What Carey Olsen does

Carey Olsen is an offshore law firm providing specialist legal advice in Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, and Jersey law, supported by 750+ personnel including over 300 lawyers and 90 partners across nine international offices in Bermuda, BVI, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, Cape Town, Hong Kong SAR, London, and Singapore. Its practice spans banking and finance, corporate and M&A, investment funds, dispute resolution and litigation, trusts and private wealth, regulatory and compliance, listing services, and an emerging blockchain and digital assets practice; it also delivers professional corporate and fiduciary services in the Caribbean and Channel Islands.

The firm operates a partner-led, professional-services revenue model, charging quoted fees based on matter complexity, jurisdiction, and partner involvement rather than any publicly disclosed pricing schedule. Its go-to-market is enterprise and high-net-worth: it advises 10/10 of the world's largest banks, 7/10 of the largest private equity firms, 8/10 of the largest PE real estate firms, and all of the top 25 global law firms as cross-border co-counsel. Notable recent mandates include advising Rosebank Industries on the US$3.05 billion acquisition of MW Components and CPM, advising Genius Sports on the up-to-US$1.2 billion acquisition of Legend, advising PX3 Partners on the €500 million final close of its inaugural fund, and structuring the first tokenized structured product on the Solana blockchain for Ctrl Alt.

Carey Olsen is privately held under a partnership/LLP structure with no parent company and no disclosed external investors; separate legal entities operate in Jersey (LLP), the Cayman Islands, and Bermuda. The firm is certified to ISO/IEC 27001 for information security across the entire group, holds STEP Platinum Employer Partner status, and is consistently recognised in Chambers, Legal 500, and Who's Who Legal directories. Revenue, ownership economics, and financial performance are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Carey Olsen

