Guide
Taking security over shares in a BVI company
28 February 2023
One of the major advantages of the BVI as an international financial centre is that its legislation provides a simple, flexible and robust regime for secured financing transactions that is attractive to lenders. Share security is a feature of many financing transactions. This guide examines the creation of security over registered shares in a BVI company.
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