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Stephanie P. Sanderson, Partner, has authored the Bermuda chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Public M&A, 2020 edition. This specialist international publication covers M&A transactional requirements and procedures governing publicly listed companies, covering such areas as: types of business combinations, applicable legislation, filings and public disclosure requirements, substantial shareholding regulations, duties of directors and controlling shareholders, shareholder rights of approval and appraisal, and hostile transactions, among other key topics.

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Gretchen Tucker has authored a COVID-19 Data Protection Guide which provides a detailed overview of the activities of Bermuda’s first Privacy Commissioner, Mr. Alexander McD White. The Guide summarises the work of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner during the first effective year of Mr. White’s appointment and informs Bermuda organisations and overseas companies interested in establishing a Bermuda office on privacy developments and industry engagement during the pandemic.

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The Incorporated Segregated Accounts Companies Act 2019 received assent on 26 November 2019, introducing a new company structure product – the incorporated segregated account company (ISAC). This legislation has been developed to create a new and innovative product to meet the needs of business stakeholders in Bermuda. In an ISAC structure, each segregated account constitutes an incorporated entity distinct from the other incorporated segregated accounts within the same structure. The premise that incorporated entities enjoy separate legal personality is a widely accepted and upheld legal principle. The ISAC provides greater certainty via a statutory and common law basis for the segregation of assets and liabilities by creating separate bodies corporate.

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Stephanie P. Sanderson, Corporate Partner at BeesMont Law Limited, provides a legal and regulatory update with respect to Bermuda. The update covers legislative and regulatory updates to Bermuda’s technology and innovation framework as well as the economic substance regime, the Bermuda Regulatory Authority’s Cyber Risk Report, Outsourcing regulation, financial sanctions, and updates to the insurance and investment funds regulatory regimes, respectively.

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Stephanie P. Sanderson, Partner, provides a detailed guide on issuing an initial coin offering in Bermuda based on the current legislation. The guide covers the application process, what needs to be included in the offer document and the key compliance requirements which need to be met for a successful initial coin offering.

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Stephanie P. Sanderson, Partner, authored the Bermuda chapter of Getting the Deal Through 2019 edition of Public M&A which is available in print, as an e-book, and online. This specialist publication covers M&A transactional requirements and procedures governing publicly listed companies, covering such areas as: types of business combinations, applicable legislation, filings and public disclosure requirements, substantial shareholding regulations, duties of directors and controlling shareholders, shareholder rights of approval and appraisal, and hostile transactions, among other key topics.

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