A Certificate of Good Standing dated 8 August 2019 in respect of the Company issued by the Registrar (the
legal, valid, binding and enforceable against all relevant parties in accordance with their terms under all relevant laws (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands). upon by any other person, other than persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act, without our prior written consent. [5] Mourants subsequently merged with Guernsey firm, Ozannes, in 2010. [7] Although none of the defecting partners confirmed any link between the events, the timing naturally creates an inference that there may have been a connection.[8]. The foregoing opinion is given based on the following assumptions. All documents purporting to be sealed have been so sealed. Cayman Corporate Centre. and seals on the Documents are genuine and are those of a person or persons given power to execute the Documents under the Resolutions (as defined in Schedule 1). The Chambers and Partners legal directory has rated Walkers as one of the top tier of multi-jurisdictional offshore law firms. Statement and the documents or agreements referred to therein and otherwise in compliance with all applicable United States federal and state securities laws.
Cayman Corporate Centre is a 5-story low-rise building in George Town, , Cayman Islands. an Underwriting Agreement, dated 7 August 2019, between the Company and BofA Securities, Inc. and Piper
The Resolutions are and shall remain in full force and effect and have not been and will not be rescinded or satisfied or duly waived prior to the issue of the Offered Shares and there will be no breach of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement. not be construed as extending to any other matter or document not referred to herein. This opinion shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands. In 2017 Walkers was awarded the Who's Who Legal – Best Law Firm, Cayman Islands prize, the IFLR – Best Offshore Law Firm Asia prize and the Best Offshore Law Firm Award for Client Service at the HFM Week US Hedge Fund Services Awards. Walkers practices the laws of six jurisdictions (Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Ireland) from ten offices globally. [6] Like many offshore firms, Walkers business was previously divided between its legal practice and fiduciary services. In March 2012 Walkers announced it was selling its fiduciary business, Walkers Management Services, to the Intertrust Group. The Offered Shares, as contemplated by the Documents, have been duly authorised by all necessary corporate MeiraGTx Holdings plc c/o Walkers Corporate Limited Cayman Corporate Centre 27 Hospital Road George Town Grand Cayman KY1-9008 Cayman Islands filed by … All preconditions to the issue of the Offered Shares under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement will be The firm also has further offices in Dubai, Dublin, London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bermuda. Walkers is one of three international law firms ranked in the highest tier (Band 1) for offshore law with a total of 21 practice groups ranked for legal excellence. Walkers has been regarded as one of the Cayman Islands top two law firms since it was founded.
We have not, for the purposes of this opinion, made any investigation of the laws, rules or regulations of any other jurisdiction.
Sale of fiduciary business and establishment of new business, "In a thinly veiled reference to the sale, Jon Fowler, global head of Investment Funds at Maples, noted the business model of Maples "avoids the dislocation of outsourcing entity formation and maintenance to a third party provider", adding that "this no doubt was a factor in [the Walkers’ funds lawyers’] respective decisions to join us". the opinions set forth above. All copies are complete and