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About
Provided by Joanne Huckle
Practice Areas
Corporate; Fund Finance; Hedge Funds; Investment Funds; Managers and Sponsors; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Real Estate Infrastructure and Energy Funds; Regulatory; Sustainable Investing and ESG; Sustainable Investing and Impact Funds
Career
Joanne advises hedge funds, hybrid funds and private equity funds, top tier investment managers, PE sponsors, spin-off and start-up managers, fund administrators and the full range of fund service providers on fund launches, ongoing legal and regulatory compliance and termination. She also has extensive experience advising on a broad range of international corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, rights issues, private placements, downstream private equity investments and restructurings.
"Knowledgeable about Cayman Islands law and very responsive” Joanne, part of Ogier’s investment funds, regulatory and corporate team in the Cayman Islands, advises many of the team’s most prestigious clients. Joanne is recognized in the Legal 500 Directory as a "Leading Individual" and is regularly praised by clients for being responsive, knowledgeable about Cayman Islands law and able to grapple with unusual fund structures. Corporate clients say that Joanne is “effective and responsive in the face of tight timelines, changing plans and unusual issues”.
Joanne advises hedge funds, hybrid funds and private equity funds, top tier investment managers, PE sponsors, spin-off and start-up managers, fund administrators and the full range of fund service providers on fund launches, investment management formation and ongoing legal and regulatory compliance and termination. Joanne is a funds regulatory expert, with a particular specialism in the Cayman Islands anti-money laundering regime; Joanne is a member of Cayman Finance's AML specialist body.
As part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Private Equity team, Joanne has extensive experience in fund formation and capital raising. Her practice also includes LP advisory work, regularly representing, and negotiating on behalf of, institutional investors that are investing in Cayman Islands private equity fund structures.
Joanne also has extensive experience advising on a broad range of international corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, rights issues, private placements, sukuk issues and restructurings. Joanne advised Goldman Sachs International as arranger and lead manager on the issue of its first ever sukuk, which raised $500 million.
Joanne joined Ogier from Hogan Lovells' Corporate Group in London. During her time at Hogan Lovells, Joanne was seconded to the Hong Kong office and to Lloyds Banking Group, where she oversaw and facilitated The Bank of Scotland banking transfer.
Joanne holds a Master of Arts in Jurisprudence from Oxford University (Pembroke College) and obtained her Diploma in Legal Practice with distinction.
Joanne is a member of the Cayman Islands Financial Services Legislation Sub-Committee, is on the Board of the Education Committee of 100 Women in Finance , served on the Hedge Funds Care Committee of Hope and is a regular speaker at, or organizer of, industry events and conferences.
Professional Memberships
Joanne is a member of the Cayman Islands Financial Services Legislation Sub-Committee, is on the Board of the Education Committee of 100 Women in Finance, served on the Hedge Funds Care Committee of Hope, and is a regular speaker at, or organizer of, industry events and conferences.
Work Highlights
Joanne also has extensive experience advising on a broad range of international corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, rights issues, private placements, sukuk issues and restructurings. Joanne advised Goldman Sachs International as arranger and lead manager on the issue of its first ever sukuk, which raised $500 million.
Chambers Review
Global
Joanne Huckle is head of the investment funds regulatory team at Ogier. She has deep experience assisting asset managers and fund administrators with an extensive list of matters in this space, including regulatory reviews and due diligence reporting as well as beneficial ownership analyses and advising on sanctions-related issues.
Joanne Huckle is highlighted in connection with open-ended and private equity funds, including in regard to fund launches. She has additional experience advising on regulatory matters pertinent to asset managers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Joanne Huckle is very responsive, practical and pragmatic. She is able to be so practical and pragmatic because she has such a great understanding of the law."
"Joanne is very good. She covers funds and regulatory matters. She is a very competent lawyer and a very nice person to deal with."
"Ogier's Joanne Huckle is very prudent and adept at applying law in a way that also reflects the client's commercial needs."
"She is detailed, keenly aware of the applicable laws depending upon the issues being addressed, and can help craft advice with a practical and commercial perspective."
"Joanne Huckle and the Ogier team display first-class knowledge with a willingness to give a detailed opinion that allows me to progress any matter with peace of mind."
"We love working with Joanne Huckle because we are always sure to get efficient, reliable advice."
"Joanne Huckle is very responsive, practical and pragmatic. She is able to be so practical and pragmatic because she has such a great understanding of the law."
"Joanne is very good. She covers funds and regulatory matters. She is a very competent lawyer and a very nice person to deal with."
"Ogier's Joanne Huckle is very prudent and adept at applying law in a way that also reflects the client's commercial needs."
"She is detailed, keenly aware of the applicable laws depending upon the issues being addressed, and can help craft advice with a practical and commercial perspective."
"Joanne Huckle and the Ogier team display first-class knowledge with a willingness to give a detailed opinion that allows me to progress any matter with peace of mind."
"We love working with Joanne Huckle because we are always sure to get efficient, reliable advice."