Well regarded in the technology sector, Collas Crill is skilled at real estate financing, debt restructuring, and digital asset matters. Ellie Crespi oversees the team and is informed in corporate governance, while Greg Boyd specialises in cross-border transactions. Nick Ward and Annabel Bishop are other key team members.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'Collas Crill's BVI corporate and commercial has an excellent blend of experienced partners and quality associates.’
- ‘Ellie Crespi is absolutely dedicated to her clients and a joy to work with. She has built a strong team around her, especially senior associate to watch, Annabel Bishop.'
- ‘Ellie Crispi is very knowledgeable, kind, and helpful.’
Key clients
- CORE LLC Huawei MAPA Group Mason Hayes & Curran LLP Bay Point Capital FourWorld Capital LLC ALPINE PARTNERS (BVI), L.P Lightstone Enterprises Limited Cardinal Health Inc AirBnB Multiplicity Partners AG Farallon Capital Petroserv Marine Inc Cohort Capital Highway Holdings Limited Partners for Growth Velox Arbitrage Fund Vector Capital Site Technology, UAE Exponential Age Asset Management Eversheds Thomson Hine AFRA Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee BSG Valentine Citco Dajani & Associates Eversheds Sutherland Mishcon de Reya LLP Morgan & Morgan Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Smythe & Greenwood Shimonov & Co Squire Paton Boggs TMF Group Trident Trust Taylor Wessing White and Case Zhong Lun Law Firm Zodiac Maritime
Work highlights
Advising on a joint venture structured through a BVI segregated portfolio company. The purpose of the joint venture is to fund a palm oil processing facility operated by the JV subsidiarity in Nicaragua.
Advising Aura Minerals Inc on the BVI law aspects of its acquisition of Bluestone Resources Inc, the owner of the Cerro Blanco Project, a near-surface gold deposit located in Guatemala.
Advising a well known US investment management company focused on the blockchain and digital asset space on facilitating a $250million investment into a digital assets fund by a LATAM pension fund.
Practice head
Ellie Crespi
Other key lawyers
Greg Boyd; Nick Ward; Annabel Bishop