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Harneys has been shortlisted for Legal Week’s International Law Firm Innovation award for its Economic Substance Classification Solution. The firm is listed among top onshore law firms including: Ashurst, Herbert Smith Freehill, Paul Hastings and Norton Rose Fulbright.

Harneys acted as British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands legal adviser on the listing of Archosaur Games Inc. and Ganglong China Property Group Limited, whose shares commenced trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today, 15 July 2020, following the listing of the shares of Adtiger Corporations Limited on Friday 10 July 2020. The net proceeds raised between the three IPOs amounted to approximately HK$3.6 billion.

Harneys continues to strengthen its long-standing reputation as a market leader in the private wealth field with its recent rankings in the Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) Guide 2020. The firm is once again the only firm recognised as Band 1 for offshore trusts in the British Virgin Islands, whilst also remaining Band 2 in the Cayman Islands rankings.

Leading capital markets experts Harneys represented CP Foods Capital Limited on its US$275 million bond issuance and listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

Harneys is pleased to welcome seven new senior associates and two directors emerging from the firm’s annual mid-year promotions.

We are pleased to announce that Nick Hoffman has been appointed managing partner of our Cayman Islands office, effective 1 July 2020. Marco Martins is stepping down on the same date after eight successful years as managing partner.