International offshore firm Mourant opened its Cayman Islands office in 1992 on the island of Grand Cayman. Founded in Guernsey, the firm features additional locations in the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Jersey and the UK. The firm is noted for its involvement in capital markets, finance, investment funds, M&A and restructuring.  The firm’s capital markets practice handles transactions on both the debt and equity sides, attending to a high volume of IPOs and bond issuances.  In finance, the firm is active on the lender and borrower side, representing corporate clients and banks in a variety of roles.  In the investment funds space, the firm is noted for its representation of private equity and hedge fund managers in formations.