BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Law and Practice Contributed by: Matthew Cowman, Alex Drysdale, Rosalind Nicholson and Omonike Robinson-Pickering, Walkers
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Authors
Matthew Cowman is the managing partner of Walkers’ BVI office, and specialises in advising clients on complex corporate matters and finance matters. He regularly advises
Alex Drysdale advises corporates, private equity
houses and financial institutions on a range of complex, cross- border corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. He has acted on some of the most significant corporate transactions in the British Virgin Islands and is a go-to lawyer in the jurisdiction for public company work with a BVI nexus. Alex has also advised on some of the jurisdiction’s most significant restructuring transactions, including advising FTX in bankruptcy as part of its Chapter 11 proceedings, and advising clients on complex debt restructurings pursuant to BVI schemes of arrangement.
major international banks and corporate borrowers in banking and finance transactions, including acquisition finance, real estate finance and general corporate finance. He also acts for major public and private clients in a range of corporate transactions, such as joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganisations, including the largest ever take-private of a listed BVI company. Matthew’s clients value his care and responsiveness.
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