LENDING TO OFFSHORE COMPANIES & TRUSTS

Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV's) are often used to purchase and hold property for tax efficiency, confidentiality and personal reasons. Sometimes, however, these structures mean clients find it hard to raise or refinance loans with their principal banking partner.

Liquid has a well developed list of offshore and private banking partners to support and advise in this common area of property ownership and are totally familiar with this route of financing.

Typical jurisdictions of companies where our banks are willing to finance include;

British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Seychelles, Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Liberia.

Deciding where to incorporate an Offshore Company

The decision as to where to incorporate an offshore company can only be made based on the specific features of the transaction in question. It is not possible to make a general assertion that one jurisdiction is always more appropriate than another.

The Cayman Islands and the BVI are British Overseas Territories and Jersey is a Crown Dependency, and as such offer all the security and stability traditionally associated with the British Flag.

If you would like a comparison of the costs, laws, requirements of establishing and running a company in these jurisdictions, please enquire to receive a detailed summary of the key features and differences.