AGS - Key Persons
AGS Jersey is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) and provides services to institutions and global corporate organisations, representing a wide diversity of industry sectors. These include: real estate; infrastructure; banking and asset management; private equity; energy and natural resources; media; intellectual property, and employee incentives.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Board
- Corporate Local Practice Group Head
Andrew Weaver is Director of AGS Jersey and the Corporate Local Practice Group Head in Appleby Jersey.
He specialises in hedge and private equity funds, regulatory advice, real estate and corporate work in matters of Jersey and Cayman Islands law. He advises leading fund managers, advisers and financial institutions and service providers in the UK, Europe, the USA, the Middle East and Asia.
Andrew has been recognised by Legal 500 for ‘his vast experience of the Jersey regulatory environment' and has sat on boards of regulated and listed funds and fund service providers.
Expertise
Formation & Administration Services, Wealth Structuring & Family Office Services, Fund Services
Job Titles:
- Managing Director of the Hong Kong Office
- Managing Director: Hong Kong
Angela Ma is the Managing Director of the Hong Kong office of AGS, which offers a wide range of corporate services to local, Asian and international clients in relation to Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Hong Kong structures.
Angela provides high-level management and operational support to the Hong Kong team, and drives business development initiatives in the region. In particular she leads the Hong Kong office in serving clients engaged in public listings, investment funds, and asset management activities.
Angela is a qualified solicitor, having previously practised company and commercial law in Hong Kong and the UK. She is well positioned to collaborate with Appleby the law firm to deliver a truly integrated and efficient legal-fiduciary service for clients. In addition, Angela has over 13 years of senior management experience working in multinational corporations. She understands clients' business needs and commercial considerations, whilst ensuring that AGS delivers our services in compliance with regulatory standards and industry best practices.
Angela is fluent in English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin).
AGS Hong Kong has a team of skilled and experienced offshore corporate services professionals who can provide on the ground advice and assistance with corporate-fiduciary services in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.
Utilising AGS's global offshore presence, our Hong Kong team can also facilitate the provision of corporate-fiduciary services in Jersey, Mauritius and the Seychelles.
AGS Hong Kong can act as the prime point of contact for clients based in Asia wishing to tap into our group's global offshore network.
Anna is a highly experienced offshore industry professional and a Director of Appleby Global Services Jersey.
With a career spanning over almost two decades, Anna held various senior leadership and executive roles across multiple offshore jurisdictions. Anna has a proven track record of delivering solutions to complex offshore matters; her strategic and detail-oriented approach consistently achieves excellence. Her extensive knowledge and unique skills in the finance industry make her an invaluable asset to our team.
Anna's deep understanding of offshore regulatory landscape, complex operating models, compliance, corporate governance and fintech enables her to provide exceptional support to our clients. She actively participates on the boards of regulated and non-regulated entities contributing to our global presence and success.
Anna holds MA in Sociology and is a Fellow Member of Association Certified Chartered Accountants.
Expertise
Regulatory & Compliance Services, Formation & Administration Services
Job Titles:
- Director of Knowledge Management
Job Titles:
- Associate Director - Operations
Bartolome is the Associate Director - Operations at Appleby Global Services (AGS) in Bermuda. He brings 17 years of financial experience managing and advising clients internationally in Europe, US and Latin America. He began his career in accounting and specialised in the areas of Governance, Compliance and Financial Risk Management.
His expertise across multiple sectors includes Defense, Investment Banking, Hospitality and Insurance, from which he developed a keen eye for Risk Management strategies and throughout the design and implementation of large Transformation Projects.
Bartolome is from Spain, a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, a Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter, taught financial and management accounting at the Bermuda College between 2018 and 2019 and is the treasurer of the Bermuda Captive Network.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Board
- Is Director of AGS Cayman and a Partner of Appleby Cayman
Benjamin is Director of AGS Cayman and a Partner of Appleby Cayman.
Benjamin understands the intricacies of client transactions and operational, legal and regulatory requirements, enabling them to provide substance and support the decision making processes required to help companies achieve their strategic objectives.
Benjamin has significant experience within the structured finance sector representing issuers and investors alike on countless structured finance transactions, including primarily, CLOs, CRE CLOs, PACE securitisations and other bespoke asset classes. He frequently works on securitisation, representing issuers and underwriters in both public and private offerings of securities backed by a variety of asset classes, including residential products and trade receivables.
