About

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Known for providing prompt service, quality counsel, and viable solutions to challenging issues, O’Neal Webster’s Corporate & Commercial and Investment Funds and Regulatory lawyers have deep expertise in international and domestic corporate and commercial transactions, including advising on stock exchange listings, private equity transactions, joint ventures, redomiciliations, corporate arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, corporate restructuring, and related aspects of corporate and commercial law. They are instructed by top financial institutions, law firms, trust companies, investment houses, and corporations to handle high-value commercial transactions. The firm's deep roots in the BVI provide a seamless experience in navigating local governing bodies, courts, administrative offices, and enforcement regimes. The team is often the first choice for many when seeking counsel in large commercial financing and retail transactions in the BVI, including property acquisition, construction financing, structuring and restructuring of BVI funds, handling regulatory and compliance issues related to investment vehicles and often provide continuing legal advice and support throughout fund operations. Clients include U.S. and EU-based fund managers, closed-ended funds, open-ended funds, public funds, crypto funds, and segregated portfolio company funds.

Chambers Review

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Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds - British Virgin Islands

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

O'Neal Webster is one of the leading BVI-headquartered law firms and is well regarded by its peers in the offshore legal community. It has a robust transactional and commercial advisory practice, its lawyers offering years of experience advising on M&A transactions, commercial contracts, capital markets issuances and loan facilities. The team represents a number of regional banks as well as conglomerates, high net worth individuals and trust companies.

Work Highlights

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  • O'Neal Webster was BVI counsel to the BC Jindal Group regarding a USD250 million debt restructuring project.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Christopher Simpson
4
Christopher Simpson
4
Band 4

Christopher Simpson has a broad practice that takes in financing and refinancing in addition to M&A transactions and equity listings. He leads the firm's commercial team.

Chris is very responsive, really prompt and will introduce us to a colleague if he's ever unable to answer our question.

4
Kerry Anderson
4
Band 4

Kerry Anderson leads the O'Neal Webster investment funds and regulatory group. He regularly counsels on the BVI regulatory issues pertinent to proposed IPOs and the establishment of new subsidiaries.

Kerry is an excellent corporate, funds and regulatory partner.

Ranked Lawyers at
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British Virgin Islands

Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds

Christopher Simpson
4
Christopher Simpson
4
Band 4
4
Kerry Anderson
4
Band 4

Members

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Kerry Anderson

Vanessa King