Hilary Reid

Partner

Broadcasting & Telecommunications, Construction, Consumer Protection and Product Registration, Corporate Finance, Energy, Financial Services Regulation, Information Technology & Electronic Transactions, Insolvency, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities, Structured Finance, Trusts

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Hilary Reid joined MFG in 1997 and is a Partner in the firm’s Commercial Department. She was admitted to practice at the Jamaican Bar in 1997, to the Eastern Caribbean Bar (British Virgin Islands) in 2002 and to the Barbadian Bar in 2022. Hilary practices commercial and corporate law with particular emphasis on local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, exempt distributions and other forms of corporate and structured financing, insolvency law, securities law and regulation, energy and telecommunications. She was also intricately involved in the drafting of Jamaica’s Insolvency Act. 

Results

Margaritaville Caribbean Group Limited and its subsidiaries

Team Leader

Advised and represented the companies in several corporate financing transactions

Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation

Team Leader

Assisted the company in having its related entity registered as an investment advisor in Jamaica and establishing its joint venture arrangements with GK Capital Management Limited for the distribution of mutual funds in Jamaica.

Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V.

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Advised and represented the company in the acquisition and disposal of various hotels in Jamaica.

Grace Kennedy Financial Group Limited

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Represented the company in its acquisition of the shares in Scotia Insurance Eastern Caribbean Limited from Scotia Insurance Company Limited

Goodwill Gaming Enterprise Limited and Summit Betting Company Limited

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Advised majority shareholder in relation to the acquisition of shares in the companies and provided regulatory advice to obtain regulatory approval to commence lottery operations

CWC Cala Holdings Limited – Takeover Offer

Team Leader

Assisted CWC Cala Holdings Limited in its takeover offer for the shares in Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited

Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited – Scheme of Arrangement 

Team Leader

Advised and represented the company in the scheme of arrangement proposed to shareholders

A major energy infrastructure company and its subsidiaries in Jamaica

Team Leader

Advised the company and its subsidiaries in Jamaica with respect to various corporate financing and other corporate law matters

Community

Guardian General Insurance Jamaica Limited

Director

Coverdale Trust Services Limited and its related subsidiaries,

Director

NCB Insurance Agency & Fund Managers Limited

Director

General Legal Council

Member

Jamaican Bar Association Commercial Law Sub-Committee

Chair

Jambar Holdings Limited

Director

Legislation Committee of the Board of Jamaica International Financial Services Authority

Member

Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group of Lex Mundi

Regional Vice-chair (Latin America & Caribbean)

Credentials

2013

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Full Member (TEP)

1997

Legal Education Certificate, Norman Manley Law School

1995

Bachelor of Laws (Second Class Honours), University of the West Indies

Recognition

Highly Regarded IN Banking and Finance, M&A

IFLR 1000: View Hilary’s Profile

Band 2 – General Business Law (Jamaica)

Chambers Global : View Hilary’s Profile

Chambers Global 2022

Hilary Reid is a well-regarded lawyer in Kingston with notable strengths in capital markets, insolvency and securities. She is particularly respected for her work as transactional counsel. “She is outstanding; she probably is one of the best local counsel I have worked with in recent years.”

Chambers Global 2021

Hilary Reid is a well-regarded practitioner with notable strengths in capital markets, insolvency and securities. One client praised her quality of service, stating: “She provides sound business advice, she is always available for us and she is willing to accommodate our schedule.”

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