Rising Stars

Commercial, corporate and M&A in Gibraltar

Hassans

Lauded by one client as 'the foremost law firm in Gibraltar', Hassans has 'substantial experience in commercial, corporate and M&A' work. Among its key figures are Peter Montegriffo KC and Vikram Nagrani, who advise on trusts, joint ventures, M&A and international transactions. Senior partner James Levy CBE KC 'continues to be the leading light in the firm'. Other standout names include consultant Michael Castiel, Ian Felice for commercial property investments and corporate restructuring, and Abigail Cornelio for corporate governance. Peter Montegriffo KC and cross-border transactional specialist Tim Garcia and Richard Buttigieg are also highly recommended.

Responsables de la pratique:

James Levy QC; Richard Buttigieg; Ian Felice; Tim Garcia; Peter Montegriffo KC; Vikram Nagrani


Autres avocats clés:

Michael Castiel; Abigail Cornelio


Les références

‘Hassans are the foremost law firm in Gibraltar and continue to provide excellent legal advice. They ensure they understand the commercial issues involved and seek to give added value to their clients.’

‘James Levy continues to be the leading light in the firm. His commercial knowledge, affability and contacts lists are legendary. If you have a crisis issue James will invariably find an innovative solution.’

‘Peter Montegriffo is another top member of the firm who I would be happy to recommend to others.’

Principaux clients

GibTelecom


Government of Gibraltar


Lloyds Bank


Playtech


Gibraltar Football Association


Bitfrost Limited


Apax Partners


Entain Holdings PLC


Scientific Games


Viatris (previously Mylan)


Royal Bank of Scotland (Gibraltar) Limited


Forafric Global PLC


Principaux dossiers


  • Acting for Bitfrost in the sale and purchase of Currency Com (understood to be the first sale and purchase of a Gibco fully licensed/overseen by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission to offer Distributed Ledger Technology and related services).
  • Advised Herne Hill (Holdings) on the purchase of 20% participation interest in mezzanine loan from APMSF Investor to Maximus PM Mezzanine A, as well as an option agreement to purchase the entire loan note.
  • Continuing to advise TNG Global Foundation on two landmark real estate development transactions in Gibraltar, the Bayside Project and the Eastside Project.

ISOLAS LLP

ISOLAS LLP is regularly instructed on cross-border mergers, company re-domiciliation and insurance portfolio transfers, and has seen these transactions increase in number as part of the Brexit contingency measures of regulated firms. Besides having a strong presence in the gaming sector senior partner Peter Isola is increasingly involved in corporate governance, while Steven Caetano's practice has a strong regulatory licensing focus. Christian Caetano is active in cross-border M&A, re-domiciliation of financial services firms and insurance portfolio transfers.

Responsables de la pratique:

Peter Isola; Steven Caetano


Autres avocats clés:

Christian Caetano


Les références

‘Steven Caetano is very knowledgeable and in particular, very available and attentive to our requests.’

 

Principaux clients

Brookfield Europe (Gibraltar) Limited


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisted Brookfield and its parent group in the successful migration/corporate redomiciliation of Brookfield Europe (Gibraltar) to Bermuda.

Triay Lawyers Ltd

Triay Lawyers Ltd is known for its expertise in the M&A sphere, where it often assists multinational conglomerates in deals with a regulatory angle. The practice is also noted for restructuring, company incorporation, licensing and data protection. Javier Triay and Alan Buchanan are the lead M&A experts, and are assisted by 'strong up-and-coming' senior associate Chris Davis on M&A, restructuring, alteration of share capital, directors’ duties and governance.

Responsables de la pratique:

Javier Triay; Alan Buchanan


Autres avocats clés:

Chris Davis


Les références

‘Client oriented. They are able to find ad-hoc out-of-the-box solutions.’

‘Chris Davis is a very knowledgeable professional.’

‘Triay Lawyers demonstrated exceptional expertise and played a pivotal role in facilitating a complex and revolutionary project.’

Principaux clients

Altarius Capital Limited


JP Morgan SE


Ahli United Bank Limited


Royal Bank of Canada


HM Government of Gibraltar


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised HM Government of Gibraltar on its agreement with Bitso and IOV labs on the proposed integration of blockchain technology into the Gibraltar Government’s eGov system.
  • Advised a consortium of banks on funding for the £200m financing of a tech/online gaming group.
  • Acted for JP Morgan SE on a $70m facility and associated security relating to a collection of fine art.