Physical Address
Elgin Court, Elgin Avenue,
George Town, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
Mailing Address
PO Box 10170
George Town, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
KY1-1002
© IMG Trust Company Limited 2022
An independently-owned Cayman Islands Trust Company specialising in contentious trusts, philanthropy and complex trust structures.
At IMG Trust Company we aim to be the Gold Standard of curated service, lasting connection and game-changing integrity in the trust industry. A Cayman Islands Trust Company that delivers consistent and proactive service, led by a team of experienced lawyers who know how to handle even the most complex and contentious situations.
We bring together global expertise and a deft touch; helping clients resolve challenging and complex situations and projecting them forward, on a greater path.
We are driven by an unsurpassed commitment to doing the right thing, making a determination as a company that we won’t be involved with any strategies that don’t meet with our ESG policies, even when the investment powers are held elsewhere. Our clients share this energy for social awareness and doing the best that we can in all of our investment practices.
We will be around for the good times and for when things don’t go according to plan. We are here for our clients when you need us most, now and for generations to come.
Litigation has become part and parcel of a modern trustee’s responsibilities. IMG’s principals have specialised in recent years in the recovery of stolen trust assets, the defence of trusts against third party claims brought against beneficiaries, and the marshalling of global teams of lawyers representing trusts...
IMG’s principals have had extensive experience in recent years in the establishment and maintenance of philanthropic trusts and private foundations, including the development of specific philanthropic policies, selecting deserving charities or causes for benefit, evaluating funding proposals, involvement with...
Globalisation has made the geographical spread of family wealth much more diverse than the historical norm.
This wealth is often spread across many asset classes, from real estate to investment portfolios, and privately owned companies....
From our base in the Cayman Islands IMG provides a full range of professional fiduciary services to ultra-high net worth individuals, families and global businesses from around the world.
Our business model is to focus on a few exclusive family and commercial clients, rather than spread our expertise too thinly. This means that clients will always be looked after by IMG’s principals directly, rather than being passed across to more junior staff.
At IMG we aspire to be the Gold Standard of curated service, lasting connection and game-changing integrity to the trust industry.
Peter has particular expertise in complex trusts litigation, asset recovery, turning around distressed/poorly administered trusts, the development and implementation of innovative philanthropic programs and the oversight of significant operating businesses held within trust structures. He specialises in providing personalised trust and administration services for private trust clients worldwide. Peter is a former barrister with extensive experience in the international trust sector, including private and commercial trusts and corporate management and more than 25 years in the private client industry. He has spent his career working cooperatively and building partnerships with high-net-worth individuals, their families and their advisors and strives to deliver the highest levels of service and responsiveness.
Prior to establishing IMG, Peter was head of private client services with the Maples Group in the Cayman Islands, an executive director of Forbes Hare Trust Company in the Cayman Islands and a partner in the Private Client Group of McGuireWoods LLP in London. Prior to that, Peter held the position of Managing Director of ATC Trust Group's offices in the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong, as well as being a shareholder of the group. Peter is a member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Maxine Bodden is a highly experienced private client advisor and trust expert, with a strong legal pedigree advising the world's leading banks, trust companies, family offices and HNW private individuals on the establishment and ongoing administration of Cayman Islands trusts and foundation companies.
During her legal career, Maxine became recognised as a leader in the use of private trust companies and all matters concerning the licensing, registration and operation of private trust companies. She also has extensive experience advising clients on matters related to wills and the administration of estates. These skills were honed while Maxine was Of Counsel with the Maples Group in the Cayman Islands where she was ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guides as a leading lawyer. Maxine is also listed in the 2022 Private Client Global Elite directory, acknowledging her position as one of the world’s most respected private wealth industry professionals, nominated by her peers featuring just 250 individuals globally each year.
Maxine is the immediate past Chair and now Deputy Chair of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Council in the Cayman Islands. She also chairs the Cayman Islands Work Permit Board.
James is an experienced onshore and offshore lawyer having specialised in large scale, multi-jurisdictional trust disputes. James has acted on behalf of ultra-high net worth individuals and families, family offices, trustees, and beneficiaries. James has acted in high profile cases involving allegations of breach of trust in connection with investment or administrative powers as well as serious fraud and complex asset tracing cases.
James has successfully obtained interlocutory freezing and disclosure orders to aid asset tracing claims. Additionally, he has successfully applied for and obtained prohibitions on the reporting of proceedings where the matter is highly sensitive, confidential or involves high-profile individuals, families or institutions. James prides himself in having developed longstanding relationships with his clients.