Benjamin is also highly regarded in the asset backed finance sector, supporting clients with secured structured lending and subscription finance. He also frequently works on restructuring and acquisition finance as well as public equity offerings and private placements.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Board
- Is Director of AGS Bermuda and Managing Partner of Appleby Bermuda
Brad Adderley is Director of AGS Bermuda and Managing Partner of Appleby Bermuda.
Brad has extensive experience in the insurance and reinsurance market and specialises in ILS and alternative collateralised reinsurance investment transactions. He has advised clients on a wide range of transactions including catastrophe bonds, special purpose insurers, sidecars, life insurance securitisations, and other fully collateralised structures. Brad is also a member of Appleby's global Technology & Innovation team, providing comprehensive advice in connection with all aspects of initial coin offerings and the carrying on of digital asset business.
Brad participates regularly at conferences and seminars, and provides commentary to international and local media on the Bermuda insurance industry.
Job Titles:
- Associate Director - Onboarding
Danielle Lubbe leads the Onboarding Team of AGS Bermuda. Her Team manages the administrative processes and procedures related to new clients, which includes incorporation and transfer in of companies, partnerships, LLCs, as well as providing the foundations for regulated insurance, investment funds and crypto, and private trust companies. She also manages AGS' relationship with key clients of the Group.
Danielle has 15 years corporate administration experience in the offshore corporate services sector; she has extensive experience working in Jersey, the Channel Islands and Bermuda. She previously worked at JTC for 7 years before relocating back to Bermuda, where she led the Corporate Division at a local Service Provider as Vice President for 4 years. Danielle joined Appleby in 2022 to deliver width and depth of experience and commitment with the highest levels of service and support to our clients. She is an Affiliate Member of the Chartered Governance Institute (previously named the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators).
Expertise
Formation & Administration Services
David is Director of AGS Hong Kong. He is also Managing Partner of the Hong Kong office and Local Corporate Group Head. He is also head of Asia Private Equity and M&A, Corporate Restructuring and global co-head of SPACs.
Recognised as a leading lawyer in each of his practice areas, David has been named Cayman Islands "Merger and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year" for the last three years running, having completed transactions with an aggregate value in excess of USD100 billion during this time.
David's corporate clients include Ascendent Capital Partners, Benchmark Asia, Celadon Partners, Goldman Sachs, MUFG, SoftBank Group Corp. and SoftBank Vision Fund.
On the restructuring side David has a wealth of knowledge and experience in advising clients on all aspects of offshore restructurings. Currently engaged on multiple mandates relating to the offshore bonds of Chinese real estate developers, David has led on many of the largest Cayman restructurings, particularly in the offshore oil and gas sector during the previous cyclical downturn.
David is qualified in England & Wales, Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands. He graduated from Cambridge University and trained at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London before practicing at Kirkland & Ellis and Sullivan & Cromwell in London.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director of Fiduciary Services
David Hogan is the Director of Fiduciary Services for Appleby Global Services (Cayman) Limited (AGS) with responsibility for the provision and growth of AGS's fiduciary services offering in the Cayman Islands office. This includes the provision of directorship, trustee, regulatory, compliance and ancillary services to AGS's client base whilst supporting AGS's full corporate services offering. As part of his client director role he oversees the delivery of financial reporting services for Cayman clients.
Prior to joining AGS, David was a Senior Vice President with a large global legal and fiduciary group based in the Cayman Islands, where he provided directorship and administration services to a wide range of structured finance vehicles including securitisations, CLOs, asset finance, private equity and bespoke structured transactions.
David is experienced with ensuring proper implementation and ongoing compliance with various domestic and overseas regulatory initiatives that impact Cayman company structures including FATCA/CRS, EU Market Abuse Regulations and the AML regime.
David has over 18 years of international transactional and financial management experience in senior roles across various sectors including funds, banking and corporate finance, and previously held positions such as Head of Investments for an investment company and Portfolio Manager with a regulated Bank.
David graduated from University College Dublin Ireland (Faculty of Law) with an honours Bachelor of Business and Law Degree (BBLS). He is a qualified accountant and Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, a Member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association and holds the Accredited Director certification from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Canada.
