Carey Olsen advises on Marine Money's 2025 Export Credit Deal of the Year The transaction formed part of a broader US$331.6 million financing and supported the construction of six LR1 tanker new buildings at K Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in South Korea, achieving the lowest ECA margin in the market in 2025. The financing was arranged by DNB Markets, Inc., with DNB Bank ASA, New York Branch acting as facility agent, K-SURE agent, security agent and hedge counterparty, and DNB Capital LLC acting as lender. K-SURE acted as guarantor...
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Carey Olsen is a leading offshore law firm. We advise on Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law across a global network of nine international offices. We are a full-service law firm working across banking and finance, corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity, trusts and private wealth, dispute resolution, insolvency and property law. Our clients include global financial institutions, investment funds, private equity houses, multi-national corporations, public organizations, sovereign wealth funds, ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, directors, trustees and private clients. We work alongside all of the major onshore law firms, accountancy firms and insolvency practitioners on corporate transactions and matters involving our jurisdictions.
Our advice is delivered by an approachable and experienced team of globally-minded lawyers who work in partnership with our clients to help them achieve their objectives. We have the expertise and resources to handle the most complex international transactions combined with a personal approach to business. In the face of opportunities or challenges, our clients know that the advice and guidance they receive from us will be based on a complete understanding of their goals and objectives combined with outstanding client service, technical excellence and commercial insight. Whether playing a lead or a supporting role, we always look at the bigger picture.
Year this Office was Established: 1898
Lawyers Worldwide: 300
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Carey Olsen backs launch of The Fund Foundry in Guernsey to support Europe's next generation of fund managers
Carey Olsen backs launch of The Fund Foundry in Guernsey to support Europe's next generation of fund managers Launched by Foundry Partners LBG and unveiled at the 2026 Guernsey Funds Forum, the annual programme brings a specially-selected cohort of five fund managers to market, selected from a competitive shortlist of twenty. Applications to the programme open in July, with the inaugural cohort due to begin the programme from November. The programme provides participating managers with a structured support package, including financial grants and technical assistance...
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Carey Olsen Advises Bregal Sagemount on US$3.5 Billion Fund Close
Carey Olsen has advised leading private equity firm Bregal Sagemount ("Sagemount") on the final close of Bregal Sagemount V ("Fund V"), which was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap of US$3.5 billion in capital commitments.Fund V was raised in just over four months, having launched at the end of 2025. The investor base largely comprised existing investors in the form of North American pension funds, insurance companies and institutional family offices, in addition to a select number of new investors based in Europe and South America that have enabled Sagemount to expand its international investor base...
New Years Resolution – Protecting your future with estate planning
New Years Resolution – Protecting your future with estate planning An original version of this article was first published in the Jersey Evening Post, January 2026. Identify all assets and create a schedule It can be an overwhelming and time-consuming task to identify a person's assets once they have passed away. A helpful step that you can take to assist your executor or loved ones is to prepare an asset schedule that lists what your assets are, where they are held, how they are held (for example, in joint or sole names), giving account numbers and contacts such as any relationship manager...