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James Reeve

James is head of the Cayman Islands’ Structured Finance practice. He advises on structured finance transactions (in particular CLO transactions, related risk retention structures and catastrophe bonds), fund financing matters (acting for both lenders and borrowers) and general banking and financing work. James also has experience advising on asset finance transactions (particularly off-balance sheet commercial aircraft financing and leasing) and general corporate and commercial transactions, along with restructurings and securities listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. · Maples Group

Cayman IslandsStructured Finance, CLO Transactions

About

James is head of the Cayman Islands’ Structured Finance practice at Maples Group. He advises on structured finance transactions, fund financing, banking and finance, asset finance, corporate and commercial matters, restructurings, and securities listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. He previously worked as a banking and finance lawyer at a magic circle firm in London. James was elected as a partner in 2018.

Practice areas

Structured FinanceCLO TransactionsCatastrophe BondsFund FinancingBanking & FinanceAsset FinanceAircraft Financing & LeasingCorporate & CommercialRestructuringSecurities Listings

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Expertise

structured financeCLO transactionsrisk retention structurescatastrophe bondsfund financingbanking and financingasset financeoff-balance sheet commercial aircraft financing and leasingcorporate and commercial transactionsrestructuringssecurities listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange

Education

  • University of Oxford, UK, Doctorate (DPhil), 2007
  • Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, UK, Legal Practice Course, 2004
  • Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, UK, Graduate Diploma in Law, 2003
  • Cardiff University, Wales, BSc (Hons), 1999