Expertise
Wealth Structuring & Family Office Services
Job Titles:
- REGULATORY SERVICES MANAGER: Cayman Islands
- the Regulatory Services Manager
Ellen Rolle is the Regulatory Services Manager of Appleby Global Services (Cayman) Limited (AGS). She is responsible for acting as the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (AMLCO) and the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) or the Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer (DMLRO) while also managing and overseeing the provision of regulatory and compliance services to client entities. These services include FATCA & CRS (AEOI) Services, AML Officers/Compliance Services, Beneficial Ownership Services and Economic Substance Services.
Ellen has over 20 years of experience in the offshore financial services industry with 10 being in Regulatory Compliance. Prior to joining AGS she held the position of Vice President with a large global legal and fiduciary group headquartered in the Cayman Islands where she provided AEOI services to a wide range of investment entities.
Ellen has a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Tampa and she also has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of South Florida. In addition, she holds the designation of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) attained in December 2015.
Expertise
Regulatory & Compliance Services
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director of AGS Jersey
James Gaudin is Managing Director of AGS Jersey and the Jersey Office Managing Partner. He is also a partner within Appleby's Corporate department.
He specialises in all areas of offshore corporate, finance and restructuring work within Appleby's strong equity and capital markets practice.
His extensive experience covers banking and asset finance, real estate investment structures, public and private debt and equity issues, securitisations, repackagings and initial public offerings, as well as structures involving Jersey limited partnerships and unit trusts. More recently James has advised on some of the largest corporate restructurings to have occurred in the Jersey market. He also advises banks and other global financial institutions in relation to the Jersey elements of complex cross-border insolvencies. The majority of his time is spent on real estate finance and funds.
James became a partner at Appleby in 2011. Prior to joining Appleby in August 2010, he spent six years in the capital markets and structured finance team at a Jersey-based offshore firm, before joining another major offshore firm where he was a group partner and head of corporate in Jersey. Before returning to Jersey, James worked with Hemmington-Scott in London for four years, latterly as head of treasury and banking. James qualified as a barrister in 1996 and has been a Jersey advocate since 2005. He has not always been a lawyer and spent years as a broker and Investment banker with Hemmington-Scott, Deutsche Bank and ABN Amro.
James applies a pragmatic and commercial approach to the transactions the team undertake on behalf of clients. Working with Paul Worsnop and Daniel Healy in the Jersey corporate team, the ethos of the team is one driven by a desire to deliver for clients. An affable and calm persona supports the delivery of this client-centric approach to legal excellence.
James appeared in the Legal 500 UK 2016 recommended lawyer list and IFLR1000 named James as a ´Leading Lawyer´ in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions. Clients told IFLR100 2016 that Appleby as a team is: "focused, dynamic and solution driven" and highlighted James Gaudin specifically. He is included in Chambers and Legal 500 and has been commended for his "practical advice", "availability" and "excellent responses." Legal 500 UK 2013 recognised James for "displaying great knowledge." Most recently James was recommended by clients to the Legal 500 UK 2015 directory and described as someone who is "easy to deal with and quick at turning things around".
He has contributed to numerous publications, and regularly presents to conferences, seminars and clients. James also participates in numerous industry steering and consultation groups.
Job Titles:
- Director - Private Wealth & Advisory
- Is Director of Private Wealth
Jason Green is Director of Private Wealth and Advisory in the Bermuda office of Appleby Global Services (AGS) where he advises companies, ultra-high net worth individuals, single and multi-family offices on the structuring, management and administration of complex cross border investment portfolios comprised of various asset classes, including private equity.
Jason joined the AGS team in 2022 from Appleby where he was a Senior Associate in the Corporate department of the law firm and a member of the Insurance Team providing advice on various aspects of corporate law. Jason joined Appleby in 2009 and was called to the Bermuda Bar in 2010. His practice included a wide array of insurance and reinsurance matters involving captives, catastrophe bonds, special purpose insurers, long-term and general business commercial (re)insurers. He also specialized in providing structural and regulatory advice for new and existing (re)insurers, the Bermuda Monetary Authority's licensing process for new (re)insurance structures, providing advice on eligible capital applications and segregated accounts companies.
