Bio
Katie Blundy is a Senior Associate in the Corporate department of Appleby’s Bermuda office. She practices in all areas of corporate and commercial law, including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, private placements and corporate finance.
Katie also advises clients on a wide range of regulatory and licensing issues including matters related to the Bermuda investment business legislation, economic substance regime and anti-money laundering and sanctions rules and regulations. She is a valued member of each of the Corporate and Regulatory teams at Appleby. She has successfully liaised with the Bermuda regulators on various corporate transactions and licensing applications.
Katie joined the firm in 2021. Prior to joining Appleby, Katie practiced as a corporate and securities lawyer at a top tier Canadian law firm in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Katie has extensive corporate experience advising public and private companies on merger and acquisition and financing transactions.
Bio
Katie Blundy is a Senior Associate in the Corporate department of Appleby’s Bermuda office. She practices in all areas of corporate and commercial law, including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, private placements and corporate finance.
Katie also advises clients on a wide range of regulatory and licensing issues including matters related to the Bermuda investment business legislation, economic substance regime and anti-money laundering and sanctions rules and regulations. She is a valued member of each of the Corporate and Regulatory teams at Appleby. She has successfully liaised with the Bermuda regulators on various corporate transactions and licensing applications.
Katie joined the firm in 2021. Prior to joining Appleby, Katie practiced as a corporate and securities lawyer at a top tier Canadian law firm in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Katie has extensive corporate experience advising public and private companies on merger and acquisition and financing transactions.
Work Highlights
- EXCELERATE, Appleby Bermuda advises Excelerate on $1.055 billion acquisition;
- ORGANON & CO, Appleby Bermuda advised Organon & Co on the acquisition, by way of merger under Bermuda law, of Dermavant Sciences Ltd.;
- Appleby Bermuda advised in connection with the $13.3 billion take-private acquisition of Bermuda-based Triton International Limited (Triton) by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P (BIP) through BIP’s subsidiary Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (BIPC) and its institutional partners (Brookfield Infrastructure);
- Appleby acted as special Bermuda counsel to the noteholders in connection with the acquisition by Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure of a 49.9% minority interest in Bermuda Skyport Corporation Limited from Aecon Group Inc. (Aecon), the concessionaire for the L.F. Wade International Airport;
- VIRGIN CRUISES INTERMEDIATE LIMITED, Appleby acted as special Bermuda counsel to Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited and represented various Virgin Voyages affiliated companies in Bermuda (VV Group), in respect of a $550 million capital raise. The funding round was led by funds managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management (Ares), a global alternative investment manager, and also included additional capital from existing investors including Virgin Group and Bain Capital;
- NORTHEDGE, Acted as Bermuda and Jersey counsel to private equity firm NorthEdge on its investment into Friend MTS, a leading global provider of video content security services;
- ST ENERGY TRANSITION I LTD., Appleby acted as Bermuda counsel to ST Energy Transition I Ltd. (the “Company”) on its USD250 million ESG-related SPAC IPO on the New York Stock Exchange targeting energy transition and clean energy technology.
- EXCELERATE, Appleby Bermuda advises Excelerate on $1.055 billion acquisition;
- ORGANON & CO, Appleby Bermuda advised Organon & Co on the acquisition, by way of merger under Bermuda law, of Dermavant Sciences Ltd.;
- Appleby Bermuda advised in connection with the $13.3 billion take-private acquisition of Bermuda-based Triton International Limited (Triton) by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P (BIP) through BIP’s subsidiary Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (BIPC) and its institutional partners (Brookfield Infrastructure);
- Appleby acted as special Bermuda counsel to the noteholders in connection with the acquisition by Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure of a 49.9% minority interest in Bermuda Skyport Corporation Limited from Aecon Group Inc. (Aecon), the concessionaire for the L.F. Wade International Airport;
- VIRGIN CRUISES INTERMEDIATE LIMITED, Appleby acted as special Bermuda counsel to Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited and represented various Virgin Voyages affiliated companies in Bermuda (VV Group), in respect of a $550 million capital raise. The funding round was led by funds managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management (Ares), a global alternative investment manager, and also included additional capital from existing investors including Virgin Group and Bain Capital;
- NORTHEDGE, Acted as Bermuda and Jersey counsel to private equity firm NorthEdge on its investment into Friend MTS, a leading global provider of video content security services;
- ST ENERGY TRANSITION I LTD., Appleby acted as Bermuda counsel to ST Energy Transition I Ltd. (the “Company”) on its USD250 million ESG-related SPAC IPO on the New York Stock Exchange targeting energy transition and clean energy technology.
Coverage & Insights
- Bermuda: Mergers and Acquisitions Comparative Guide – Mondaq – July 2023
- Mergers & Acquisitions Guide – Legal 500 – October 2022
- Bermuda: Mergers and Acquisitions Comparative Guide – Mondaq – July 2022
- Bermuda: Mergers and Acquisitions Comparative Guide – Mondaq – July 2023
- Mergers & Acquisitions Guide – Legal 500 – October 2022
- Bermuda: Mergers and Acquisitions Comparative Guide – Mondaq – July 2022
Qualifications & Education
Katie attended the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Law where she obtained a Juris Doctor with a business law concentration. She also earned a Bachelor of Engineering Science (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Western Ontario. Katie was called to the bar in British Columbia, Canada in 2016.
- University of Western Ontario
- University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Law
Katie attended the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Law where she obtained a Juris Doctor with a business law concentration. She also earned a Bachelor of Engineering Science (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Western Ontario. Katie was called to the bar in British Columbia, Canada in 2016.
- University of Western Ontario
- University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Law
Memberships & Associations
Katie is a non-practicing member of the Law Society of British Columbia.
Katie is a non-practicing member of the Law Society of British Columbia.