Simon Raftopoulos
Global Guide 2024
Band 1 : Corporate & Finance
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(345) 814-2748Share profile
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About
Provided by Simon Raftopoulos
Practice Areas
Corporate, Insurance Disputes, Banking & Asset Finance, Corporate Finance, Fund Finance, Insurance & Reinsurance, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Regulatory Advice
Career
Simon Raftopoulos is the Local Corporate Practice Group Head in the Cayman Islands and a member of the Corporate Finance and Private Equity teams.
He represents clients in a wide variety of corporate finance transactions, including private equity and fund finance, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, initial and secondary public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities. Simon also represents clients on large private equity transactions and his team has a deep PE formation and transactional presence in Cayman.
For over a decade in the Cayman Islands, Simon has provided pro bono work to the community as a whole and is a recipient of the Lee Friedman Award for his unselfish dedication and time given to the Family Resource Centre, Legal Befrienders Service.
Professional Memberships
Holds the Securities Institute International Capital Markets Qualification.
Publications
Simon has been a contributing author to the Global Legal Insights Fund Finance publication since its inception.
Fund Finance Laws and Regulations 2023 – Cayman Islands
Regulatory Round-Up: Cayman Islands Q3 2021
Cayman Regulatory Newsletter Q4 2020
The role of Private Equity in economic recovery from Covid-19
Investment Funds and ESG Investing – the Appleby perspective
Getting the Deal Through – Market Intelligence: Private Equity
Offshore deal value through June 2018 nearly matches 2017 total
Cayman Islands’ Limited Liability Partnership Law, 2017 comes into force
Cayman Islands’ Limited Liability Companies Law, 2016, comes into force
Cayman Court makes first fair value determination in merger dispute
Chambers Review
Global
Simon Raftopoulos is a well-established figure in the Cayman Islands and leads Appleby's corporate team within the jurisdiction. He is also extremely experienced in equity finance as well as fund finance, with regular roles advising financial institutions on their provision of credit to private equity funds and related entities such as investment advisers.
Contributions
Latest contributions provided by Simon Raftopoulos
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Simon Raftopoulos is a superb lawyer, and he leads a best-in-class team in the fund finance space."
"Simon Raftopoulos and his team provide a fantastic service."
"Simon Raftopoulos is a superb lawyer, and he leads a best-in-class team in the fund finance space."
"Simon Raftopoulos and his team provide a fantastic service."