Commercial / Corporate Law, Jersey
The Commercial / Corporate Group advises institutional and private clients as well as professional intermediaries upon Jersey's financial laws and regulations and the use of Jersey as an offshore financial centre.
Practice areas include investment funds, capital market transactions, employee share ownership plans, deferred compensation trusts, offshore employee companies, company and trust law, partnerships and taxation.
We have particular expertise in the creation of a variety of investment funds and vehicles aimed at Middle Eastern clients, the issue of shares and loan notes in a number of specialist investment vehicles, and the creation of Jersey limited partnerships and closed-ended vehicles for private equity and seed and venture capital funds aimed at institutional investors.
The Legal 500 2007 review of leading law firms has this to say about Voisin's Commercial team:
"Voisin's team 'provides prompt service and the ideas to resolve complexity'."
"Voisin matches if not outperforms some of the larger players in the Jersey market."
Corporate and Commercial
"Voisin has longstanding experience of Jersey's strengths as an offshore centre, and offers high service standards and good value. Ian Strang and Nigel Pearmain are recommended."
Investment Funds
"Voisin has been an excellent support for us in the islands with very quick turnarounds in a range of funds from shari'ah-compliant to conventional funds, hedge funds to IPO offerings'. The firm has also taken its share of JPUT work, and has attracted a good following among independent local fiduciaries and intermediaries."
Structured Finance and Securitisation
"Voisin is one of the first movers into the Islamic fund market, and receives a high level of instructions from the Gulf. Ian Strang has established a niche in utility company securitisation."
Our Library contains an extensive range of Briefing Notes and articles on matters related to the services provided by Voisin's Commercial department. Follow these links to find information on:
Collective Investment Funds
Companies Law and Company Administration
Employee Benefits Structures and Employment Law
Foundations
International Finance and Capital Markets
Islamic Finance & Shari'a-compliant Structures
Partnerships in Jersey
Tax in Jersey
Trusts Law and Jersey Trusts
