Simon Galante

Simon Galante is an associate in the corporate team, based in the Cayman Islands. He specialises in fintech and digital assets, and has a background in international corporate, banking and finance matters. Simon advises clients on both the buy and sell side of the fintech, crypto and digital assets markets, including: structuring and regulatory advice in connection with token issuances and early-stage fundraising; DeFi protocols; decentralised autonomous organisations (or DAOs); centralised and decentralised exchanges; wallet providers; VC funds; NFT and gaming platforms; and mining staking (including re-staking and liquid re-staking) operations. In addition, Simon advises clients in the regulated sector in connection with applications under the Cayman Islands VASP regimes. Simon also advises on a broad range of cross-border Corporate, Banking and Financial Regulation matters, including debt capital markets, M&A, fund finance (PE and hedge funds), structured finance (including securitisations and CLOs) and derivatives. Simon is an accomplished public speaker in the finance industry, particularly in crypto and digital assets. He has also written articles on Capital Markets and the future of crypto assets. · Carey Olsen

Cayman IslandsFintech & Digital Assets, Corporate / M&A

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Associate in the corporate team based in the Cayman Islands, specialising in fintech and digital assets with a background in international corporate, banking and finance. Advises on token issuances, DeFi protocols, DAOs, exchanges, wallet providers, VC funds, NFT and gaming platforms, mining/staking operations and Cayman VASP regime applications, and also advises on cross-border debt capital markets, M&A, fund finance, structured finance and derivatives; active public speaker and author on capital markets and crypto assets.

Practice areas

Fintech & Digital AssetsCorporate / M&ABanking & FinanceCapital MarketsFund FinanceStructured FinanceFinancial Regulation

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Cayman Islands

Carey Olsen · Simon Galante is an associate in the corporate team, based in the Cayman Islands. He specialises in fintech and digital assets, and has a background in international corporate, banking and finance matters. Simon advises clients on both the buy and sell side of the fintech, crypto and digital assets markets, including: structuring and regulatory advice in connection with token issuances and early-stage fundraising; DeFi protocols; decentralised autonomous organisations (or DAOs); centralised and decentralised exchanges; wallet providers; VC funds; NFT and gaming platforms; and mining staking (including re-staking and liquid re-staking) operations. In addition, Simon advises clients in the regulated sector in connection with applications under the Cayman Islands VASP regimes. Simon also advises on a broad range of cross-border Corporate, Banking and Financial Regulation matters, including debt capital markets, M&A, fund finance (PE and hedge funds), structured finance (including securitisations and CLOs) and derivatives. Simon is an accomplished public speaker in the finance industry, particularly in crypto and digital assets. He has also written articles on Capital Markets and the future of crypto assets.

Cayman Islands

Expertise

Token issuances and early-stage fundraisingDecentralised Finance (DeFi) protocolsDecentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs)Centralised and decentralised exchangesWallet providersVC fundsNFT and gaming platformsMining and staking (including re-staking and liquid re-staking)Cayman Islands VASP regulatory applicationsDebt capital marketsFund finance (private equity and hedge funds)Securitisations and CLOsDerivatives

Education

BA History, University of Bristol (First Class Honours)
Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law (Distinction)
MSc in Law, Business and Management, University of Law (First Class Honours)

Admissions

Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales (admitted 2021)