Guy Williamson > Maples Group > Tortola, British Virgin Islands > Lawyer Profile

Maples Group
RITTER HOUSE
PO BOX 173, ROAD TOWN
TORTOLA
VG1110
British Virgin Islands

Work Department

Funds & Investment Management
Corporate

Position

Guy is of counsel in the Maples and Calder’s Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group’s British Virgin Islands office.  He advises on the structuring, formation and financing of regulated and unregulated vehicles, hedge funds and private equity funds.  Guy also has a broad range of corporate finance transactional experience including private and public acquisitions and disposals, private equity, joint ventures, shareholder relations, stock exchange listings, financing and banking arrangements and corporate governance.

Career

Guy joined the Maples Group in 2013 having previously worked for six years in the corporate finance team at Pennington Manches LLP in London.  He also acted as in-house counsel while on secondment to British American Tobacco and Home Retail Group in the UK. Guy has been recognised as a leading lawyer in IFLR1000.

Memberships

Guy is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales and the Law Society of Ireland.

Education

University College London, UK, LL.M (Hons), 2004

College of Law, London, Legal Practice Course, 2005

Lawyer Rankings

British Virgin Islands > Corporate and commercial

(Firms to watch)

Campbells provides guidance in all areas of corporate and finance transactions, attracting a spread of multinational corporations, emerging technology companies and financial institutions as clients. The recent addition of Guy Williamson, who joined from Maples Group, bolstered the team’s capabilities in corporate structuring and regulatory compliance work, acting for investment funds and regulated entities.