At A Glance Guide To BVI Fund Structuring Options

Ogier provides legal advice on BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg law. Our network of locations also includes Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. Legal services for the corporate and financial sectors form the core of our business, principally in the areas of banking and finance, corporate, investment funds, dispute resolution, private equity and private wealth. We also have strong practices in the areas of employee benefits and incentives, employment law, regulatory, restructuring and corporate recovery and property. Our corporate administration business, Ogier Global, works closely with Ogier's partner-led legal teams to incorporate and administer a wide variety of vehicles, offering clients integrated legal and corporate administration services. We have the knowledge and expertise to handle the most demanding and complex transactions and provide expert, efficient and cost effective services to all our clients.

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With more than a decade in the jurisdiction, Ogier's partners includes some of the leading names in BVI law – and we are specialists in all aspects of the establishment and operation of investment funds.

British Virgin Islands Wealth Management

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Our expertise in BVI law extends to our global locations, with BVI-qualified lawyers in our European, Asian and Caribbean offices. In Asia, BVI companies are China’s second largest inward investor.

Given the global usage of BVI structures, to best serve our clients' needs we have structured our business to include BVI qualified lawyers in our offices across all time zones.

BVI Fund options

Established Manager

Professional Fund
Private Fund
Public Fund

Family/friends offering

Private Fund
Approved Fund

Start-up Manager

Professional Fund
Private Fund
Incubator Fund

Family Office

Private Fund
Approved Fund

5 fund structuring options in BVI

Professional Funds - Funds for "professional investors" only with each investor making a minimum investment of US$100,000

Private Funds - No minimum investment level but limited to a maximum of 50 investors, or offering on a private basis

Public Funds - No minimum investment level and no cap on the number of investors, the most regulated regime, suitable for retail fund offerings

Approved Funds - No minimum investment level, but restricted to a maximum of 20 investors and a maximum AUM of US$100 million

Incubator Funds - For up to 20 "sophisticated private investors" with a minimum investment of US$20,000 and a maximum AUM of US$20 million – must convert to another category after two years

5 things to know about Ogier worldwide

We more than 150 years' pedigree as a law firm, and we regularly win awards for the quality of our people and our advice

We advise on BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg law in Banking & Finance, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Investment Funds, Private Client & Trusts, and Tax

Our teams include some of the leading names in the offshore world, and our clients include some of the world's biggest banks, asset managers and financial institutions

Nine of our practices are ranked as best in their jurisdiction and we have the capacity, the knowledge and expertise to handle the most demanding and complex transactions

We provide legal services in 99 countries and in 17 languages, with clients including 41 of the top 50 global law firms and 21 of the top 25 global banks

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