Legal name

Carey Olsen

Website

https://careyolsen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1898

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Carey Olsen is a privately held offshore law firm with 300+ lawyers and 750+ staff across nine offices, practising Bermuda, BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, and Jersey law for financial institutions, corporates, and high-net-worth private clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Carey Olsen generates revenue through providing legal advisory services across multiple practice areas including banking and finance, corporate/M&A, investment funds, trusts and private wealth, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance. Revenue is generated through professional fees for legal services rendered.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Carey Olsen is an offshore law firm providing legal advisory services across Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, and Jersey law. The firm delivers full-service legal counsel spanning banking and finance, corporate and M&A, investment funds, dispute resolution and litigation, trusts and private wealth, regulatory compliance, and listing services to financial institutions, corporations, and private clients. With over 300 lawyers across nine international offices, it combines deep jurisdictional expertise with cross-border transaction capability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Banking and Finance Legal Services Comprehensive banking and finance legal advice covering acquisition and leveraged finance, aviation finance, banking regulation, debt capital markets, fund finance, high yield, Islamic finance, real estate finance, and structured finance and securitisation. Provided to financial institutions including banks, investment managers and insurance companies.
• Corporate Legal Services Corporate law services including competition law, corporate regulation and compliance, corporate structuring, cybersecurity and data protection, IPOs and equity capital markets, insurance law, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions. Provided to corporate clients undertaking cross-border transactions.
• Dispute Resolution and Litigation Full-service litigation practice covering banking and finance litigation, civil and family disputes, commercial litigation, contentious regulatory matters, corporate disputes, criminal matters, fraud and asset tracing, insurance and personal injury, intellectual property, and trust litigation. Provided to financial institutions, corporations, and private clients.
• Investment Funds Legal Services Investment funds legal services including fund finance, fund formation, fund listings, fund regulation and compliance, funds strategies and asset classes (debt funds, hedge funds, infrastructure funds, listed funds, private equity funds, real estate funds), investment managers, and restructuring and winding up. Provided to fund managers, sponsors, and investors.
• Trusts and Private Wealth Legal Services Private wealth and trust services including corporate trust structures, estate planning, family law, private trust structures, regulation of trust company business, trust litigation, and wills and inheritance. Provided to high net worth individuals, families, and trustees.
• Private Client Legal Services Private client services covering civil and family disputes, estate planning, notarial services, residential property, and wills and inheritance. Provided to individuals and families requiring personal legal advisory.
• Regulatory Legal Services Regulatory advisory services including banking regulation, contentious regulatory matters, cybersecurity and data protection, fund regulation and compliance, insurance business and intermediaries, investment business, regulation of trust company business, sanctions, and tax related disclosure notices. Provided to regulated financial institutions and corporations.
• Listing Services Stock exchange listing services covering listings on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, Cayman Islands Stock Exchange, The International Stock Exchange, high yield listings, and listing of REITs. Provided to issuers, underwriters and listing sponsors.
• Professional Corporate Services Corporate services for Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Guernsey including company administration, fiduciary services, and regulatory and compliance support. Provided to corporate clients requiring local administration and fiduciary services in offshore jurisdictions.
• Online Wills Service Digital platform allowing clients to begin the process of making a will online through Carey Olsen's wills service enquiry system. Provided to individuals initiating estate planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Advised on Rosebank Industries acquisition valued at US$3.05 billion
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MacfarlanescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2026Carey Olsen acted on Guernsey and Jersey aspects of the Genius Sports acquisition of Legend alongside lead transaction counsel Macfarlanes, providing specialist local law M&A, financing, employment, and data protection advice.
• Langham HallcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2025Carey Olsen and Langham Hall co-advised PX3 Partners on the final close of its inaugural fund, PX3 Partners Fund I, at its €500 million hard cap. Langham Hall provided fund administration services while Carey Olsen provided legal advisory.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Walkers: Walkers is a leading offshore law firm with deep practices across the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, BVI, Jersey, Guernsey, and Ireland — the same core jurisdictions as Carey Olsen — serving similar investment funds, corporate, and finance clients. Direct competitor for top-of-market offshore mandates.
• Maples Group: Maples Group operates law, fiduciary, and fund services across Cayman, BVI, Ireland, Jersey, and Singapore. Comparable to Carey Olsen in offshore legal services for funds, finance, and corporate clients, with similar multi-jurisdictional depth.
• Ogier: Ogier is a direct competitor offering offshore legal services across Jersey, Guernsey, Cayman, BVI, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Shanghai. Overlaps with Carey Olsen across funds, corporate, and private client work in all five core jurisdictions.
• Conyers: Conyers Dill & Pearman provides offshore legal services from Bermuda, Cayman, BVI, Jersey, Guernsey, London, and Hong Kong. A direct competitor to Carey Olsen in insurance, corporate, and funds work with similar five-jurisdiction footprint.
• Appleby: Appleby is a major offshore law firm with offices in Bermuda, BVI, Cayman, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Hong Kong. Direct competitor across Carey Olsen's core jurisdictions and practice areas, particularly in corporate, finance, and private client.
• Mourant: Mourant is a Channel Islands-rooted offshore law firm with offices in Jersey, Guernsey, Cayman, London, and Hong Kong. Strong overlap with Carey Olsen in funds, private wealth, and disputes work, particularly in the Channel Islands.
• Harneys: Harneys (Harvey Norman | Westwood | Riegels) is an offshore law firm focused on BVI, Cayman, Bermuda, Anguilla, and Cyprus with offices in London and Hong Kong. Direct competitor in corporate, funds, and finance matters.
• Bedell Cristin: Bedell Cristin is an offshore law firm headquartered in Jersey with offices in Guernsey, BVI, Cayman, London, and Singapore. Comparable Channel Islands focus with adjacent practice overlap in corporate, funds, and private client work.

Broad incumbents

• Clifford Chance: Clifford Chance is a Magic Circle firm with significant offshore capability, particularly in funds and finance through Cayman and Luxembourg. Often engaged as lead counsel on cross-border matters where Carey Olsen acts as local counsel.
• Linklaters: Linklaters is a Magic Circle firm with established offshore practices across Luxembourg, Cayman, and Channel Islands for funds and capital markets. Frequently leads cross-border transactions that route work to Carey Olsen as local counsel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CareyOlsen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carey-olsen

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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