Simone Bowie Jones
Professional Overview Simone Bowie Jones is a Partner in MF&G’s Commercial Department and a leading corporate transactions lawyer with extensive experience advising on high-value, complex local and cross-border deals. She is regularly entrusted with matters involving publicly listed companies, regulated entities and strategically significant restructurings. Practice Focus Commercial Law with a strong emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, corporate finance and regulated sectors including fintech, banking, securities and insurance. Key Experience & Matters Lead counsel to National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited on the offer for sale of shares inTransJamaicanHighway Limited, a Main Market–listed company. • Lead counsel to PanJam Investment Limited on the amalgamation of its material business with Jamaica Producers Group Limited, including regulatory approvals and shareholder processes. • Advised majority shareholders of Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited on the sale of shares to A.S. Bryden & Sons Holdings Limited. • Lead counsel on the sale of shares in Key Insurance Company Limited, a regulated insurer and Junior Market–listed company. • Advised on the only “rescue operation” completed under the Junior Market Rules of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, involving Stocks and Securities Limited. • Acted for the Trustee in the bankruptcy estate of Jamaica Beverages Limited on the sale of assets. Professional Engagement Ranked “Highly Regarded” by IFLR 1000. • Regularly engaged on transactions involving regulated industries and public markets. • Serves on boards of financial and investment-related companies, reflecting strong corporate governance expertise. · Myers Fletcher & Gordon
About
Partner in Myers Fletcher & Gordon’s Commercial Department and a corporate transactions lawyer with extensive experience advising on high-value, complex local and cross-border deals. Regularly entrusted with matters involving publicly listed companies, regulated entities and strategically significant restructurings.
Practice areas
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Expertise
Education
- LL.B. (Upper Second Class Honours) – University of the West Indies
- Legal Education Certificate – Norman Manley Law School
- Certificate in Mediation Practice and Procedure – Dispute Resolution Foundation of Jamaica
Admissions
- Admitted to practice in Jamaica