Subjects:

Other Jurisdictions , Caribbean , Company Law

Contents:

1. Introduction to Bermuda

2. Introduction to the British Virgin Islands

3. Introduction to the Cayman Islands

4. Joint Ventures, Preference Share Issues and Shareholders Agreements

5. Security Issues

6. Initial Public Offerings

7. Directors

8. Shareholders

9. Alterations to Constitutional Documents and Capital

10. Mergers and Acquisitions

11. Amalgamations, Mergers and Continuations

12. Mutual Funds

13. Investment Managers

14. Securitisation

15. Segregated Accounts Companies

16. Insurance

17. Liquidations

18. The International Initiatives and their effect on Bermuda, the BVI and the Cayman Islands

In the Asia Pacific region, the use of offshore vehicles for international financial transactions is flourishing. British Virgin Islands companies are now the second largest source of foreign investment in China, while Cayman Islands companies represent 70 per cent of the Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The Ministry of Commerce of the PRC announced in January 2007 that the top 10 investing countries and regions were China's Hong Kong, British Virgin Islands, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the United States, Cayman Islands, Samoa, China's Taiwan, and Mauritius. The foreign capital invested by these ten countries and regions made up 86.02% of actually used foreign capital in China.

Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands Company Law provides lawyers and company directors with an indispensable, practical guide to the corporate laws of these important jurisdictions.

The new edition of this well-known book takes the reader from the basics of the Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands company law right through to the more complex issues that may be encountered when operating in the region.

• Covers Joint Ventures, Preference Share Issues and Shareholders Agreements.
• Looks at Security Issues
• Discusses how Initial Public Offerings work in each region.
• Sets out the role and duties of directors and shareholders.
• Discusses the latest alterations to constitutional documents.
• Spells out the process for mergers, acquisitions, amalgamations and continuations in the region.
• Describes the rules relating to mutual funds and investment managers.
• Incorporates all the latest on securities.
• Includes coverage of insurance.
• Outlines the law related to liquidations.
• Discusses the international initiatives and their effect on the regions.

An indispensable, practical guide to the corporate laws of these important jurisdictions, the Second Edition of this landmark work Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands Company Law provides up-to-date laws, commentary and template forms for a variety of actions, extracts of relevant regulations as well as a useful side-by-side comparison of the three jurisdictions.

Christopher Bickley is a partner at Conyers Dill & Pearman, a leading international offshore firm in Hong Kong.