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PRACTICE AREAS <
Corporate Law
The firm offers specialized advice to clients across
the entire range of offshore corporate law and practice.
Its affiliate Global Corporate & Legal Services
Ltd. (GC&L) provides a full range of service corporate
services including:
- Company Incorporations (International Business Companies,
Domestic/Resident Companies, Public Companies, Trust
Companies & Partnerships.
- Corporate Administration, (Name Checks, Public Filings,
(e.g. Registry, Securities Commissions etc.), maintenance
of corporate registers, company searches, preparation
of minutes & resolutions, name changes, seals,
M& A preparation & changes, organization and
holding of Annual General Meetings & Extraordinary
General Meetings, Annual Returns)
- Registered Office & Agent Services
- Nominee & Shareholder Services
- Directorships and company management (We offer a
special director support service where the director
is unable to effectively manage all of his individual
responsibilities, inclusive of keeping the director
up to date with developments pertaining the affairs
of the company)
- Opening Bank Accounts & Custody Accounts; mailbox
service
- Investment Fund Structures, licencing; and updating
constitutive documents (e.g. Offering memorandums)
- Documentation notarizations, Legalization &
Apostille
- Advice and implementation in respect of structural
transactions/commercial transactions with respect
to consolidations and mergers.
- Liquidations
Investment Fund Establishment
We offer a complete and comprehensive service for the
establishment of investment funds. The services provided
in this area include:
- Advice on the establishment of the most appropriate
fund structure e.g. companies, partnerships or trusts.
- Coordinating registration and licensing of funds
- Reviewing or drafting the prospectus and offering
documents, preparing the relevant Memorandum &
Articles of Association and ensuring fund compliance
with domicile requirements (local and international)..
- Develop and negotiate all associated documents such
as Investment Management Agreement, Administration
Agreement etc.
- Arrange opening of various accounts
- Arrange appointment of Directors & other officers
Compliance & Due Diligence
We offer this in particular to financial institutions:
- Drafting and Creating Client Acceptance packages
for new businesses (ensuring that all necessary due
diligence and other required documentation is complete,
appropriate approvals obtained and relevant checklists
prepared.
- Assist with the identification and consideration
of business risks, and concerns relating to the acceptance
of new business
- Assist with drafting and reviewing policies and
procedures
- Advice on the proper constitution and maintenance
of corporate entities, ensuring that the institution
complies with all statutory and regulatory best practices.
- Undertake Periodic File Reviews at the request of
the Client before regulatory inspections
- Review, update and training on anti-money laundering
and new legislation and regulation.
- Due diligence research eg. On directors, officers,
beneficial owners, fund managers and other counterparties.
- Provision of necessary support and coordination
to ensure effective corporate governance
We are a member of the International Compliance Association
(ICA) an international association for compliance officers
based in the United Kingdom and also the Bahamas Association
of Compliance Officers (BACO)
Contracts
- Local & International
- Joint Ventures
- Employment
- Construction
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