Banking and Finance Legal Advice
As an offshore corporate law firm, we provide legal advice to banks and other financial institutions. Our banking & finance team provides advice and is highly experienced in:
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- The creation, protection and priority of security interests;
- The creation of guarentees and indemnities;
- Contractual and structural subordination, including with respect to subordination and intercreditor arrangements;
- Corprate benefit concerns arising out of the creation of third party collateral support; and
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Registration of Security and the enforceability of security interests, guarentees and indemnities, including the rights and remedies available to lenders and borrowers;
Asset-backed and receivable financing; - Complex group financings and corporate debt refinancing, including syndication loan agreement, private placements and inter-creditor agreements and debt subordination issues.
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The British Virgin Islands: Navigating the Future of Offshore Financial Services in the Age of Digital Assets and AI
The Financial Services Commission of the British Virgin Islands has published guidance on what is required of persons registered under the Virtual Assets Service Providers Act 2022 to comply with the “Travel Rule” (Guidance).
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Cayman Islands: Guidance on inspections by CIMA
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority conducts inspections to ensure that regulated entities comply with applicable laws and regulations. This is a general guide
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Cayman Islands: The need to focus on Corporate Governance
Corporate governance in the Cayman Islands primarily follows international standards and best practices,
influenced by various factors including legal frameworks, regulatory bodies like the Cayman Islands Monetary
Authority
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Advising on Cayman Islands Trusts or British Virgin Islands (BVI) Trusts
The laws relating to trusts and equity in the Cayman Islands and in the British Virgin Islands are derived directly from English law but have been modified in each jurisdiction...
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Guide to STAR Trusts in the Cayman Islands
The Special Trusts regime for Cayman Islands STAR trusts (now incorporated into Part VIII of the Trusts Act (As Revised)) provides the legal basis on which private purpose trusts can be established in the Cayman Islands.
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Legal Insight: Avoiding BVI law and Cayman Islands law pitfalls in banking & finance and corporate transactions
There are certain notorious pitfalls to avoid in the context of British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and Cayman Islands banking & finance and corporate transactions. In this article, we examine five such pitfalls.
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Legal Briefing: Creation of a security interest by a Cayman Islands exempted company and registering it in the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands exempted companies are widely utilized in structuring cross-border finance transactions.
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Legal Expertise
As an offshore corporate law firm, we provide legal advice to banks and other financial institutions. Our banking & finance team provides advice and is highly experienced in:
-

- The creation, protection and priority of security interests;
- The creation of guarentees and indemnities;
- Contractual and structural subordination, including with respect to subordination and intercreditor arrangements;
- Corprate benefit concerns arising out of the creation of third party collateral support; and
-
Registration of Security and the enforceability of security interests, guarentees and indemnities, including the rights and remedies available to lenders and borrowers;
Asset-backed and receivable financing; - Complex group financings and corporate debt refinancing, including syndication loan agreement, private placements and inter-creditor agreements and debt subordination issues.