OVERVIEW
Chris is a partner of Maples and Calder's Finance, Corporate and Dispute Resolution & Insolvency teams in the Maples Group's British Virgin Islands office. He has a broad corporate and finance practice with particular expertise in restructuring as well as acquisition, asset, project and real estate finance, advising financial institutions, sponsors, investors and borrowers. Chris has substantial experience advising in distressed credit situations including both consensual work outs and contentious enforcements.In addition to his finance practice, Chris advises on debt capital markets transactions and plays an active role in the public equity group, advising BVI companies listing on the North American exchanges as well as bidders and targets in acquisitions. Chris regularly advises a number of key clients around the ongoing requirements of public companies.
Chris' clients include high profile Canadian, Chinese, UK and US financial institutions, investment funds and corporates.
BACKGROUND
Chris joined the Maples Group in 2016. Prior to joining, he was with an international law firm in the British Virgin Islands. Before moving to the British Virgin Islands in 2012, Chris was a member of the Banking and Corporate Recovery team at Travers Smith in London, where he also trained. Chris is ranked in the Legal 500, Chambers Global and IFLR1000.AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Finance
Dispute Resolution & Insolvency
BAR ADMISSIONS
2008 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2012 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
New College, University of Oxford, 2004
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KNOWLEDGE
- BVI Required Filings on Appointment of a Receiver under an English Law Legal Charge 08 October 2020
- British Virgin Islands Economic Substance Requirements July 2020 Update and Deadlines 06 July 2020
- Expanding Use of Segregated Portfolio Companies in the BVI 12 December 2018
- BVI Companies- Urgent Action Required to Avoid Potential Strike Off 25 September 2018
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples BVI Advises Biohaven Pharmaceutical on up to US$950 million of New Funding 03 September 2020
- Maples BVI Advises on US$1.5 Billion Restructuring 29 July 2020
- Maples Group Advises On Largest Tech Acquisition Deal in UAE 08 April 2019
- Maples and Calder Advises Biohaven Pharmaceutical on US$195m IPO 01 June 2017
- Maples and Calder Announces New Partners 23 May 2017
- Maples Group Attends MIPIM 2017 06 March 2017