Jason's prior experience in the wealth management industry includes progressively senior roles as a relationship manager at Barclays Wealth in London, Lombard Odier Trust (Bermuda), Butterfield Trust (Guernsey and Bermuda offices) and also as a manager in the Private Clients division of the Bank of Bermuda's offices in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda before their acquisition by HSBC Private Bank in 2004. Jason has also been a consultant and advisor to establish single (and multi) private family office platforms. In addition to being a Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths, Jason holds a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) and is a full member of the STEP Bermuda Branch, he also speaks conversational Spanish after living in Spain and Colombia.
Expertise
Fiduciary Services
Job Titles:
- Director
- Is Director of AGS Bermuda. He Is Also Global Co - Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of Bermuda 's Dispute Resolution Practice
John Wasty is Director of AGS Bermuda. He is also Global Co-Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of Bermuda's Dispute Resolution practice.
In his Bermuda role, John leads the Bermuda Insolvency & Restructuring team and the Regulatory Disputes team. John also leads the Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes practice globally.
He specialises in the areas of commercial litigation, restructuring, insolvency litigation, funds litigation and regulatory matters and has represented clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes in Bermuda, London, the US, Europe and Asia.
John frequently advises on a wide variety of contentious insolvency matters, complex multi-jurisdictional restructurings and all issues arising out of schemes of arrangement. In particular he has experience in Bermuda light touch provisional liquidations accompanying Chapter 11 proceedings in the US. In recent years John has advised on the Noble, Seadrill and C&J restructurings amongst many others.
His complex international and local commercial dispute resolution expertise includes shareholder and joint venture, funds and fund managers, M&A, financial institution, regulatory (particularly Bermuda Monetary Authority, Financial Intelligence Agency and Regulatory Authority of Bermuda) and advisory work. John has extensive experience in a broad range of corporate governance matters. He also regularly advises on sanctions related issues.
He is also frequently involved in major arbitrations in Bermuda and internationally in both commercial and insurance/reinsurance matters.
He advises insurers, reinsurers, policyholders, captives and brokers in disputes in the London Market, the US, Europe and Asia.
In the regulatory sphere, John has an extensive body of experience in dealing with the Bermuda Monetary Authority and the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda in relation to AML/ATF, banking/financial institution, telecommunications, insurance and reinsurance, and fund regulation and enforcement issues including regularly advising Bermuda's largest companies and their management in connection with On-site Investigations, Warning Notices, Decision Notices and appeals of Bermuda Monetary Authority and Regulatory Authority of Bermuda decisions.
John is consistently recognised by Chambers Global since 2009 and ranked band 1 for Dispute Resolution. He is a well-established litigator who regularly advises clients on insolvency and commercial litigation, as well as debt restructuring and regulatory matters, among others. "He drives cases with considerable brio, tact and knowledge. His ability to achieve the client's objectives within the legal, practical and procedural demands of large-scale litigation is impressive," enthused one interviewee.
John is also repeatedly recommended by Legal 500 Caribbean as a ‘Leading Individual' for his dispute resolution practice where he has been referred to as "one of the best litigators around, providing excellent technical yet business-savvy legal advice and jumping in with both feet to do all he can to support his client's position," and recommended for his Insurance and Reinsurance practice for providing "a tremendous level of service, including practical advice that focuses on solving the issues at hand."
John is identified as a leading commercial litigator and insurance/reinsurance specialist in the Practical Law Company's Which Lawyer Guide. He is also recognised as a thought leader in the Insurance & Reinsurance chapter of WWL: Thought Leaders - Global Elite 2021. John is also listed as being among the world's preeminent lawyers in The International Who's Who of Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers, The International Who's Who of Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers, The International Who's Who of Asset Recovery and The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers.
John is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. In addition to being admitted in Bermuda, John has also been admitted in New York, England, Hong Kong, Canada and the British Virgin Islands.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Board
- Director of AGS Hong Kong
Judy Lee is Director of AGS Hong Kong. She is also the Asia Group Head of Appleby and a partner in Hong Kong. Judy practises a wide range of Bermuda, Cayman and BVI corporate law, specialising in corporate finance and investment funds. She is responsible for the development in Asia of our law firm as well as our corporate administration and fiduciary services business Appleby Global Services.
