05/24/2018

Register of trusts

This comment seems to be in direct contrast to the current position adopted by both the UK Government and the EU pursuant to 5AMLD in that access to registers of trusts is required to be subject to a “legitimate interest” test.

05/24/2018

VG and Ward Yates act in MEA deal

Arqaam Capital acted as the lead arranger and book runner, while BNY Mellon acted as the delegate and Minhaj Advisory acted as the Shariah adviser.

05/24/2018

House of Lords paves way for OT public ownership registries

The amendment brought in the House of Commons at the end of April attracted strong criticism from the overseas territories governments, given that orders in council are only issued in extremely rare circumstances, typically involving the implementation of

05/23/2018

Carey Olsen advises SVP on acquisition of Vita Group

The Carey Olsen team assisting SVP on the various corporate and finance aspects of the transaction included partner Nick Bullmore and counsel Dylan Wiltermuth from the firm's Cayman Islands office

05/22/2018

Carey Olsen supports NZ crypto investment fund

The fund, which has been authorised under the Jersey Private Fund regime, has appointed Techemy Capital Limited as investment adviser and will invest in cryptographic token deal flow.

05/21/2018

Hawksford update on new fiscal rules introduced by HMRC

A careful review will need to be made of all structures with a UK connection and a UK tax filing requirement. It may also be necessary to revisit the original tax advice received as any errors or omissions will also be caught within these new rules.

05/21/2018

Carey Olsen acts in Asian investment

The new funding round follows the fund's successful first close last July and subsequent exit from its first investment, which returned 37% gross in six months to investors.

05/18/2018

Babbé acts for Carillion captive

Nicholas Vermeulen and Christian van den Berg of PricewaterhouseCoopers CI were appointed joint liquidators of the company.