Wakefield Quin hires Swainson
- April 2018
Scott Swainson has joined Wakefield Quin Ltd’s property department as senior counsel. Mr. Swainson was previously a partner and the group head of Appleby’s property department in Bermuda for over 15 years. Source: The Royal Gazette – to read full…
Into the guts of the Bribery Act
- January 2018
Corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that affects all countries, so said in November 2017 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Action against Corruption and Economic Crime. Source: The Royal Gazette – click here…
Wakefield Quin advises Savannah Petroleum PLC on credit facility to Seven Energy
- December 2017
Wakefield Quin advised client Savannah Petroleum PLC on Bermuda law financing and security matters relating to a credit facility to Seven Energy, a leading integrated gas company in south east Nigeria, with upstream oil and gas interests in the region….
Wakefield Quin advises ATN International on its major equity investment in Fireminds
- September 2017
Wakefield Quin advised ATN International, Inc. in its acquisition of the controlling interest in Fireminds, an innovative technology solutions company focused on global software development and managed cloud services. Proceeds of the investment are to be used to enhance Fireminds…
Wakefield Quin Ltd and HCS Law Ltd to merge
- May 2017
Wakefield Quin Ltd and HCS Law Ltd. announced their agreement to merge into one law firm to continue in the name of Wakefield Quin Ltd with effect from the 12th of May 2017. HCS Law Ltd is a boutique Bermuda…
Wakefield Quin advises Gencom on its acquisition of Tuckers Point Hotel and Spa
- May 2017
Wakefield Quin represented Gencom Real Estate Services Corporation in its acquisition of Tuckers Point Hotel and Spa, which is a premier multi-purpose facility that includes a real estate development operation and one of Bermuda’s leading golf courses. The Wakefield Quin…
Wakefield Quin advises Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.
- April 2017
Wakefield Quin represented Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., as facility agent, in a financing for the US$1,250,000,000 acquisition of geothermal assets in West Java, Indonesia from the Chevron group. The project is one of the largest geothermal facilities in the…
Wakefield Quin advises VEON on its dual listing and equity offering
- April 2017
Wakefield Quin represented VEON Ltd. in its dual listing on the Euronext exchange in Amsterdam and in relation to a $70 million offering of NASDAQ-listed ADRs and common shares of VEON by one of its leading shareholders. Veon, headquartered in…
Wakefield Quin advises Nordic Trustee on variation of bonds
- March 2017
Wakefield Quin represented Nordic Trustee ASA, acting on behalf of bondholders, in connection with the variations to certain terms of the 8.875 per cent Latina Offshore Limited Senior Secured Callable Bond Issue 2013/2018. The Wakefield Quin team was led by…
Wakefield Quin advises Roust Trading Ltd. in Chapter 11 Pre-packaged Plan of Reorganization
- February 2017
Wakefield Quin represented Roust Trading Ltd. and its Bermuda affiliates in connection with Roust Corporation’s Chapter 11 Pre-packaged Plan of Reorganization in the U.S. The transaction resulted in the reduction of the group’s existing debt by approximately $462 million, plus…