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Investment Funds

Cayman Islands

8 Years Ranked

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Provided by Melissa Lim

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Melissa Lim is a partner in the Global Investment Funds Group at Walkers in the Cayman Islands. She has extensive experience in investment fund structures including private equity funds, hedge funds, technology and venture capital funds, cryptocurrency funds and unit trusts.

Melissa acts for leading investment banks, investment managers, private equity houses and corporate trustees, advising on the structuring and formation of funds, their downstream transactions and exit mechanisms. An integral part of her practice involves advising in relation to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, preference share issues, corporate restructurings and other corporate transactions and FinTech transactions including blockchain projects and digital assets. She also has significant expertise in advising on finance transactions (in particular, capital commitment subscription financing and LBO financing) and related issues of security creation and perfection.

Professional Memberships

Member, Limited Liability Companies Sub-Committee of the Cayman Islands Financial Services Legislative Committee

Member, Fintech Sub-Committee of the Cayman Islands Financial Services Legislative Committee

Director, Cayman Finance

Director, Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands

Committee Member, Women in Fund Finance

Publications

Chambers Global Practice Guide 2022: Fintech – Cayman

Chambers Global Practice Guide 2021: Fintech – Cayman

Chambers Global Practice Guide 2020: Fintech – Cayman

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Investment Funds - Cayman Islands
4
Band 4

Melissa Lim has experience relating to a wide variety of asset classes, including private equity, hedge and venture capital. She also has notable expertise advising on downstream transactions.

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