Judy has over 25 years of offshore and onshore experience in listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Singapore Stock Exchange as well as mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and other corporate finance transactions. Judy leads Hong Kong Capital Markets team which is recognised as one of the offshore market leaders for their specialist IPO and listing work advice in Hong Kong as well as overseas. Under her leadership, the team was able to complete consistently more than 50 listings on the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2018, representing close to 40% of the market share. In addition, she has extensive experience in the structuring and setting up of Cayman investment funds in Asia. She also advises on Bermuda and Cayman court-sanctioned shareholders privatisation schemes of arrangement.
Judy is the three-time winner for the ´Best in Offshore´ individual award at Euromoney Legal Media Group's Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2013, 2018 and 2019 (as well as nominated as a finalist from 2013 to 2016), the ´Offshore Investment Funds Lawyer of the Year in Hong Kong Award´ at the Corporate INTL Magazine Global Awards 2014 and 2017 and the ´Women in Law Award´ at Lawyer Monthly's Legal Awards 2016. She was nominated as a finalist for the ´Dealmaker of the Year Award´ from 2014 to 2016 and the ´Woman Lawyer of the Year Award´ in 2016 at the Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards. She has also been recognised for the third year in a row in the fourth edition of IFLR1000 Women Leaders list 2021 and is the only offshore lawyer in the Asia-Pacific region to be included. These serve as excellent endorsements to Judy's capability and highlight her outstanding achievements in corporate and investment funds laws. Most recently, Judy has been recognised as ‘Leading Individuals' in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020 Rankings. She was acknowledged for her ‘very commercial and efficient' style as a leader in the office and remains as one of the market leaders in relation to offshore listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Clients commented that "Judy Lee is a very safe pair of hands and provides a high standard of work".
Judy has been repeatedly recognised by the legal directories as one of Asia's leading lawyers. Clients commented on Judy with "a strong corporate finance, capital markets and investment funds practice" and described her as "very hands on; sound technical knowledge and attention to details". They noted Judy as one who "keeps her advice practical and focused, and is a pleasure to deal with" and "a very pragmatic, insightful and efficient lawyer" who offers "great commercial understanding and excellent client service". She was singled out as one of the notable mentions in the Asian Legal Business´ Offshore Client Choice 2017 and 2018 for her strong track record for corporate and investment funds laws. She was lauded as "Judy has been exceptionally brilliant. I have nothing but good things to say about her. In the region her team provides coverage that you don´t get from other firms." She is consistently ranked as an offshore leading individual by IFLR 1000, Legal 500 and Chambers Asia-Pacific from 2012 to 2021, with client´s commenting her "strong technical background and attention to detail". In 2018, she has also been recognised as one of China's Elite Top 50 Lawyers (Foreign Firms) by China Business Law Journal.
Judy authored the chapter titled "Choosing Your Offshore Listing Vehicle - Key Factors to Consider" in the 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021 IPO Handbook for Hong Kong, published by Thomson Reuters. Judy has also written an article on the topic ´Island Hopping on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange´ published at The Business Bermuda Nexus.
She is registered with the Bermuda Bar and as a foreign lawyer in Hong Kong and is admitted as a solicitor in the British Virgin Islands. She speaks fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin. She is a member of the Law Societies of England & Wales and Hong Kong.
Job Titles:
- Chief Strategy Officer
- Director
- Accountant, Treasurer, Project Manager and Compliance Officer
Kristie Potts is Director of AGS Jersey and the Chief Strategy Officer in Appleby Jersey.
Kristie is a qualified accountant, treasurer, project manager and compliance officer who has spent the last 20 years working within the banking sector, 15 of this Offshore. Kristie demonstrates a detailed understanding of the complexities of onshore and offshore regulations governing the Finance and Banking industry in a dynamic economic environment. Kristie combines strong regulatory leadership and management experience along with expertise in compliance, financial crime and regulatory oversight.
Kristie sits on the boards of both regulated and no-regulated entities and fund service providers.
Malcolm Moller - Chairman, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Managing Director
Malcolm Moller is Managing Director of AGS Seychelles and Mauritius.
Malcolm is also the Group Managing Partner at Appleby. He has been with Appleby since 2003, having worked previously in the Appleby Bermuda office and led the opening of the Appleby offices in Mauritius and the Seychelles. He is a member of the Corporate department and both the Insurance and Structured Finance teams. He specialises in advising financial institutions on financial regulation, regulatory capital issues, financial institution M&A, and insurance-related transactions. He advises on private equity funds, hedge funds, derivatives transactions and securities offerings, as well as a range of corporate and corporate finance transactions.
