Shamar Ennis
Partner
Cayman Islands
Shamar is a partner in our Insurance Group.
She has experience advising licensees (or counterparties to licensees) on transactional matters as well as working closely with regulatory colleagues in relation to the establishment of captives, reinsurers and other licensees or the status of transactions undertaken by them.
She has also acted on the establishment of secured note programmes for annuity writers and reinsurers, advising on structures involving investments utilised by regulated entities such as insurers and banks to meet regulatory capital requirements, as well as advising private equity managers on their credit strategies, including the establishment of CLO platforms and fund-linked note issuances.
She has also acted on the establishment of secured note programmes for annuity writers and reinsurers, advising on structures involving investments utilised by regulated entities such as insurers and banks to meet regulatory capital requirements, as well as advising private equity managers on their credit strategies, including the establishment of CLO platforms and fund-linked note issuances.
Experience and recent work
Prior to joining Walkers' Global Insurance Group, as a partner in Walkers' Global Finance and Corporate Group (having worked in both Walkers' Cayman and Hong Kong offices), Shamar advised financial institutions, asset managers and institutional investors on a broad range of corporate and finance transactions, with a particular focus on debt capital markets, structured finance and bespoke structured product transactions, including advising a US airline during the COVID-19 pandemic on the first ever securitisation transaction involving a loyalty programme.
Qualifications
Admitted In:
- Cayman Islands
Education:
- LLB (Hons), London School of Economics and Political Science
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice with commendation, College of Law of England and Wales
Shamar is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association.
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