We predict that in 2022 BVI will continue to be the go to jurisdiction for clients who want a fast and efficient route to market.

Walkers is interested to note that businesses have been increasingly taking advantage of the statutory provisions relating to mergers in the British Virgin Islands.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a British Overseas Dependent Territory.

At present only licensed insurers and recognised or registered funds can incorporate or register as an SPC under the BVI BC Act.

Richard May and Matthew Gilbert provide an analysis of the laws and regulations of mergers and acquisitions in the British Virgin Islands.

Richard May and Matthew Gilbert provide an analysis of the laws and regulations of mergers and acquisitions in the British Virgin Islands.

In this guide, Michael Gagie and Matthew Gilbert provide an overview on lending and secured finance law in the British Virgin Islands.

Effective December 1, 2015, the British Virgin Islands Registry of Corporate Affairs will be offering premium services.

O'Neal Webster advised Fredonia Management Limited on the listing of its gold and silver exploration business on the Toronto Venture Exchange by way of a three-cornered BVI statutory merger.

Effective 1 December 2015, the Registry of Corporate Affairs in the BVI is offering "Premium Services" for certain type of transactions with a guaranteed 4-hour turnaround time.

Harneys has recently acted for a client in a successful court approved arrangement under section 82 of the International Business Companies Act (Cap. 291) (the "Act"). Importantly the arrangement offered significant benefits to a client with a complex corporate transaction that it wished to put in place. The primary benefit in this case was the ability to seek exemption of exchanged securities from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act&q

BVI offers a number of advantages for the efficient and cost effective set up of both open-ended and closed-ended funds. This webinar walks you through the menu of BVI funds products...

As of 1 December 2015, the Registry of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands is offering an option for Premium Services which will guarantee a four hour turnaround for certain transactions submitted to the Registry.

There will no longer be a separate fee for a new company to register its initial Register of Directors.

In the final installment of our webinar series on key developments affecting BVI companies, Partner Anton Goldstein and Counsel Nicholas Kuria provide an overview of the M&A structures available...

Ogier has acted as British Virgin Islands counsel on the upsized Initial Public Offering on NASDAQ of East Stone Acquisition Corp., which closed 24 February 24 2020.

Investors considering the takeover (take private) of a BVI incorporated listed company enjoy the benefit of different potential structuring options under BVI law.

A recent judgment from the BVI Commercial Court is a further example of the court's swiftness to exercise its jurisdiction in respect of BVI companies listed on US exchanges.

Under BVI law, directors have wide ranging powers to act on behalf of a BVI company without the need to obtain separate member approval.

Most financing transactions require a legal opinion where the BVI entity is a borrower, is providing some type of security or guarantee, or is involved in other complex funding arrangements.