He has extensive experience representing corporations, financial institutions and other entities. His experience spans public and private M&A, credit, restructuring, bankruptcy, capital markets, fund formation and winding-up, a variety of strategic and advisory corporate assignments.
Prior to joining Appleby in January 2003, Malcolm worked for Hardings Solicitors, Sydney, Australia, and Heath International Holdings Insurance Ltd (HIH Insurance Limited, formerly Winterthur International Insurance Ltd). He also worked at the London office of Clifford Chance, where he gained significant experience in corporate and insurance-related transactions.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
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Job Titles:
- Independent Director
- Vice President
- Vice President - Fiduciary Services
Nadish serves as an independent director on a range of structured finance products and has over thirteen years' experience in the financial services industry.
Prior to joining Appleby Global Services (Cayman) Limited, Nadish worked in the fiduciary team of a global legal and fiduciary group where he initially worked as corporate secretary for a portfolio of hedge funds and eventually provided directorship and administration services to a wide range of structured finance vehicles. Nadish has previously worked in fund accounting and fund administration for hedge funds and private equity vehicles at a global management company based in Mauritius.
Nadish graduated from the Ramapo College of New Jersey with an honours Bachelor's degree in International Business and International Studies. Nadish also holds a Master of Laws in the specialisation Financial Services Law from the University of London. He holds an Accredited Director designation from the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada. He is a member of the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants and the Cayman Islands Directors Association. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK).
Expertise
Formation & Administration Services, Wealth Structuring & Family Office Services
Job Titles:
- Director
- 27 Oct 2023 News / Cayman Islands Removed from the FATF Grey List
- Director of AGS Cayman Islands
Norman Klein is Director of AGS Cayman Islands. He is also the Office Managing Partner and Group Head of the Property department in the Cayman Islands. His practice includes property development, commercial acquisitions and dispositions, financing transactions and commercial and retail leasing. He has particular expertise and experience in the areas of hotel, condominium and commercial development, financing and restructuring for local and international clientele. He has also advised developers (and prepared agreements) with respect to many of the most significant development and construction projects in the Cayman Islands.
Over the past 25 years, Norman has acted for the developer, lender, seller or purchaser of every significant hotel/resort property in the Cayman Islands. Notably, Norman acted on behalf of the owners and developers of The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Resort and the Kimpton Seafire Resort, from conception to completion. He also acts for the owner and developer of Camana Bay.
Norman is ranked as Band 1 by Chambers Global describing his "a leading light in the field of real estate". The Legal 500 rankings identify him as a ‘leading individual' annually, year on year, and Legal 500 Caribbean has described him as being "knowledgeable and accessible" with "particular experience in the areas of hotel, condominium and commercial development."
Norman sat on the sub-committee of the Law Reform Commission which reviewed the Strata Titles Registration Law between 2009 and 2011. Norman is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association and the Law Society of Ontario.
Norman was called to the Ontario, Canada Bar in 1992 (now non-practising) and practiced law in Toronto prior to becoming an Attorney-at-Law in the Cayman Islands in 1994. He joined the Group in 2001, after practicing for seven years with another Cayman Islands firm.
Norman is a notary public in the Cayman Islands.
Expertise
Formation & Administration Services
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director of Appleby Global Services ( Cayman ) Limited
Rachael Rankin is the Managing Director of Appleby Global Services (Cayman) Limited and leads the company's Corporate and Fiduciary Service offerings including Registered Office Services, Director & Trustee Services, Board Support Services, Liquidation Services, FATCA & CRS Services and Regulatory Services. She is responsible for the company's day-to-day business operations, personnel management, risk management, corporate governance, business development, financial management and client relationship management.
Rachael has over 18 years of experience as a senior professional in the offshore financial services industry. Prior to joining AGS she held the position of Director, Capital Markets with a global corporate and fiduciary services provider where she successfully managed one of the teams and provided director, trustee, administration and registered office services to a wide range of private equity funds, holding companies, and special purpose vehicles involved in structured finance transactions.
She has wide ranging expertise in Asset Finance, Islamic Finance, CDOs/CLOs, Securitizations, Repackaging Vehicles and Note Programs and is instrumental with ensuring compliance with various local and global regulatory regimes.
