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Christopher Simpson

Head, Corporate & Commercial Department · O'Neal Webster

British Virgin IslandsCorporate / M&A, Banking & FinanceEnglish

About

Head of the Corporate & Commercial Department at O'Neal Webster in the British Virgin Islands, specialising in corporate and commercial, banking and finance, investment funds and related regulatory matters including fintech and digital assets. In 2024 he was elected to the BVI Finance Board of Directors and is regularly instructed on high-value corporate, banking and fund transactions including cross-border IPOs and financings.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceInvestment FundsCapital MarketsFintech & Digital AssetsProject FinanceReal EstateRegulatory

Office

Expertise

IPOs (AIM, TSX, NASDAQ, SGX, LSE)Joint VenturesPrivate PlacementsMergers & Corporate ArrangementsCorporate RestructuringBilateral & Syndicated LoansBond IssuancesProperty / Real Estate FinancingProject FinanceSpecial Purpose Vehicles (SPVs)Crypto FundsFintech & Digital AssetsInvestment Business Regulation

Education

  • LL.B. (Hons), University of the West Indies (1998)
  • Certificate of Legal Education (Merit), Norman Manley Law School (2000)
  • LL.M. (Hons), University of London (2005)

Admissions

  • British Virgin Islands (admitted 2001)
  • Registered as a foreign lawyer, Hong Kong (2006)

Languages

English