Update

Cayman Court gives guidance on the status of redeeming investors and approach to distributions

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the Court) recently ruled in favour of Primeo Fund (in official liquidation) (Primeo) in its ongoing representative proceedings with the Additional Liquidator of Herald Fund SPC (in official liquidation). The Court confirmed that section 37(7)(a) of the Companies Law does not apply to investors who are redeemed pursuant to the company's articles of association, but have not yet been paid (the section 37(7) Issue). 

The Court has now handed down its detailed reasons in respect of both the section 37(7) Issue and the other matter it was asked to determine: the circumstances in which a liquidator of a Cayman company can rectify the register of shareholders pursuant to section 112(2) of the Companies Law and Order 12 rule 2 of the Companies Winding Up Rules.