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Receivership; a draconian remedy of last resort. However, today, receivers are appointed to address a wide range of legal circumstances. This article summarises some features of the court appointed receiver.

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") has a regulatory regime which makes it significantly easier for small to mid-size hedge fund groups to establish investment managers and advisors in the BVI.

You've appointed your independent directors. They seem like good people, came highly recommended, have great resumes and seem interested and enthusiastic about your strategy.

The Amendments incorporate a number of significant changes to the BVI Business Companies Act (as amended, the BCA) and accompanying BVI Business Companies Regulations (as amended, the Regulations).

Long gone are the days of offshore incorporation where corporate ownership could be concealed through the simple device of a bearer share company,

In an era where investment managers have increasing choice between potential jurisdictions to domicile their hedge fund vehicles and the distinguishing features between those jurisdictions.

The Cayman Islands have recently amended the beneficial ownership register regime for Cayman Islands companies and LLCs1, refining the regime that was introduced in July 2017 (as detailed in our earlier alert).

On 1 January 2005, a new company law regime came into effect in the British Virgin Islands. The new Act, entitled the BVI Business Company Act, has been modelled on the territory’s well-known International Business Companies Act, as amended, and includes several new features to expand its appeal to international investors and business professionals, while also providing a suitable framework for domestic BVI companies.

Pursuant to the Securities and Investment Business Act (2013 Revision) ("SIBA"), the Mutual Funds Regulations (2013 Revision) and the Private Investment Funds Regulations, 2019, all British Virgin Islands ("BVI") private.

One way in which BVI companies remain relevant and popular is as a vehicle for taking a company or group public on a stock market

This briefing provides an overview of the British Virgin Islands restricted purposes company, a vehicle specifically designed for securitizations and other transactions where an insolvency-remote vehicle is required.

The British Virgin Islands has become an attractive destination for technology entrepreneurs, particularly those connected with virtual assets. Recent years have seen the BVI...

The British Virgin Islands is becoming an increasingly popular jurisdiction for aviation finance transactions in both the commercial and business jet sectors.

One of the great attractions of the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") as a jurisdiction for structuring finance transactions is the simple yet thorough security registration regime applicable to BVI companies.

新冠疫情已构成全球性大流行，坐落于大西洋和加勒比海之间的英属维尔京群岛（BVI）也无法幸免。

Since the BVI's Financial Services (Exemptions) Regulations, 2007 (as amended, "the PTC Regulations") came into effect, the BVI has become the jurisdiction of choice for private trust companies...

The primary anti-money laundering legislation in BVI is the Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Act (the "PCCA"). Growing out of the "forty plus nine" recommendations formulated by the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF")...