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Conyers Offices
COMMERCE HOUSE, WICKHAMS CAY 1
PO BOX 3140, ROAD TOWN
TORTOLA, VG1110
British Virgin Islands
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Nicholas Kuria
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Counsel
Career
Nicholas Kuria is Counsel in the Corporate department of Conyers Dill & Pearman in the British Virgin Islands.
His practice includes many aspects of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholders’ agreements and corporate governance.
Nicholas advises a range of clients with a particular focus on the technology, media and telecommunications, financial services and insurance sectors. He has spent time on secondment with the mergers and acquisitions team of British Telecommunications plc in London, UK.
He acts for public and private companies, insurers, brokers and financial institutions and has worked with infrastructure funds in relation to the funding of digital telecommunications companies in the UK. Nicholas also acts on cross-border transactions, both in mergers and acquisitions as well as joint ventures, in a variety of industry sectors.
Education
Education
- Nottingham Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2005
- Nottingham Law School, Graduate Diploma in Law, 2004
- University of Reading, BSc, International Securities, Investment and Banking, 2003
Bar Admissions
- England & Wales, Solicitor, 2007
Lawyer Rankings
British Virgin Islands > Corporate and commercial
(Rising stars)With a ‘solution-focused mindset’, Conyers‘ corporate practice continues to advise on some of the most complex M&A and corporate transactions in the jurisdiction, spanning the engineering, technology, telecoms, energy and healthcare sectors. Highly regarded for his wide-ranging experience in all aspects of corporate and commercial law, Robert Briant heads up the practice and has notable expertise in M&A, joint ventures and investment vehicles. Other key figures within the team include the ‘exceptional’ Anton Goldstein and Rachael Pape, who are noted for their transactional capabilities. Counsel Nicholas Kuria is a highly experienced practitioner whose corporate practice sees him acting for a variety of clients.
British Virgin Islands > Banking, finance and capital markets
With expertise across the energy, telecoms, financial services and real estate development sectors, Conyers stands out in the BVI banking and finance market for advising a deep roster of blue-chip international clients on highly complex finance and capital market transactions. Head of the practice Robert Briant is noted for his expertise in big-ticket M&A deals, joint ventures and investment vehicles, while Anton Goldstein’s broad practice includes capital markets mandates, finance work, investment fund matters and PE issues. The ‘highly commercial and pragmatic’ Rachael Pape has recently acted on several prominent finance and capital markets transactions in the BVI, and also regularly advises on cross-border regulations; she was promoted to the partnership in mid-2023. Counsel Nicholas Kuria is sought out by technology, media and telecoms, financial services and insurance clients.
British Virgin Islands > Investment funds
Conyers‘ investment funds practice stands out in the BVI market for its expertise in advising top-tier hedge fund sponsors and private equity houses on formation, structuring, establishment and management issues relating to segregated portfolio companies and hybrid funds. Transactional law expert Robert Briant leads the practice and routinely acts for hedge funds and private equity funds seeking to establish joint venture companies and investment vehicles. Another key contact is Anton Goldstein, who is noted for advising on some of the largest deals in the BVI. A broad spectrum of corporations, leading international banks and financial institutions turn to Rachael Pape for her specialism in investment funds and cross-border regulatory guidance, while counsel Nicholas Kuria’s practice focuses on the technology, media and telecoms, financial services and insurance sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets British Virgin Islands
- Corporate and commercial British Virgin Islands
- Investment funds British Virgin Islands
- Rising stars British Virgin Islands > Corporate and commercial