Caribbean - British Virgin Islands
Collas Crill
Collas Crill in the BVI fields a dedicated team with a proven track record in handling an extensive spectrum of cross-border M&A, debt restructuring work, and investment fund mandates. The practice operates in close collaboration with both its Guernsey and Cayman offices, leveraging the firm's global network. The ‘commercially excellent’ Ellie Crespi leads the team and frequently advises on multi-jurisdictional transactions; she is supported by associate Aliki Skelton-Lettsome, who is experienced i corporate finance issues. The firm further extended its cross-border finance offering with the June 2023 hire of Greg Boyd from Harneys, as well as associate Annabel Bishop, who made the transition from the firm’s Guernsey office in 2022.
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Testimonials
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‘The team are friendly, responsive, technically capable and transparent on their scope of work. They are keen to support and the speed of delivery of their work is good.’
‘Ellie Crespi is a superb partner - she is commercially excellent, quick to respond and support and very approachable.’
‘Hands-on partner involvement.'
‘Swift and personal response. They treat you as if you were their only client.’
‘Ellie Crespi treats you as if you were the only or most important client she has.’
Key clients
- Cohort Capital
- Highway Holdings Limited
- Brand Ripplr
- Partners for Growth
- Velox Arbitrage Fund
- Vector Capital
- Site Technology, UAE
- Exponential Age Asset Management
- Thomson Hine (New York, Georgia)
- AFRA (Panama)
- Alcogal (Panama)
- Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee
- BSG Valentine
- Citco
- Dajani & Associates
- Smythe & Greenwood
- Shimonov & Co
- TMF Group
- Trident Trust
- Zodiac Maritime
Work highlights
- Advising in relation to the $170m debt restructure of an insolvent international duty free business.
- Advising a Middle Eastern software developer in relation to a $44m investment in a leading UAE telephone company
- Advising a San Francisco based private equity company on its investment in a South African precious metals business.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ellie Crespi