José Santos
Partner
José is head of the firm’s Corporate Group. He specialises in all aspects of corporate and commercial transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, debt and equity financings, public financing (including listings on all the major markets), structured finance and offshore investment funds.
He has particular expertise in Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) transactions, having advised on the majority of the leading BVI and Cayman SPAC offerings and subsequent business combinations.
He has vast expertise in US and Latin American-related offshore transactions, and offers a multi-jurisdictional service in Cayman and BVI law on a completely bilingual basis.
José trained and qualified with Baker & McKenzie in London, and has over 15 years’ experience of working for leading firms in London, the Cayman Islands and the BVI. He is bilingual in English and Spanish and also has a good working knowledge of Brazilian Portuguese.
EDUCATION
London School of Economics (LLM)
Kent University (BA Hons)
BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted as a solicitor in the Cayman Islands
Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales (now non-practising)
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Project Finance
Investment Funds
Banking & Finance
Languages
Spanish
Portuguese (working knowledge)
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