OVERVIEW
Ruairi is co-head of Maples and Calder's Corporate, Finance and Funds & Investment Management teams in the Maples Group's British Virgin Islands office. He advises on a wide range of corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, stock exchange listings, private equity structures, private placements, corporate restructuring and reorganisation transactions and the formation of joint ventures. On the finance side, Ruairi advises on acquisition, real estate, ship and aircraft finance transactions. He also has significant experience in capital markets transactions, both equity and debt.
BACKGROUND
Ruairi joined the Maples Group in 2012 and was elected as a partner in 2017. He previously trained and practised as a corporate lawyer at William Fry in Dublin. Ruairi has been recognised as a leading lawyer by IFLR1000, Chambers Global and the Legal 500. Ruairi has been recommended in the Legal 500 as a 'Leading Individual'. Clients describe him as 'always available to respond rapidly on niche questions regarding BVI corporate law.’ He is a past Secretary of the BVI Bar Association.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Ruairi is a British Virgin Islands Notary Public.AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Corporate
Funds & Investment Management
BAR ADMISSIONS
2007 - Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland (not practising)
2010 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2012 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
Trinity College Dublin, MA
European Institute of Public Administration, Luxembourg, Master of European Legal Studies
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KNOWLEDGE
- The British Virgin Islands Approved Manager Regime 18 March 2024
- British Virgin Islands Regulatory Obligations and Filing Deadlines 2024 13 February 2024
- BVIFARS Portal - Live January 2024 23 January 2024
- BVI Approved Managers and Approved Funds: Upcoming Filing Deadline - 31 January 2024 04 January 2024
- Chambers Global Practice Guide to Private Equity 2023: British Virgin Islands 16 October 2023
- BVI Business Companies Requirements for New Annual Returns 19 September 2023
- Practical Law Finance Global Guide 2023: British Virgin Islands 15 September 2023
- Chambers Global Practice Guide to Private Equity 2022: BVI 17 October 2022
- Draft BVI Virtual Assets Service Providers Act Published 21 September 2022
- Amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act 07 September 2022
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Advises Petroserv Marine on US$280 Million Asset Sale 04 June 2024
- Maples Group Appoints Chris Newton as BVI Managing Partner 05 December 2023
- Maples Group Announces New Local and Global Appointments 04 December 2023
- Multi-Jurisdictional Maples Team Advise First Unicorn Middle East Company to Trade on NASDAQ 12 April 2022
- Maples Advises on EQT AB's Acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia 06 April 2022
- Maples Advises Satellogic Inc on Business Combination with CF Acquisition Corp 07 February 2022
- Maples Group Strengthens BVI Practice with New Partner 07 September 2021