Corporate Advice

Our Corporate Practice Group provides expert legal advice on a full range of corporate matters including:

- Legal due diligence reports
- Issuing Legal Opinions
- Cross border joint venture transactions
- Solvent group reorganizations via scheme of arrangement
- Acquisition and disposal of shares and business assets
- Re-domiciliation of corporate vehicles from other jurisdictions to the Cayman Islands or to the British Virgin Islands.
- Migration of corporate vehicles from the Cayman Islands to other jurisdictions
- Shareholder disputes, including derivative actions and class actions
- Fiduciary issues for directors of Cayman companies or BVI companies and general partners of limited partnerships

Related Publications

27 Feb 2023 BVI Professional Fund A BVI Professional Fund is the most popular type of BVI open-ended investment fund. According to the BVI Financial Services Commission in September 2022, there were 856 recognised Funds Read More

15 Feb 2023 The restoration of struck-off and dissolved companies in the British Virgin Islands: post January 2023 This article will consider in more detail the changes introduced by the Amendment Act to the provisions of the Companies Act which deal with the restoration of companies which have been struck-off or dissolved. Read More

5 Jan 2023 BVI Business Companies Act changes are now in force with effect from 1 January 2023 The Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2022 which amends the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004, came into force on 1 January 2023. Read More

8 Dec 2022 Economic Substance in the Cayman Islands - tips to remain compliant The Cayman Islands introduced the International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act in response to the work carried out by the European Union and the OECD on 'fair taxation' and international tax practices. Read More

Practical Considerations on the Transfer of a Loan Portfolio and Security Interests where a BVI or a Cayman Islands entity is involved

30 Nov 2022 Practical Considerations on the Transfer of a Loan Portfolio and Security Interests where a BVI or a Cayman Islands entity is involved In the context of a reported increasing number of bond defaults by property developers in the People’s Republic of China and also the reported growing prevalence of non-performing debt due to rising interest rates across Asia, lenders have progressively... Read More

31 Oct 2022 Key Features and Benefits of a BVI Approved Fund Under the Securities and Investment Business Act, 2010 of the British Virgin Islands, the Financial Services Commission of the British Virgin Islands offers a range of investment business licenses and other services. Read More

27 Oct 2022 Cayman Court makes landmark decision in section 238 fair value dissenting merger/take-private case in Re Changyou.com Limited The Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands has delivered a landmark judgment which has provided clarification of and, arguably, amendments to, Section 238 of the Cayman Islandsâ€™ Companies Act Read More

17 Oct 2022 Continuing obligations of Cayman Islands private funds The Private Funds Act 2021 Revision of the Cayman Islands requires certain Cayman Islands-domiciled, closed-ended investment funds to submit an application to register with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority before accepting capital contributions Read More