About
Provided by Harneys
Our British Virgin Islands corporate and finance team advises on complex cross-border transactions throughout the corporate life cycle. Led in the global practice by George Weston, we deliver commercial, responsive counsel on public and private M&A, ECM, private equity, joint ventures, restructurings, governance and regulatory issues, as well as acquisition and structured finance. We work seamlessly across time zones and alongside Harneys Fiduciary to provide integrated legal and administrative solutions.
We act for international law firms, listed and private companies, financial institutions, private equity sponsors, funds, family offices and high-growth businesses across technology, financial services, energy, real estate, hospitality and consumer sectors.
Recent BVI mandates include DXC Technology’s US$2 billion acquisition of Luxoft (the largest takeover of a BVI-listed company), DSV’s US$1.2 billion acquisition of UTi Worldwide, Aura Minerals’ US listing raising over US$196 million, the acquisition of Reading Football Club and stadium, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank’s US$3.8 billion facilities for the privatisation of 58.com, and ACG Acquisition Company’s London IPO and US$290 million de-SPAC.
Specialisms include SPACs and de-SPACs, seed and series financings, virtual assets and Web3, and security over BVI shares and assets. Clients choose us for technical excellence, sector fluency and our ability to get deals done efficiently and with certainty.
