Kevin C. ButlerPartner, Head of Cayman Islands Office and Corporate Practice, Cayman Islands

PRACTICE AREASBanking & Finance, Capital Markets, Cayman Islands Investment Funds, Corporate, Insurance & Reinsurance, Investment Funds, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Securitization & Structured Finance

CONTACT INFOPhone: (CAYMAN ISLANDS) +1 345 814 7374Email: kevin.butler@conyersdill.com

      

Kevin Butler is a Partner and Head of the Cayman Islands office of Conyers Dill & Pearman. Kevin joined Conyers in 1997 in Bermuda and moved to the Cayman Islands in 2004. His practice includes all aspects of corporate and commercial law.

Kevin focuses on structuring, formation and management of private equity funds and he represents a broad range of investment managers from the well-established to start-up managers. He also has extensive experience with project financing, aviation finance, mergers and acquisitions, private placements and public offerings. Kevin is well versed in insurance, reinsurance and alternative risk transfer including captives and insurance linked securities.

Kevin has been consistently ranked in Chambers Global since 2013. Clients highlight him as "someone who understands the client's needs and delivers practical advice." Kevin is also ranked in IFRL1000, Who’s Who Legal and Legal 500 Caribbean.

Kevin is Vice President of the Cayman Islands Law Society, a Director of LIFE (Literacy is for Everyone) and an Alternate Director of Cayman Finance.

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Providing on-going advice and advising on the formation of new funds for the Sequoia Capital Group of funds.

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Advising EIG Global Energy Partners with respect to various funds, corporate structures and IPOs.

Providing advice to Cayman Hotel Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of Five Mile Capital Partners LLC pertaining to the US$130 million refinancing of the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman property.

Advising Western Digital Corporation on the acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, the original credit facility and refinancing of original debt.

Advising MetLife with respect to creation and redomiciling various captives into and out of the Cayman Islands.

Advising First Risk Advisors on the incorporation and procurement of a broker licence for PGH Global (Cayman) Limited.

Advising a large insurance group on licensing issues and the IPO of its parent holding company.

Advising on the reorganisation of a multi-layered, cross-border fund structure, as well as the restructuring of intra-group lending arrangements.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Conyers Dill & Pearman, Cayman Islands Conyers Dill & Pearman, Bermuda Stikeman Elliott, Vancouver

EDUCATION

University of British Columbia, LLB, 1993 University of Western Ontario, BA Economics, 1987

BAR ADMISSIONS

Cayman Islands, Attorney-at-Law, 2004 Bermuda, Attorney-at-Law, 1998 British Columbia, Attorney-at-Law, 1994 (not currently practising)

PublicationsNEWS | CONYERS

Who’s Who Legal: 2015 Project Finance Roundtable

Offshore award for Conyers at 2014 US Captive Services Awards

Conyers’ Erik Bodden Receives Rising Star Award

Conyers Welcomes Potential Articled Clerks at First Annual Open House

Conyers welcomes new Corporate Associate

Conyers Supports Training Caymanian Lawyers Through HK Secondment

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Conyers Supports Local Students

Conyers Supports Hospice

Conyers Strengthens Litigation Practice in Cayman

Conyers Strengthens Corporate Practice with New Hire

Conyers Sponsors Martial Arts Scholarship Programme

Conyers Hires Robert Lindley as Head of Private Client & Trust Practice in Cayman and BVI

Conyers Expands Corporate Practice in Cayman with Partner Hire

Conyers Dill and Pearman take double honors at CISHRP Gala

Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Kevin Butler and Tania Dons Contributed to the Captive Review on Cayman’s Captives Insurance Sector

Conyers Dill & Pearman Named as a Top Employer

Conyers Continues to Support Literacy is for Everyone

Conyers Congratulates Articled Clerk on Call to Bar

Conyers Appoints Paul Smith as Head of Litigation in Cayman Islands

ALERTS | CONYERS

US FATCA and CRS Update

US FATCA and CRS Reporting Deadline Extended

The FSB Recognises Bermuda, BVI and Cayman for Strong Adherence to Regulatory Standards

The Foundation Companies Law

The Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014 – Now in Force

The Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014

The Cayman Islands Introduces the Limited Liability Partnership Law

Special Economic Zone in the Cayman Islands creates new Aviation Services Park

Impact of FATCA on Cayman Islands Entities

Further Common Reporting Standard, US FATCA, UK CDOT and EUSD Regime Updates for the Cayman Islands

FATCA Notification and Reporting - Are you ready?

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Common Reporting Standard Update for the Cayman Islands

Changes to the Cayman Islands Companies Law and Exempted Limited Partnership Law

Cayman Islands: The Exempted Limited Partnership Law, 2014

Cayman Islands: The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Law, 2014

Cayman Islands: Further US FATCA and CRS Notification and Reporting Update

Cayman Islands: AEOI Portal Update

Cayman Islands Portfolio Insurance Companies

Cayman Islands Law Update

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies Law Now in Force

Cayman Islands Companies Law - imminent changes to the requirements for filing of the Register of Directors and Officers and waiver period

Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime

Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Update - February 2018

A New Foundations Law for the Cayman Islands

OFFSHORE LAW DEALS & TRANSACTIONS | CONYERS

Conyers provides Cayman counsel on $140 million shari'a-compliant aircraft sale and lease-back arrangement

Conyers continues to advise on the establishment of a Cayman Islands securitization structure for Manitowoc Company, Inc.

Conyers advises RC Cayman Hotel Holdings Ltd. on US$130 million refinancing of the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman property

Conyers advises on the establishment of a Cayman Islands securitization structure for Manitowoc Company, Inc.

Conyers advises on certain transactions dealing with the withdrawal of certain originators for Manitowoc Company, Inc.

Conyers advises iKang Healthcare Group, Inc. in Connection with Rights Plan

Conyers advises Exar Corporation on US$224 million acquisition of Integrated Memory Logic Limited

Conyers advises Enersis S.A. on the $413 million indirect acquisition of shares in Edegel S.A.A.

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Conyers advises Amber Road Inc. on acquisition of ecVision

Conyers advised Onex Corporation on acquisition of Survitec Group

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Conyers congratulates Caymanian graduate

ARTICLES | CONYERS

Cayman's Cape Town Convention Law, 2009

Cayman Islands Mutual Funds – Cancellation of Licence or Certificate of Registration and changes to Audit Waivers

Cayman Islands Insurance Law, 2010 to be introduced

Cayman Islands Insurance Guide

Cayman Islands Amends Exempted Limited Partnership Law

Canada Signs TIEA with Cayman

Aviation Financing and Leasing

Aircraft Finance, Leasing and Securitization in Cayman

2010 Outlook: Ils Markets In Bermuda & Cayman

NEWSLETTERS | CONYERS

Cayman Asia M&A Report H2 2017

Cayman Asia M&A Report H1 2017

2017 Global Corporate Year in Review

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