Appolina J. R. Bent

Appolina is a Senior Associate in the Corporate practice group in the Cayman Islands and a member of the Corporate Finance, Private Equity and Insurance teams.

She is experienced in finance transactions, with a particular focus on fund finance and corporate finance. She represents leading financial institutions on lending transactions, deal structures and on all types of secured transactions. Appolina’s practice areas also include structured finance (predominantly involving CLOs), mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings of debt, general corporate matters, insurance and reinsurance. Appolina has also provided regulatory advice to clients within the banking, insurance and energy sectors.

Appolina is an Appleby legal scholarship recipient and joined the firm in late 2016 under its Articled Clerk programme, following completion of her legal studies in England. From January 2020 to May 2020 Appolina worked at Wallace Robinson & Morgan, a Birmingham based firm where she provided property advice to one of the United Kingdom’s largest developers on a number of large property developments.

Appolina was selected as one of the Fund Finance Association’s (FFA) 2024 Rising Stars, an honour awarded to individuals making a significant impact in fund finance and helping to shape the future of the industry.