... Read more of this article
Appleby Finalist For 3 STEP Award Categories
Leading offshore legal and fiduciary services provider Appleby has been named a finalist for three categories in this year’s Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners [STEP] Private Clients Awards. The firm has been shortlisted for the “International Law Firm of the Year”, “Contentious Trust and Estates Team of the Year” and “Trust Company... Read more of this article
Appleby Advises Energy XXI On $2.2B Merger
Appleby acted as Bermuda counsel to Energy XXI [Bermuda] Limited in its $2.2 billion merger with EPL Oil & Gas, Inc., a union that creates the only publically traded, pure-play oil and gas exploration company in the shallow water section of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The new enterprise has an enterprise value of $6 billion. The merger involved two... Read more of this article
Appleby Acts As Counsel To African ARC Ltd
Appleby acted as Bermuda counsel to African Risk Capacity [ARC], a specialised agency set up by the African Union [AU] in order to establish a specialist hybrid mutual insurance company to help AU member states become more resilient to extreme weather events and to protect insecure food populations in light of climate change. A spokesperson said, “Appleby... Read more of this article
Bermuda Deal Value Up 51% Over Q1 Of 2013
Total deal value across offshore jurisdictions increased 79 percent in the first quarter of 2014 when compared to the same period last year and was the highest it has been since the end of 2012, according to a report released by Appleby. A spokesperson said, “Considering the first quarter of the year is historically the quietest for dealmaking,... Read more of this article
14 Appleby Professionals On Citywealth List
Appleby, one of the world’s largest providers of offshore legal, fiduciary, and administration services, has unveiled 14 professionals from its Private Client and Trusts, Litigation, Insolvency and Fiduciary, and Administration Groups that have been included in the Citywealth Leaders List 2014. A spokesperson said, “Now in its ninth year, the... Read more of this article
Appleby To Provide Legal Advice In China
Appleby has become the first offshore law firm licensed to provide offshore legal advice in Mainland China where it has had a Shanghai base since 2012. To date, the leading offshore fiduciary and legal advisory firm has been delivering fiduciary services only from Shanghai. The formal announcement of a legal practice certificate opens up the opportunity... Read more of this article
Appleby Appoint Robinson, Langley & Davies
The Bermuda office of Appleby announced the appointment of one lawyer to partner and the appointment of two further lawyers to the position of Counsel. The Bermuda-based lawyers join five others across the Appleby group globally including one further partner appointment and four appointments to Counsel. In Bermuda, Appleby lawyer Keith Robinson is... Read more of this article
Appleby Advises On Satellite Loan Financing
Leading offshore law firm Appleby recently acted as Bermuda counsel to the Asia Broadcast Satellite [ABS] group of companies in relation to its approximately $470 million USD secured loan financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States [Ex-Im Bank]. A spokesperson said, “The Appleby team was led by Banking Partner Jeffrey Kirk and Senior... Read more of this article
Chambers And Partners Rank Appleby As #1
Appleby today [Mar 26] announced that Chambers and Partners, publisher of leading guides to the legal profession, top ranks its Bermuda Insurance and Dispute Resolution practice teams in Chambers Global Guide. Appleby’s Insurance team, led globally and in Bermuda by Partner Timothy Faries, secured the Band 1 spot again in Chambers for 2014 and is... Read more of this article
