LAWYER PROFILE
Patrick Ormond

Patrick Ormond

Global 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Patrick specialises in British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and Cayman Islands corporate and finance advice for clients in Europe.

Patrick has particular experience and expertise in the following areas:

- Corporate: equity capital markets, including initial public offerings (IPOs) and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), mergers and acquisitions, advising on take-private transactions, business combinations, de-SPACs and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, mergers, continuations and migrations between jurisdictions and corporate group reorganisations, acquisitions and changes of control of regulated British Virgin Islands businesses, forming and structuring limited partnerships, and incorporations.

- Finance: fund finance, real-estate finance, acquisition finance, energy and natural resource finance and project finance

Restructuring: enforcement of security, loan to own transactions, distressed lending and equity and debt restructurings involving Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands entities.

- Fintech: deFi structures, token issuances and regulatory considerations.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Offshore: British Virgin Islands Law - UK

Foreign Expert
Foreign expert in British Virgin Islands

Individual Editorial

Patrick Ormond specialises in corporate/M&A and finance. Having spent eight years practising in the BVI, Ormond offers clients vast knowledge of that jurisdiction. He possesses additional expertise in Cayman and Bermuda-related matters.

Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds - British Virgin Islands

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Patrick Ormond returned to the BVI in 2026, having spent a number of years based in London. He assists clients with an array of M&A and finance matters, and has additional knowledge of Cayman Islands and Bermuda law.

Strengths

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  • Patrick is outstandingly responsive, a very strong lawyer both practically and technically, relationship-focused and well networked. He is great to work with.

    Offshore: British Virgin Islands LawChambers Global Guide
  • Patrick is outstandingly responsive, a very strong lawyer both practically and technically, relationship-focused and well networked. Great to work with.

    Corporate & Finance including Investment FundsChambers Global Guide

Ranked Individuals at Carey Olsen (81)

Asia-Pacific Region

Bermuda

British Virgin Islands

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