Appleby is highly adept at supporting FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies with their complex cross-border transactions, which often involve offshore jurisdictions and multi-disciplinary elements. Its offering also encompasses advice on strategic growth and restructuring plans. Department lead and managing partner Brad Adderley boasts particular expertise in the insurance and reinsurance space. The team is also home to Matthew Ebbs-Brewer, who heads up the funds and investment team. Ebbs-Brewer has expertise in M&A and joint venture transactions, as does Josephine Noddings. Jerome Wilson chairs the technology and innovation practice, and he is particularly skilled in the area of digital asset businesses. Clive Langley is another notable name with strength in structuring asset-financed transactions.

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited is well-positioned to advise a wide array of clients on cross-border transactions. This offering encompasses advice on creating new commercial structures, M&A deals, private equity investments, restructurings, shareholder agreements, and corporate governance mandates. The team is jointly led by (re)insurance expert Gavin Woods, whose client base includes local, exempted, and permit and segregated account companies, Steven Rees Davies, who is highly experienced in corporate governance and regulation matters, and Matthew Grigg, who is skilled in work surrounding equity issuances and mandates relating to digital asset businesses. Michael Frith, Charissa Ball, Michelle Falcucci and Max Tetlow are also key members of the team.

The corporate department at Conyers is well-equipped to support a wide range of clients from the fin-tech, manufacturing, mining, real estate, oil and gas, and technology industries. Large restructurings, IPOS, M&A transactions, and securitisations form a significant part of the group's work. Marcello Ausenda sits at the helm of the practice, which also includes Jennifer Panchaud, who is particularly active in reorganisations and securitisations for both local and exempted companies, as well as (re)insurance transactions. Edward Rance has expertise in insolvencies and restructurings, in addition to offshore holding structures, while David Stubbs has experience in advising on the formation and regulation of cryptocurrency and digital token vehicles.

The corporate and finance department at ASW Law Limited has notable expertise in the (re)insurance space, and is active in M&A transactions, sales, and corporate restructurings. Neil Horner leads the practice with expertise in large M&A deals, (re)insurance, funds, and finance law. Canadian-qualified Kim Willey is skilled in captive formation and regulation, as well as in providing regulatory and compliance advice to commercial insurance groups, and UK-qualified Hanno Tolhurst is another key corporate and commercial lawyer at the firm.

Wakefield Quin is highly adept at handling M&A transactions and disposals, the acquisition, financing, and development of commercial real estate projects, and cross-border restructurings. Sitting at helm of the department is Erik Gotfredsen and Ian Stone; Gotfredsen is skilled in joint ventures, partnerships, and the establishment of companies, while Stone is knowledgable about offshore corporate and partnership structures, as well as being active in banking transactions. The team is also home to Johann Oosthuizen, who is notable in commercial property matters.

With ‘a deep bench strength in the fin-tech sector’, Walkers frequently assist clients with take privates, takeovers, tender offers, and amalgamations. Practice lead  Natalie Neto advises on a range of Bermuda-based and international corporate mandates, especially M&A transactions for public and private companies. Neto is also particularly experienced in advising digital asset businesses. Sarah Demerling heads up the investment funds and (re)insurance practices, and has expertise in corporate restructurings, while the highly recommended Rachel Nightingale is active in private equity investments and M&A transactions.

The team at MJM Limited has experience in advising local and international clients on M&A transactions, restructurings, and cross-border projects. In particular, the group is notable for its expertise in mergers of publicly traded companies, including takeovers, as well as the acquisition and disposal of businesses assets, and corporate governance mandates. Jeremy Leese chairs the practice with expertise in IPOs and group restructurings. The group is also home to Brian Holdipp, who is skilled in corporate redomiciliations and regulatory law, and Mark Adams, who boasts onshore and offshore legal knowledge.