Partner

Simon Raftopoulos is a Partner, the Local Team Leader of the Insurance Team and a member of the Banking and Asset Finance and Islamic and Structured Finance teams. Simon joined Appleby in 2006 and was made partner in 2009. Prior to joining Appleby in 2006, Simon was an Associate in the Banking and Financial Services Group of Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors in Dublin.

He represents clients in a wide variety of corporate finance transactions, including private equity investments, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, initial and secondary public offerings, debt restructurings, asset securitisations and private placements of equity and debt securities.

In addition to practicing corporate law Simon leads the Insurance practice in the Cayman office.