Rachael holds a LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Liverpool and is a qualified attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands, a Notary Public in the Cayman Islands, a Member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association, an Accredited Director by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Canada and a registered director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director of AGS Mauritius
Rouben is the Managing Director of AGS Mauritius, leading the corporate, trust and fund administration business on the Island.
Rouben has worked in the fiduciary services industry for 23 years, having begun his career in January 2000 as an Assistant Corporate Secretary. He has worked for a number of Management Companies, progressing to director and head of the Mauritius office with Centurion Group.
His responsibilities at Centurion Group included HR and office management, operations planning, business development as well as client structuring. Also as resident director and deputy principal officer, he was responsible for dealing with the regulator and adherence to the local laws.
His experience, while predominantly in corporate and trust services, also spans funds and pension schemes, from several jurisdictions including Mauritius, Cayman Islands, United Kingdom, British Virgin Islands, Luxembourg, Delaware and Hong Kong.
During his career, Rouben has led on numerous high profile client relationships including high net worth individuals and listed entities from different countries and from various sectors.
Rouben has also been involved, as a board member, with a number of funds and fund managers. He also set up and led the accounting services department of an outsourcing company providing accounting and IT services to a UK Group of companies.
Job Titles:
- Director
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- Local Corporate Practice Group Head
- Preparing for a Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ( "CIMA" ) Inspection
Simon Raftopoulos is Director of AGS Cayman Islands. He is also the Local Corporate Practice Group Head in the Cayman Islands and a member of the Corporate Finance and Private Equity teams.
He represents clients in a wide variety of corporate finance transactions, including private equity and fund finance, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, initial and secondary public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities. Simon also represents clients on large private equity transactions and his team has a deep PE formation and transactional presence in Cayman.
Simon is currently recognised by Who´s Who Legal 2021 as one of the World´s leading banking and M&A lawyers and is named in the Asia Business Law Journal's A-List of top 50 offshore lawyers. Since 2012, he has consistently been ranked and is highly rated globally across many leading legal directories. Chambers Global reported that clients laud him for his skills and describe him as "…extremely supportive, responsive and always provides sound guidance on all manner of things" as well as being "…practical and creative." Past Chambers Global Directories have described him as a "brilliant lawyer, with excellent and creative ideas for complex issues." He has earned his praise within the legal industry for his "precise and definitive advice" and as a "great banking lawyer who is extremely practical." Legal 500 2015 reported him as being "a technically brilliant global private equity head."
Simon participates regularly at conferences and seminars, and provides commentary to international and local media. He has been a contributing author to the Global Legal Insights Fund Finance publication since its inception. He also participated in the MandA.TV Leaderboard Interviews at the 2013 Cross Border M&A Advisor Symposium and spoke on the subject of "Trends in Offshore M&A." In 2014, Simon received the "Finance Deal Maker of the Year Award."
For over a decade in the Cayman Islands, Simon has provided pro bono work to the community as a whole and is a recipient of the Lee Friedman Award for his unselfish dedication and time given to the Family Resource Centre, Legal Befrienders Service.
Expertise
Formation & Administration Services, Fund Services, Wealth Structuring & Family Office Services
Tim is Chief Executive Officer of AGS Global and Partner in Appleby's Bermuda office.
He has significant management experience within the fiduciary sector, working with a broad cross-section of clients from multinationals to private clients. His sector focus is in overseeing administration and reporting services to corporate insurance and reinsurance clients. Tim serves as non-executive director for a number of large commercial reinsurers and retail insurers.
Tim has extensive experience of public and private insurance company capital raising and M&A activity, public listings on US, UK and European securities exchanges, the establishment and licensing of alternative risk financing vehicles such as cat bonds, ILWs and other insurance-linked securities and captive insurance companies in established and emerging markets.
Tim speaks at insurance industry conferences both in Bermuda and abroad, is a frequent author of articles and other thought leadership pieces and provides commentary to international and Bermuda media on the Bermuda insurance industry.
Job Titles:
- Independent Director
- Vice President
- Vice President, Fiduciary Services: Cayman Islands
Yvee serves as an independent director on a range of structured finance products and has over fifteen years' experience in the financial services industry providing assurance and advisory services and then fiduciary services.