SPVs & Other Structures

The old conundrum about whether art imitates life or life imitates art may have no ultimate answer but sometimes life hands us a set of facts which we would expect to see only in the pages of a novel or on the Hollywood screen. A bond issue bought by reputable investors world-wide and backed by the Mafia would qualify

These unprecedented times of COVID-19 are challenging for all of us and trustees are no exception....

In recent months, global fiduciary services provider JTC has reported a rise in enquiries from Latin American clients with US cross-border structuring needs, driven by shifts in the regulatory and economic landscape.

Offshore law firm Appleby has advised on the structuring of a new Cayman Islands foundation company established to manage a private sector-led recovery fund to assist the Cayman Islands in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic

Global wealth, corporate and fund solutions provider Zedra is reporting a significant rise in the number of requests from LATAM based clients asking for a review of both their succession planning and structuring strategies

The global coronavirus pandemic has, in less than four months, swept the globe, brought economies to a sudden and grinding halt, put an unimaginable strain on even the best prepared health systems and led to changes in everyone’s working and personal lives as jurisdiction after jurisdiction imposes lockdown measures

Use of the government scheme encouraging investment in UK businesses by non-domiciled individuals has hit a record high, private wealth law firm Boodle Hatfield has revealed

While some things change, others stay the same. While the world experiences uncertainty, wealthy families look to stay agile. Although we live in the age of complete reporting and regulation, there may still be tax advantages to offshore. Most importantly, families are still families...

Global offshore law firm, Mourant, has advised DTZ Investors in connection with the establishment of the world’s first unlisted collective investment vehicle investing in large scale purpose-built London co-living buildings

Stephen Lansdown, co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown and owner of Bristol Sport, is also a prolific investor, and was an early convert to the cause of green and sustainable investment in his portfolio