BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Law and Practice Contributed by: Matthew Cowman, Alex Drysdale, Rosalind Nicholson and Omonike Robinson-Pickering Walkers
British Virgin Islands
Dominican Rep.
Anguilla
St. Croix
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts & Nevis
WEST INDIES
Contents 1. Trends p.238
7. Disclosure p.245 7.1 Making a Bid Public p.245
1.1 M&A Market p.238 1.2 Key Trends p.238 1.3 Key Industries p.238 2. Overview of Regulatory Field p.238 2.1 Acquiring a Company p.238 2.2 Primary Regulators p.240 2.3 Restrictions on Foreign Investments p.240 2.4 Antitrust Regulations p.240 2.5 Labour Law Regulations p.240 2.6 National Security Review p.240 3. Recent Legal Developments p.240 3.1 Significant Court Decisions or Legal Developments p.240 3.2 Significant Changes to Takeover Law p.241 4. Stakebuilding p.241 4.1 Principal Stakebuilding Strategies p.241 4.2 Material Shareholding Disclosure Threshold p.241
7.2 Type of Disclosure Required p.245 7.3 Producing Financial Statements p.245 7.4 Transaction Documents p.245 8. Duties of Directors p.245 8.1 Principal Directors’ Duties p.245 8.2 Special or Ad Hoc Committees p.245 8.3 Business Judgement Rule p.246 8.4 Independent Outside Advice p.246 8.5 Conflicts of Interest p.246 9. Defensive Measures p.246 9.1 Hostile Tender Offers p.246 9.2 Directors’ Use of Defensive Measures p.246 9.3 Common Defensive Measures p.246 9.4 Directors’ Duties p.246 9.5 Directors’ Ability to “Just Say No” p.246 10. Litigation p.247 10.1 Frequency of Litigation p.247 10.2 Stage of Deal p.247 10.3 “Broken-Deal” Disputes p.247 11. Activism p.247 11.1 Shareholder Activism p.247 11.2 Aims of Activists p.247 11.3 Interference With Completion p.247
4.3 Hurdles to Stakebuilding p.241 4.4 Dealings in Derivatives p.241 4.5 Filing/Reporting Obligations p.241 4.6 Transparency p.241 5. Negotiation Phase p.242 5.1 Requirement to Disclose a Deal p.242
5.2 Market Practice on Timing p.242 5.3 Scope of Due Diligence p.242 5.4 Standstills or Exclusivity p.242 5.5 Definitive Agreements p.242 6. Structuring p.243 6.1 Length of Process for Acquisition/Sale p.243 6.2 Mandatory Offer Threshold p.243 6.3 Consideration p.243 6.4 Common Conditions for a Takeover Offer p.243 6.5 Minimum Acceptance Conditions p.243 6.6 Requirement to Obtain Financing p.243 6.7 Types of Deal Security Measures p.243 6.8 Additional Governance Rights p.244 6.9 Voting by Proxy p.244
6.10 Squeeze-Out Mechanisms p.244 6.11 Irrevocable Commitments p.245
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