Lennox Paton is a leading offshore, full-service commercial law firm providing services to clients in relation to Bahamian law. Founded 1986, it is now one of the Bahamas’ largest law firms and covers a comprehensive range of practice areas.

Lennox Paton has established itself as a leading financial services legal practice in The Bahamas. The firm advises on the establishment and licensing of banks, trust companies, investment advisers, and broker-dealers, as well as ongoing regulatory matters affecting these entities. It also provides highly specialized guidance on complex, cross-border securities offerings by international financial institutions and on a full range of banking and finance transactions, including note issuances, derivatives, and securitisations, including the use of special purpose vehicles and related structures.

In addition, Lennox Paton is a recognised leader in the corporate and commercial law of The Bahamas. The team has extensive experience in structuring and establishing special purpose vehicles, including holding companies, limited partnerships, and trusts for the ownership and management of real estate, investment portfolios, and other assets. The firm also regularly advises on complex cross-border M&A transactions involving Bahamian law.

• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Derivatives
• Capital markets: Equity
• Financial services regulatory
• Investment funds
• M&A
• Private equity
• Project bonds
• Real estate finance
• Restructuring and insolvency
• Securitisation
• Structured finance/securitisation